They call him “Best in Glass.” We’ll find out on SATURDAY, MAY 7 when Elliot Walker, Netflix Series “Blown Away”Season 2 Winner, comes to Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) for a free event.
Anyone who saw the glassblowing competition on Netflix that aired in January 2021 knows that Walker can sculpt almost anything in glass. Rising to meet every Season 2 challenge, some of his creations included a perfume bottle shaped like a whale, a hat and matching tie, a human spine with lungs, and a cartoon character named Mr. Noteworthy with a telescope as a head. He also had some tragic mistakes and breaks during the 10 episode season.
The public is invited to a free open house with Elliot Walker to watch him in action creating hot glass art and to learn about his process and his experience on “Blown Away” on Saturday, MAY 7:
Glassblowing demonstration with ongoing Q&A 10am-12pm
Interview with Elliot Walker 1:00-1:30pm
Glassblowing demonstration with ongoing Q&A 1:30-4pm
PGC Executive Director Heather McElwee, Blown Away guest judge, will also join the conversation. The event is free.
Pittsburgh Glass Center is wheelchair accessible. A sign language interpreter is provided. Please contact kduncan@pittsburghglasscenter.org with any accessibility concerns.
About Elliot Walker
Elliot Walker is a sculptor who has been working with molten glass for 15 years. He runs his own studio in the Red House Glass Cone in Stourbridge, England, a region that was the center of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. In 2021 he won the Netflix glass blowing competition series "Blown Away." Follow him on Instagram
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