Carol Milne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Carol Milne
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Carol Milne
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| Born | 1962 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph |
| Known for | Knitted Glass work |
| Style | sculptor |
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Carol Milne (born 1962) is an amazing artist from Canada and the United States. She is famous for her super cool "knitted glass" art. This means she makes glass look like it's knitted, just like a sweater!
Carol Milne lives in Seattle, Washington. Her unique sculptures have been shown all over the world. She is known for her special way of working with glass. Her art has been featured in many galleries and museums. People often talk about her creative approach to art.
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Learning and Art
Carol Milne was born in Canada. She moved many times when she was young. She went to the University of Guelph to study Landscape Architecture. This is about designing outdoor spaces.
But in her last year, she found she loved sculpture more. Sculpture is about making art by shaping materials. Her final project was about how landscapes can be art. This made her want to be a sculptor.
She then went to graduate school at the University of Iowa. There, she learned how to work with metal and glass. She has been a sculptor ever since.
How She Knits Glass
In 2006, Carol Milne invented "Knitted Glass." This is a very special way to make art. It mixes knitting with making sculptures from glass.
Here's how she does it:
- First, she knits a piece using wax strands. Imagine knitting with thick candles!
- Next, she covers the wax knitting with a special material. This material can handle a lot of heat.
- Then, she melts the wax out. This leaves an empty space inside the heat-proof material. This empty space is called a mold.
- After that, the mold goes into a very hot oven, called a kiln. Tiny pieces of glass, called "frit," are put into the mold.
- The kiln heats the glass to a super hot temperature, about 1,530 degrees Fahrenheit! The glass melts and fills the mold.
- Finally, after the mold cools down, she removes the mold material. What's left is a beautiful glass sculpture that looks like it was knitted!
Her knitted glass art looks soft and flowing. But it is actually hard and solid glass. This makes people look closer and wonder how she does it!
Community Art in Seattle
From 1993 to 1996, Carol Milne helped redesign a playground. This was the Licton Springs, Seattle Playground in Seattle, Washington.
She worked with another artist, Lisa Halverson. They also worked with people from the community. Local school children helped too! They made special tiles with pictures of city animals. These tiles were added to the park design.
Since 2000, Carol Milne has mostly worked with glass. But knitting is still a big part of her other sculptures.
Awards and Collections
Carol Milne has won many awards for her amazing art. She was even an "Artist in Residence" at Amazon Headquarters in 2019. This means she got to work on her art there.
Some of her awards include:
- Amazon Artist in Residence, Seattle, WA, 2019
- Silver Prize, International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan, 2010
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! featured her glass knitting in 2015. This shows how unique her art is!
Her art is also in many important places. These are called "Permanent Collections." It means museums and other places own her art forever.
Some places where you can see her work are:
- Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, WA
- Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
- Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA
- Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
- Glasmuseum Lette, Coesfeld, Germany
- Glass Museum of Charleroi, Belgium
- The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey
- Notojima Glass Art Museum, Ishikawa, Japan
Images for kids
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Knitted glass color experiment. 2016
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Close-up of Jitterbug - Knitted Glass
