Carol Milne (born 1 January 1962) is an internationally recognized[1][2][3]Canadian American sculptor[4] living in Seattle, Washington. She is best known for her Knitted Glass work,[5] winning the Silver Award, in the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa Japan 2010.[6]
Education
Milne's education included:[7]
Hot cast and Kiln-cast glass, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, Washington 2000 – 2002
Graduate studies in sculpture, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1988 – 1989
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1985
French Language Studies, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France 1980
Collections
Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, WA
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Glasmuseum Lette, Coesfeld, Germany
The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey
Gustav Selter GmbH & Co KG, Germany
The Kamm Teapot Foundation, Sparta, NC
MusVerre Nord, Sars Poteries, France
Notojima Glass Art Museum, Ishikawa, Japan
UVU Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT all above[7]
Articles and interviews
Woven Glass: Artist Carol Milne knits delicate sculptures[8]
Artbeat NW 10-08-19 Glass Artist Carol Milne Artbeat Northwest Arts and Culture Podcast[9]
Seattle Magazine Arts and Culture. Amazon Studios: Inside the Tech Giant's Employee Art Programs[10]
Career
Milne graduated in 1985 from the University of Guelph, Ontario, majoring in Landscape Architecture.
After working for a short while at a landscape architect's office, Milne worked at a pre-press graphics shop managing a small group of digital typesetters. In 1988–89 she was a graduate student in the University of Iowa's MFA program in sculpture.
Licton Springs Park
Mosaic tile at Licton Springs Park, Seattle, Washington
From 1993 to 1996, Milne re-designed the Licton Springs, Seattle Playground in Seattle,[11] Washington.
Working with ceramicist Lisa Halverson, and community volunteers, they worked with local school children to make urban wildlife tiles that were incorporated into the park design.
Since 2000, Milne has worked primarily in glass, although knitting also plays a major part in her non-glass sculptures. See, for example, "Grow Lights".[12][13]
Knitted Glass
In 2006, Milne created "Knitted Glass", incorporating the techniques of knitting, lost-wax casting, mold-making, and kiln-casting. As Milne describes in, "Knitting wasn't yet cool...":[14] The process involves (A) knitting the original art piece using wax strands, (B) surrounding the wax with a heat-tolerant refractory material, (C ) then removing the wax by melting it out, thus creating a mold; (D) the mold is placed in a kiln where lead crystal "frit" heated to 1,530 Fahrenheit melts into the mold; (E) after the mold has cooled, the mold material is removed to reveal the finished piece within.
Books
In the Name of Love by Carol Milne (E-book)[15]
Knitted Glass: Kiln-cast lead crystal bowls by Carol Milne (E-book)[16]
Glass Slippers by Carol Milne (E-book)[17]
Carol Milne Knitted Glass by Steve Isaacson (E-book)[18]
Carol Milne Knitted Glass: How Does She Do That? by Steve Isaacson (Paperback)[19]Close-up of Jitterbug - Knitted Glass
Recognition
Amazon Artist in Residence, Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, WA, 2019
Juror's award, “All Things Considered 9: Basketry in the 21st Century”, NBO; 2017
1 Special Citation & 1 Honorable Mention, 9th Cheongju International Craft Juried Competition, Cheongju, Republic of Korea, 2015
Joan Eliot Sappington Award, “On the Fringe: Today’s Twist on Fiber Art”, Lake Oswego Fest.of the Arts, 2015[7]
2 Honorable Mentions, Cheongju International Craft Juried Competition, Cheongju, Republic of Korea, 2011 [7]
Honorable Mention purchase award, Art of Our Century, UVU Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT[20]
Silver Prize, International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan, 2010[6]
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Award, Artist's Trust, Seattle, WA, 2007[3]
Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Glass Knitting, 2015
Imperfect For You - SILVER award winner at The International Exhibition of Glass: Kanazawa 2010
Notable exhibitions
2019
Carol Milne: Knit Wit, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art [7]
2017
Vogue Knitting LIVE! Seattle, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA[7]
Carol Milne: Knitting Glass, Schiepers Gallery, Hasselt, Belgium[21]
2015
Vogue Knitting LIVE! New York City Marriott Marquis, NY, NY
Contain: Vessels and the Art of Containment, Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA[33]
31st Annual Mesa Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ[34]
2009
Facing the Future, Gallery IMA, Seattle, WA (solo show)[30]
The Perfect Fit – Shoes Tell Stories, The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA: traveled to The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY; Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, New York; Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT; Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID[35]
Fibers Expanded, Luke and Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA[36]
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carol Milne.
Official website
Pre-2016 carolmilne.com
Shoreline News - Glass artist Carol Milne sculpts with light for SummerSet Arts Festival
Humor in Craft by Brigitte Martin
Honorable mention awards were given to Nathan Barnes, Larry Goodin, Carol Milne, and Elizabeth Morisette.