I hope people in the UK can start to understand what we’re losing in terms of craft, heritage, history, skills and contemporary practice without publicly funded institutions for glass making. A lot of artist there make their work by doing projects with different institutions. Glassblowing needs a lot of discipline so I can see how it might change your perspective or your emotional state. One thing I learned is how many institutions they have dedicated to glass – a lot of them with charitable status, so people from underprivileged or challenging backgrounds can go and learn the craft.
The American studio glass scene is much bigger than the UK’s. I’m hoping to use those to make work for an exhibition I have planned at the Habatat Galleries in Detroit, the flagship glass gallery in the US. People over here think it’s amazing that someone from the UK has won a US-based show.Īs the winner of Blown Away, I was awarded a residency at the Corning Museum, which I’m hoping to do in the autumn, as well as another at the Pittsburgh glass centre. We actually filmed it a year ago, so I’ve had to keep shtum since then, but the past week has been crazy and I’ve had lots of support. However, all this is not to say that she is still not enjoying welcoming others into her community via live streams and online classes.2nd February 2021 | Blog Glass Artist Elliot Walker wins Netflix series ‘Blown Away’Ĭrafts magazine: How does it feel to have won Blown Away, and what happens next?Įlliot Walker: It’s still sinking in. Moreover, Cat used to adopt her art as a conduit for traveling worldwide, but even that has been restricted for the last year or so. Her pieces have also been sold through the Corning Museum of Glass, the Princeton Museum of Art, Hudson Beach Glass, and the Arts Council. Therefore, Cat is currently utilizing her time by creating, showcasing, and selling her original artwork through mediums such as her own website and Etsy. The museum, which exhibits a glass collection spanning 3000 years, has mentioned on its official website that Cat was to hold the residency position from 2020 itself, but, unfortunately, it got postponed because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Where Is Cat Burns Now?Īfter years of working as a full-time assistant and teaching classes at East Falls Glass Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and The Studio in Corning, New York, Cat Burns is currently in line for a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. In the end, though, despite the fact that Cat gave it her all, her beautifully intricate mental health installation was just slightly upped by Elliot Walker’s esteem piece, resulting in his win and her being the runner-up. Cat showcased just how much her craft and profession mean to her throughout the season, which consequently carried her pieces, leading to a couple of challenge wins and an ultimate spot in the finale. Then, Cat worked as an assistant for a few esteemed glass artists in Philadelphia and taught a range of classes all across America before going her own way.Įventually, this path led her to apply for ‘Blown Away’ season 2, which gave her a platform to express herself as an artist to the best of her abilities. Thus, she earned two different associate degrees in Glass Fine Art and in Glass Craft and Design from Salem Community College in Carneys Point, New Jersey. Cat Burns, a production glassblower, fell in love with glass art the moment she realized that it was possible to use fire to create something beautiful and delicate, instead of letting the element be wielded as just a source of pure annihilation and destruction.
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