Elliot Walker is a British sculptor and glassblower and the winner of the second season of the

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series, '' Blown Away''.

Education

He graduated from

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with a degree in psychology. He then studied glassmaking in the Historic Glass Quarter in Stourbridge.

Career

He has been working as an artist since 2009 and works mostly with molten glass using the Massello technique. He worked for Peter Layton as part of his London glass-blowing studio team for eight years before creating his own space to work in

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. Walker opened his first solo show at Messums Wiltshire, at Tisbury on January 26, 2021. Called ''Plenty'', the show reflects on the culture of excess through sculptures. He has won the Frederic Stuart memorial fund by the

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and his work is part of the Broadfield House Museum collection. He won the Craft&Design award at the British Glass Biennale in May 2015.

References

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