![]() ![]() “I have high-functioning anxiety so I made a promise to myself long ago that if an opportunity ever scared me, I had to at least try to go for it,” Burns said. The self-described defiant artist - who worked for Corning in various capacities for five years, including stints on the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship - described why she took a leap by applying for “Blown Away.” “Glass-wise, I didn’t do anything to prepare except do some strength training because I knew most of the assistants were students so I would have to do most of the heavy lifting,” she said.įormer Woolwich Township resident and Salem Community College glass art graduate Cat Burns, seen here at SCC’s Samuel and Jean Jones Glass Education Center, stars in Season 2 of the Netflix reality series “Blown Away.” She was one of only 10 talented artists chosen among about 500 applicants. However, Burns was prohibited from approaching Alex (or anyone else) for tips before Season 2 taped. SCC adjunct instructor Alexander Rosenberg appeared in Season 1 and serves as a guest judge in the new season. The second season’s 10 episodes premiered on Jan. In “Blown Away,” talented artists “turn up the heat in glassblowing sculpture challenges for the chance to win $60,000 in prizes and the title of champion,” according to the Netflix website. “I didn’t really think anything of it until I was on a plane to Canada, like, ‘Oh, this is real.’” “There were something like 500 applicants and 10 spots,” said Cat. ![]() ![]() “I finished teaching a weeklong intensive in Corning in January and got on a plane the day it finished.”īurns arrived in Hamilton, Ontario for the taping, joining nine other elite artists. “I then made my younger sisters help me pick every outfit since my usual clothes are burnt t-shirts, and I didn’t need them making fun of me for the rest of my life for dressing like trash on international television,” she continued. “I legally wasn’t allowed to tell anyone but everyone knew that I had applied and got a call back, so it was pretty obvious I had good news. “I got off a Skype call and basically burst through the doors, jumping and screaming at my mom,” recalled Cat, a 2012 Salem Community College glass art graduate who had submitted a video and an application to the show’s producers several weeks before. Woolwich Township resident Cat Burns was at her family’s home in December 2019 when she received the invitation to appear in Season 2 of the Netflix reality series “Blown Away.” ![]()
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