1 00:00:06,424 --> 00:00:11,387 Throw sand, lime and soda into a 2,000 degree Fahrenheit furnace, 2 00:00:11,971 --> 00:00:14,140 and you get liquid glass. 3 00:00:14,223 --> 00:00:18,311 Skilled glassblowers gather the molten mixture using hollow pipes. 4 00:00:18,394 --> 00:00:19,687 And when they blow, 5 00:00:19,771 --> 00:00:23,024 glass inflates to form a bubble to shape and sculpt. 6 00:00:23,107 --> 00:00:25,651 The tools and techniques date back to Roman times, 7 00:00:25,735 --> 00:00:26,986 but we're about to 8 00:00:27,695 --> 00:00:28,571 turn up the heat. 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,657 We're back at North America's largest hot shop 10 00:00:32,450 --> 00:00:34,410 to watch ten exceptional artists… 11 00:00:35,953 --> 00:00:38,456 …fight fire with fire. 12 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:39,957 And now the fun begins. 13 00:00:42,210 --> 00:00:43,294 Go big or go home. 14 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:44,754 And with great risk… 15 00:00:45,588 --> 00:00:47,799 -Oh, God. -Rest on the bench. Rest on the bench! 16 00:00:47,882 --> 00:00:50,259 -I always come out swinging. -…comes great reward. 17 00:00:50,343 --> 00:00:51,511 -Yeah, baby! -Whoo! 18 00:00:51,594 --> 00:00:53,971 If they can survive our fiery competition, 19 00:00:54,055 --> 00:00:56,390 they'll win a life-changing prize package 20 00:00:56,474 --> 00:01:00,186 that will establish them around the globe as Best In Glass. 21 00:01:00,269 --> 00:01:03,856 I'm Nick Uhas, and you're gonna be Blown Away. 22 00:01:10,154 --> 00:01:14,242 John Sharvin, Minhi, John Moran. 23 00:01:14,325 --> 00:01:16,494 You've made it to the top three. 24 00:01:16,577 --> 00:01:17,662 Congratulations. 25 00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:19,747 -Yeah. -Good job, guys. 26 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:23,292 It's been an emotional roller coaster. 27 00:01:23,376 --> 00:01:25,211 I thought I'd go home on the first challenge. 28 00:01:25,294 --> 00:01:26,796 And now I'm in the final three. 29 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:27,713 It's crazy. 30 00:01:27,797 --> 00:01:31,676 You three have out-blown, out-sculpted and outlasted 31 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:33,803 seven other artists to make it here. 32 00:01:33,886 --> 00:01:35,805 You should be very proud of yourselves. 33 00:01:35,888 --> 00:01:36,973 I know we are. 34 00:01:38,516 --> 00:01:43,563 But there's just one little thing standing in your way of making it to the finale, 35 00:01:43,646 --> 00:01:44,939 and that's the next challenge. 36 00:01:45,815 --> 00:01:47,316 Win today's challenge 37 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,569 and you are guaranteed a spot in the finale. 38 00:01:49,652 --> 00:01:53,531 Win that and you get a $60,000 prize package 39 00:01:53,614 --> 00:01:55,158 that includes cash 40 00:01:55,241 --> 00:01:58,661 and a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. 41 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:02,123 I have a one-in-three chance, and that's, uh… 42 00:02:02,206 --> 00:02:04,375 It's terrifying and mind-blowing at the same time. 43 00:02:05,042 --> 00:02:07,086 And you'll be joining the ranks 44 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:08,754 of previous Blown Away champions, 45 00:02:08,838 --> 00:02:10,798 Deborah Czeresko and Elliot Walker. 46 00:02:11,716 --> 00:02:16,846 In Season 2, Elliot famously went from random British guy to Best in Glass. 47 00:02:16,929 --> 00:02:20,766 And now he can add something else to his resume, guest evaluator. 48 00:02:26,731 --> 00:02:30,568 I was definitely hoping to see Elliot show up at some point. 49 00:02:30,651 --> 00:02:33,321 Watching Elliot compete was really inspiring. 50 00:02:33,404 --> 00:02:35,072 He's been right here. 51 00:02:35,156 --> 00:02:37,783 So, he gets it, and he knows how hard it is. 52 00:02:39,243 --> 00:02:41,787 When I was in your shoes, all I did was worry. 53 00:02:41,871 --> 00:02:43,122 I'd never even been to, 54 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:45,291 let alone worked in, a North American hot shop. 55 00:02:45,374 --> 00:02:48,628 And once I was in the competition, I started thinking about winning. 56 00:02:48,711 --> 00:02:49,962 That scared me too. 57 00:02:50,046 --> 00:02:53,299 I didn't know how my life would change and if I was ready for that. 58 00:02:53,883 --> 00:02:55,885 I've had, like, every one of those thoughts. 59 00:02:55,968 --> 00:02:58,262 "Winning would be terrifying." Winning would be terrifying. 60 00:02:58,971 --> 00:03:02,183 For today's challenge, we want you to face your greatest fear 61 00:03:02,266 --> 00:03:04,769 and create a piece of art inspired by that. 62 00:03:05,353 --> 00:03:09,106 It could be a fear that motivates you, something you've already conquered, 63 00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:10,566 or something that still haunts you. 64 00:03:11,150 --> 00:03:13,819 We want you to be brave and to take risks. 65 00:03:13,903 --> 00:03:16,364 Trust me, now is not the time to hold back. 66 00:03:16,948 --> 00:03:18,616 Our expectations are high, 67 00:03:18,699 --> 00:03:21,869 so we're giving you five hours and two assistants. 68 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:23,913 We will be evaluating your work 69 00:03:23,996 --> 00:03:25,831 on concept, technical skill 70 00:03:25,915 --> 00:03:27,667 and overall presentation. 71 00:03:27,750 --> 00:03:31,587 Today's winner will be named Best in Blow and move on to the finale. 72 00:03:31,671 --> 00:03:34,090 The artist that does not blow us away 73 00:03:34,173 --> 00:03:36,634 will be eliminated and asked to leave the hot shop. 74 00:03:36,717 --> 00:03:39,011 Elliot, will you do the honors? 75 00:03:39,095 --> 00:03:39,971 Yes, please. 76 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:44,558 Glassblowers, your time starts 77 00:03:45,893 --> 00:03:47,228 now. 78 00:03:52,817 --> 00:03:55,695 I'm trying to face one of my greatest fears today. 79 00:03:55,778 --> 00:04:00,241 I think this is going to be a challenge that I love and hate at the same time. 80 00:04:00,324 --> 00:04:01,534 I have two older brothers. 81 00:04:01,617 --> 00:04:03,953 I'm the baby of the family. I'm Baby Sharvin. 82 00:04:04,036 --> 00:04:05,204 What I'm making is 83 00:04:05,288 --> 00:04:08,040 a piece about what it would be like if I lost one of my brothers. 84 00:04:08,124 --> 00:04:10,042 I'm making six bottles. 85 00:04:10,126 --> 00:04:11,585 The first three are all gonna be 86 00:04:11,669 --> 00:04:14,046 really strong memories I have with my brothers. 87 00:04:14,130 --> 00:04:15,840 And then these bottles on the other side, 88 00:04:15,923 --> 00:04:18,384 this would be, you know, if I had lost one of my brothers 89 00:04:18,467 --> 00:04:21,178 and the other two would be us, kind of, like, in shambles. 90 00:04:21,262 --> 00:04:23,597 It's the final three. I really gotta go for it. 91 00:04:23,681 --> 00:04:25,182 It's a lot to do. 92 00:04:27,059 --> 00:04:30,021 My plan is to make a little baby bird, 93 00:04:30,104 --> 00:04:33,899 like, kind of, a fairy tale-ish bird that tried to leave the nest, 94 00:04:33,983 --> 00:04:35,234 but it crashed and died. 95 00:04:35,943 --> 00:04:38,821 The nest is also gonna be made from, like, parts of a human heart. 96 00:04:38,904 --> 00:04:42,450 The concept of the piece is dying alone as a failure, or dying as a failure. 97 00:04:42,533 --> 00:04:46,120 Everything I do is steered by these fears or insecurities. 98 00:04:49,165 --> 00:04:51,792 My biggest fear is unfulfilled potential. 99 00:04:52,501 --> 00:04:55,755 I watched my husband die six months ago, 100 00:04:55,838 --> 00:05:00,885 and I feel that I've lost the potential for what we were doing together. 101 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:02,178 Fear motivates me. 102 00:05:02,261 --> 00:05:06,724 I'm going to make a cage form which I will blow a bubble into. 103 00:05:06,807 --> 00:05:09,018 Then I'm going to crack open the top, 104 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:12,730 which will reveal the inside that is crumbling. 105 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:16,650 A lot of it is me relinquishing control 106 00:05:16,734 --> 00:05:19,612 and hoping that it's going to be beautiful. 107 00:05:19,695 --> 00:05:21,072 I'm excited. 108 00:05:28,996 --> 00:05:29,955 This is crazy. 109 00:05:30,039 --> 00:05:32,500 There's one more challenge before the final. 110 00:05:32,583 --> 00:05:34,126 I wanna just knock it out of the park. 111 00:05:34,210 --> 00:05:35,878 That was an awesome gather, John. 112 00:05:35,961 --> 00:05:36,796 Way to go. 113 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:37,880 Whoo! 114 00:05:37,963 --> 00:05:39,840 Nice and hot. 115 00:05:39,924 --> 00:05:44,595 It feels so good to be at this point in the competition. 116 00:05:44,678 --> 00:05:45,763 I just feel like, 117 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:49,016 "Well, I've made it this far, I've got to make it all the way." 118 00:05:50,393 --> 00:05:53,104 There's three of us, we're all amazing. That's the reality. 119 00:05:53,187 --> 00:05:56,232 It'll take everything I have to get through the challenge and to the finale. 120 00:05:56,315 --> 00:05:58,567 Yeah, I would hate to be eliminated now at this stage. 121 00:05:58,651 --> 00:06:01,695 I want to get this piece done. I want it to come out the way I want. 122 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:06,158 Okay. Well, that just did that. 123 00:06:06,242 --> 00:06:07,368 I almost died. 124 00:06:07,451 --> 00:06:08,452 You okay, bud? 125 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:18,671 So the challenge is to reveal your deepest, darkest fear 126 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:21,257 and then illustrate it for the world. 127 00:06:21,340 --> 00:06:23,843 So I'm making this dead baby bird. 128 00:06:23,926 --> 00:06:27,972 It's about fragility. It's about how easily we can fall. 129 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:30,474 It's a fear but it's also a reality. 130 00:06:30,558 --> 00:06:32,309 Each bottle's its own, like, separate thing. 131 00:06:32,393 --> 00:06:33,644 So it's, like, kind of weird. 132 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:35,521 So yeah, I'm making six bottles 133 00:06:35,604 --> 00:06:37,731 that are capturing memories I have with my brothers. 134 00:06:37,815 --> 00:06:39,942 So we're gonna do the lighthouse first. 135 00:06:40,025 --> 00:06:43,612 They are going to have actual pieces inside of the bottles, 136 00:06:43,696 --> 00:06:45,865 kind of like a ship-in-a-bottle thing. 137 00:06:45,948 --> 00:06:48,325 Uh, I'm doing a lot of stuff I haven't done before. 138 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:50,411 We're giving it a shot. 139 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:52,163 Ha ha! 140 00:06:52,246 --> 00:06:53,122 I love that. 141 00:06:53,831 --> 00:06:55,207 I love the way it looks. 142 00:06:55,916 --> 00:07:00,463 I'm trying to reference collaborative artwork that I've made with my husband. 143 00:07:00,546 --> 00:07:01,964 Very tentacle-like. 144 00:07:03,424 --> 00:07:07,428 Jesse and I used to make cage forms out of steel, 145 00:07:07,511 --> 00:07:10,556 so I am sort of mimicking that in the hot shop, 146 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:14,101 and I'm torching the surface of the glass to add texture. 147 00:07:14,185 --> 00:07:17,104 I love letting glass do what it wants to do. 148 00:07:17,188 --> 00:07:18,564 Even if it's a crack. 149 00:07:20,316 --> 00:07:24,111 So, Elliot, how does it feel to be back in the Blown Away hot shop? 150 00:07:24,195 --> 00:07:25,237 Are you having flashbacks? 151 00:07:25,321 --> 00:07:28,157 I'm… I'm having much more fun now than I did then. 152 00:07:30,201 --> 00:07:32,495 I take it that becoming the Blown Away champion 153 00:07:32,578 --> 00:07:35,206 has erased all of your fears and worries? 154 00:07:35,289 --> 00:07:37,333 No, I'm still a bag of nerves. 155 00:07:37,416 --> 00:07:39,668 Yeah, totally. Still a bag of nerves. 156 00:07:40,461 --> 00:07:43,214 Katherine, your work is in museums and galleries. 157 00:07:43,297 --> 00:07:46,008 You're a professor, a glass master. 158 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:48,802 Is the fear of failure still a thing for you? 159 00:07:48,886 --> 00:07:52,097 Oh, gosh. Yeah, I feel like with a lot of artists, 160 00:07:52,181 --> 00:07:54,934 there's always, like, the fear that you're gonna fail. 161 00:07:55,017 --> 00:07:58,646 It's lovely to know that that carries on throughout your career. 162 00:07:58,729 --> 00:08:01,398 -Or just your whole life for everything. -Got that to look forward to. 163 00:08:01,482 --> 00:08:03,609 Yeah, yeah. You never feel safe. 164 00:08:06,195 --> 00:08:08,405 Hi! Hi, competition. 165 00:08:08,489 --> 00:08:10,366 -Hi, competition! 166 00:08:12,701 --> 00:08:14,119 Turn just a little bit. 167 00:08:14,620 --> 00:08:17,456 The first component I'm making is this lighthouse, 168 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:19,625 it's Little Sable Point in Michigan. 169 00:08:19,708 --> 00:08:22,169 My parents would take me and my brothers there. 170 00:08:22,253 --> 00:08:23,879 It's a really special place to me. 171 00:08:23,963 --> 00:08:25,589 To make the lines in the brick, 172 00:08:25,673 --> 00:08:29,426 I use this little, tiny Japanese surgical steel knife. 173 00:08:29,510 --> 00:08:31,470 It makes just the perfect lines. 174 00:08:32,054 --> 00:08:34,723 Yeah, precision sculpture here. 175 00:08:35,516 --> 00:08:36,350 Come on back. 176 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:41,355 I'm applying color to the head of the bird using the stringers. 177 00:08:41,438 --> 00:08:43,065 So I'm making the head first, 178 00:08:43,148 --> 00:08:45,401 and I wanna put a lot of details into the head. 179 00:08:45,484 --> 00:08:47,194 It definitely feels risky to me. 180 00:08:47,278 --> 00:08:50,281 I'm basically making, like, one kinda small piece, 181 00:08:50,364 --> 00:08:52,491 putting a lot of time and detail into it. 182 00:08:52,575 --> 00:08:55,828 Not only is there lots of details in it, there's a lot of color in it. 183 00:08:56,495 --> 00:08:59,623 That fear of failure is built into the piece, for sure. 184 00:09:00,207 --> 00:09:03,294 Five hours seems like it should be loads of time, but it's not. 185 00:09:03,377 --> 00:09:05,045 I'm gonna be down to the wire on this one. 186 00:09:05,129 --> 00:09:07,423 I hope I-- I won't die on this one. 187 00:09:09,091 --> 00:09:10,926 All right, let's just make a bottle. 188 00:09:14,680 --> 00:09:17,057 Elliot, would you like a crack at this challenge? 189 00:09:17,141 --> 00:09:20,603 I wouldn't like to have a crack at any challenge, I don't think. 190 00:09:20,686 --> 00:09:22,187 I feel like I've done my time. 191 00:09:24,315 --> 00:09:29,612 I'm not a natural sharer and this is one of those challenges where you have to. 192 00:09:29,695 --> 00:09:32,448 You're backed into a corner. You have to open up a bit. 193 00:09:32,531 --> 00:09:34,575 That's something I would struggle with, I think. 194 00:09:34,658 --> 00:09:37,536 Like a crazy person, I'm deciding to do this today. 195 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:40,581 How hard is it gonna be for you to critique these artists, 196 00:09:40,664 --> 00:09:42,916 knowing what they've gone through? 197 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,586 I'm gonna try and just look at the work itself. 198 00:09:45,669 --> 00:09:49,214 That's what I'm gonna be looking for, that the work tells its own story. 199 00:09:49,298 --> 00:09:50,215 Okay. Flash. 200 00:09:50,299 --> 00:09:52,593 And from what I've seen of the artists already, 201 00:09:52,676 --> 00:09:53,844 I'll definitely get that. 202 00:09:56,680 --> 00:09:58,515 It can be a little draining 203 00:09:58,599 --> 00:10:02,895 to make something that is so closely tied with how I'm feeling, 204 00:10:02,978 --> 00:10:04,229 but it's worth it. 205 00:10:04,313 --> 00:10:07,024 In the end, it's a good way to get it out. 206 00:10:08,067 --> 00:10:12,446 Never in a million years did I think that I would be a 33-year-old widow. 207 00:10:13,322 --> 00:10:15,407 And… here I am. 208 00:10:16,617 --> 00:10:19,495 When I lost my husband, Jesse, 209 00:10:19,578 --> 00:10:23,791 it was incredibly difficult to continue as an artist. 210 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:26,752 He was my number-one collaborator. 211 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:29,380 We built our studio together. 212 00:10:29,463 --> 00:10:34,259 When you share everything with a person and you suddenly lose them, 213 00:10:34,343 --> 00:10:37,596 you lose a lot, you lose a part of yourself. 214 00:10:45,354 --> 00:10:46,939 So the idea is that, like, 215 00:10:47,022 --> 00:10:49,441 this little bird tried to fly and didn't make it. 216 00:10:49,525 --> 00:10:52,152 I guess I don't want to die trying. I guess that's the thing. 217 00:10:52,236 --> 00:10:54,488 Not just be an artist who lives paycheck to paycheck 218 00:10:54,571 --> 00:10:55,656 for the rest of my life. 219 00:10:55,739 --> 00:10:58,659 Katherine, John Moran is kind of a heavy-hitter, 220 00:10:58,742 --> 00:11:03,664 but are you surprised that we have John Sharvin and Minhi in the top three? 221 00:11:03,747 --> 00:11:07,710 Minhi and John Sharvin are definitely really great up-and-comers 222 00:11:07,793 --> 00:11:10,504 with fresh eyes, fresh energy, fresh spirit. 223 00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:13,215 They have a lot of potential to really surprise us. 224 00:11:13,298 --> 00:11:15,134 Yeah, go ahead. Get close. 225 00:11:15,217 --> 00:11:18,011 Yeah, I mean, I think experience counts for a lot, 226 00:11:18,095 --> 00:11:20,514 but, you know, the passion and the ideas 227 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:23,392 are more than enough to bring someone to the top. 228 00:11:23,475 --> 00:11:25,269 -Mm-hmm. -Nice. 229 00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:27,020 Ah! 230 00:11:27,104 --> 00:11:29,857 It's gorgeous. Love it. 231 00:11:31,108 --> 00:11:33,277 How big of a tree do we want here? 232 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,863 So right now, I'm working on the tree bottle. 233 00:11:37,656 --> 00:11:39,742 Whoops. Come here. 234 00:11:40,451 --> 00:11:43,912 Elliot, this is the last challenge before the finale. 235 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:47,374 What were you feeling during this part of the competition? 236 00:11:47,458 --> 00:11:51,712 Well, I think fear is such an important part of our genetic make-up. 237 00:11:51,795 --> 00:11:55,674 You know, it's in our DNA, and it's there for survival. 238 00:11:55,758 --> 00:11:58,677 And I think that was probably the main word in my head, 239 00:11:58,761 --> 00:12:01,638 -is "Survive, survive, survive," so… 240 00:12:15,694 --> 00:12:18,489 That's what we're talking about. All right. 241 00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:30,834 -Hi, Minhi. You all right? How's it going? -Hi, Elliot. I'm well. 242 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:32,753 So I know this is the ninth challenge, 243 00:12:32,836 --> 00:12:35,672 and you've probably got your head right in this piece, 244 00:12:35,756 --> 00:12:38,634 but have you been thinking about the final challenge? 245 00:12:38,717 --> 00:12:41,094 -Have you got something in mind for it? -Yes. 246 00:12:41,178 --> 00:12:42,429 You have two choices now 247 00:12:42,513 --> 00:12:45,390 about who you want to go up against in the final challenge. 248 00:12:45,474 --> 00:12:47,643 Is it John or is it John? 249 00:12:47,726 --> 00:12:50,646 -Definitely John. -John, perfect answer. 250 00:12:50,729 --> 00:12:52,815 That's an easy one for you, I think. 251 00:12:52,898 --> 00:12:55,234 I think that it's going to be tough 252 00:12:55,317 --> 00:12:57,820 no matter which John I'm up against. 253 00:12:57,903 --> 00:12:59,363 It's a really hard thing to say. 254 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:00,697 -Hard one to choose. -Yeah. 255 00:13:00,781 --> 00:13:03,450 Do I pick the person that I think that I could win against, 256 00:13:03,534 --> 00:13:07,538 or do I pick the person who I respect the most? 257 00:13:07,621 --> 00:13:12,209 I'd certainly worry more about John Moran than John Sharvin. 258 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:15,921 John Sharvin's work has been a little bit hit-or-miss. 259 00:13:21,009 --> 00:13:23,971 I saw something on the Internet one time, and I want to try it now, 260 00:13:24,054 --> 00:13:25,597 so that's basically what's happening. 261 00:13:25,681 --> 00:13:27,432 I might get burned. I don't know. 262 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:32,813 I've only seen this veil technique done on social media 263 00:13:32,896 --> 00:13:34,690 or like a video of it somewhere. 264 00:13:34,773 --> 00:13:35,774 Never tried it. 265 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,443 We're just gonna do it. 266 00:13:42,364 --> 00:13:45,909 There's a big risk in putting these pieces together, 267 00:13:45,993 --> 00:13:47,828 having them not line up correctly, 268 00:13:47,911 --> 00:13:52,457 having the temperatures be wrong, the sizes be wrong, which is just… 269 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:55,627 Like, it's crazy. 270 00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:58,380 All right. 271 00:14:10,309 --> 00:14:13,604 Boom. Veil. Fabric. Nailed it. 272 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:17,274 Okay. 273 00:14:19,067 --> 00:14:20,819 It's just so weird without a head. 274 00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:22,279 So I've never made a bird before. 275 00:14:22,988 --> 00:14:24,573 It still looks really odd. 276 00:14:24,656 --> 00:14:26,825 So, uh, I really want to attach the head. 277 00:14:26,909 --> 00:14:29,453 'Cause I think that's what's gonna give it its kind of completion. 278 00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:30,954 I hope. 279 00:14:31,038 --> 00:14:32,205 Turn… stop. 280 00:14:34,166 --> 00:14:35,042 Yeah, it'll be good. 281 00:14:36,418 --> 00:14:39,504 All the details that are in the head, everything brings it right together. 282 00:14:39,588 --> 00:14:42,507 I feel like it's doing what it's supposed to do. I'm excited. 283 00:14:42,591 --> 00:14:44,009 Okay, grab it. 284 00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:47,137 All right, next. 285 00:14:47,763 --> 00:14:49,806 We have one hour left, glassblowers. 286 00:14:49,890 --> 00:14:51,224 Sixty minutes. 287 00:14:51,308 --> 00:14:52,267 Super. 288 00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:57,189 So that was four hours for that little bird. 289 00:14:57,272 --> 00:14:59,316 So what I have to do is make the heart. 290 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:00,817 I have to move quickly on it. 291 00:15:00,901 --> 00:15:03,195 My main fear is not finishing and going home. 292 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:11,536 -Hi. -Hi, John Sharvin. How's it going? 293 00:15:11,620 --> 00:15:14,581 -It's going pretty good. -Top three. How's that feel? 294 00:15:14,665 --> 00:15:15,916 Top three. It's crazy. 295 00:15:15,999 --> 00:15:20,629 I mean, most people in the glass world know me as the glass technician guy. 296 00:15:20,712 --> 00:15:23,840 Maybe I'm better at this than I think I am some days. 297 00:15:23,924 --> 00:15:26,009 Do you see yourself as an underdog? 298 00:15:26,093 --> 00:15:27,386 A little bit. 299 00:15:28,178 --> 00:15:30,472 I almost, like, suffer from impostor syndrome, 300 00:15:30,555 --> 00:15:32,265 being like, "What am I doing here?" 301 00:15:32,349 --> 00:15:35,644 I'm like, "They're gonna find me out, like, I'm actually terrible, like…" 302 00:15:35,727 --> 00:15:38,897 But the nice thing is, these are all happy memories I have with my brothers. 303 00:15:38,981 --> 00:15:41,817 How will your brothers feel seeing you on this competition? 304 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,444 Uh, I think they're gonna be extremely proud of me. Um… 305 00:15:44,528 --> 00:15:48,907 They've always been so supportive of my passion for glass and art. 306 00:15:48,991 --> 00:15:51,868 I want to prove this has been good, and I don't wanna let 'em down. 307 00:15:51,952 --> 00:15:53,870 -I wish you luck. -Thank you so much. 308 00:15:53,954 --> 00:15:54,830 Good luck. 309 00:15:58,125 --> 00:15:59,751 All right, you guys. 310 00:15:59,835 --> 00:16:00,919 You ready to do this? 311 00:16:04,965 --> 00:16:07,300 This piece is about breath. 312 00:16:07,384 --> 00:16:10,762 Jesse's cancer metastasized into his lungs, 313 00:16:10,846 --> 00:16:13,265 and I watched him take his last breath. 314 00:16:14,558 --> 00:16:16,977 And so that's the symbolism here. 315 00:16:17,060 --> 00:16:20,564 The breath is what allows us to carry on. 316 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:31,199 There's 30 minutes left in this challenge, artists. 317 00:16:32,409 --> 00:16:33,535 That definitely went quick. 318 00:16:36,830 --> 00:16:37,998 Just drained. 319 00:16:38,081 --> 00:16:40,417 All right. We are on track. 320 00:16:41,626 --> 00:16:43,420 Yep. You guys are killing it today. 321 00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:44,504 I'm here to win. 322 00:16:44,588 --> 00:16:46,965 John and Minhi, they're two really great competitors. 323 00:16:47,049 --> 00:16:49,468 Having no control over the outcome is terrifying. 324 00:16:50,302 --> 00:16:51,887 -Okay, that's that-- Whoa. 325 00:16:52,387 --> 00:16:54,222 That's, like, a cute bottle. 326 00:16:54,306 --> 00:16:55,974 Cute bottle, let's smash. 327 00:16:57,267 --> 00:16:59,644 I'm making these two, kind of, broken bottles. 328 00:16:59,728 --> 00:17:02,522 Those are representative of losing one of my brothers. 329 00:17:02,606 --> 00:17:07,527 If we're not a group of three anymore, it's just these two broken kind of people 330 00:17:08,153 --> 00:17:09,863 left behind, basically. 331 00:17:09,946 --> 00:17:10,822 Turn. 332 00:17:11,323 --> 00:17:12,365 -Ready? -Yup. 333 00:17:14,159 --> 00:17:15,243 Whoo! 334 00:17:15,827 --> 00:17:17,370 Barely fits in there. 335 00:17:17,454 --> 00:17:22,709 The real sketchy part is that I want to break the bubble open. 336 00:17:22,793 --> 00:17:24,127 Let's do it. 337 00:17:24,211 --> 00:17:27,464 Yes, I know it's gonna crack, and yes, I know it's gonna break, 338 00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:30,258 but what I don't want is for the entire thing to break. 339 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:36,431 Looks good. 340 00:17:42,813 --> 00:17:45,482 Time check, please! 341 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:47,901 This is your five-minute warning, everyone. 342 00:17:47,984 --> 00:17:49,778 There's only five minutes left. 343 00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:55,534 You're all suited up. Good. 344 00:17:55,617 --> 00:17:57,077 Last bottle. 345 00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:02,874 Whoo. 346 00:18:02,958 --> 00:18:04,126 Flash. 347 00:18:04,209 --> 00:18:06,336 Yeah, this one is going into the bucket. 348 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:07,420 Go for it. 349 00:18:08,964 --> 00:18:09,798 Lift. 350 00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:11,633 Hold your breath. 351 00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:13,552 Okay, grab it. 352 00:18:14,177 --> 00:18:15,220 Yup. Lift. Pull. 353 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:18,306 Beautiful. That's fine. Just keep it together. 354 00:18:23,812 --> 00:18:26,606 Tip, yes. Yeah, that's gonna stay together. 355 00:18:28,692 --> 00:18:29,693 Go, go, go. 356 00:18:30,402 --> 00:18:31,486 Whoo! 357 00:18:32,195 --> 00:18:33,196 Whoo. 358 00:18:35,073 --> 00:18:35,907 Nice. 359 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:37,534 Nice, dude. 360 00:18:38,410 --> 00:18:39,661 Nice job, guys. 361 00:18:40,245 --> 00:18:41,079 We did it. 362 00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:42,122 Nice job. 363 00:18:42,205 --> 00:18:43,915 Hell, yeah! Whoo! 364 00:18:43,999 --> 00:18:46,334 -Yeah! Nice job, man. -We did it. 365 00:18:57,053 --> 00:18:59,347 I think this piece tells a lot about me. 366 00:18:59,431 --> 00:19:01,183 It touches on more than just my fears. 367 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:04,102 It touches on what I do as an artist and who I am as a person. 368 00:19:04,186 --> 00:19:05,604 I'm really proud of it. 369 00:19:05,687 --> 00:19:07,606 Yeah, I hope it gets me to the final two. 370 00:19:08,899 --> 00:19:11,985 This piece is definitely the most personal piece I've made. 371 00:19:12,068 --> 00:19:13,987 It means so much to me. 372 00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:18,742 I hope the evaluators see that I can make conceptual work. 373 00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:21,870 There's layers to this, and there's a lot going on. 374 00:19:21,953 --> 00:19:23,455 This is just me. 375 00:19:25,582 --> 00:19:28,376 I hope the evaluators see 376 00:19:28,460 --> 00:19:32,422 the emotional turmoil encompassed within this work. 377 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:37,177 It's not beautiful, and that is poignant. 378 00:19:37,260 --> 00:19:39,429 Grief is anything but beautiful. 379 00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:48,897 Well, here it is, folks, the penultimate gallery. 380 00:19:49,481 --> 00:19:51,524 Let's start with Minhi's piece. 381 00:19:51,608 --> 00:19:56,279 "This work is modeled after a body of work Minhi and her late husband worked on." 382 00:19:56,363 --> 00:19:59,199 "Now Minhi is left to pick up the broken pieces." 383 00:19:59,282 --> 00:20:02,410 Hearing the statement, it's good to have that context. 384 00:20:02,494 --> 00:20:04,871 Because I wouldn't necessarily know 385 00:20:04,955 --> 00:20:07,123 where the piece is coming from without that. 386 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:10,377 It's always a little bit tricky when you're looking at something 387 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:12,045 that's broken made out of glass 388 00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:15,590 because your first impression is that, oh, you know, something's wrong. 389 00:20:15,674 --> 00:20:18,760 It is a bit of a gamble, I think, on a piece like this. 390 00:20:18,843 --> 00:20:23,014 I think it's hard to define which breakages are intentional 391 00:20:23,098 --> 00:20:25,767 -and which are part of the process. -Mm. 392 00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:27,310 But it's a really physical piece. 393 00:20:27,394 --> 00:20:30,313 It has a presence in a lot of positive ways. 394 00:20:32,607 --> 00:20:34,651 This is John Sharvin's piece. 395 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:38,280 "These bottles represent John Sharvin's memories with his brothers 396 00:20:38,363 --> 00:20:41,616 and also the grief that would come with not having them in his life." 397 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:43,535 It's basically two pieces. 398 00:20:43,618 --> 00:20:46,871 This is the joy of the piece, and then this is the grief and the fear. 399 00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:49,708 I don't know if he needed all of these three bottles. 400 00:20:49,791 --> 00:20:51,459 He could have, maybe, done some editing. 401 00:20:51,543 --> 00:20:55,130 I think a lot of what he's trying to say is just encapsulated in this one. 402 00:20:55,213 --> 00:20:56,423 I agree with that. 403 00:20:56,506 --> 00:20:59,551 I do really like this shroud put over the top. 404 00:20:59,634 --> 00:21:03,430 I find this sort of technique and the lack of control in it really interesting, 405 00:21:03,513 --> 00:21:04,389 and it works for me. 406 00:21:04,472 --> 00:21:08,476 I'm not too sure about what this powdered section 407 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,187 is trying to add to the piece, or trying to tell us. 408 00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:14,232 I will say, he's had to put both the lighthouse and the tree 409 00:21:14,316 --> 00:21:15,984 inside the bottle, all hot, 410 00:21:16,067 --> 00:21:18,069 and then close the bottle up afterwards, 411 00:21:18,153 --> 00:21:19,321 which is very tricky. 412 00:21:19,404 --> 00:21:21,531 Yeah, it's really hard to do well. 413 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:22,991 -Yeah. -You know? 414 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:27,245 This is John Moran's piece. 415 00:21:27,329 --> 00:21:31,499 "The idea of working tirelessly and making huge sacrifices 416 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:35,879 only to die alone and as a failure terrifies John Moran." 417 00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:37,714 I-- I guess I see that, 418 00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:40,759 you know, with the bird that's fallen out of the nest. 419 00:21:40,842 --> 00:21:44,137 As I recall, the nest is also supposed to be a heart. 420 00:21:44,220 --> 00:21:46,389 -Mm! -That's sort of completely lost, I think. 421 00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:48,058 -It is very lost. -It's completely lost. 422 00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:50,143 You know, I think it's a fine line 423 00:21:50,226 --> 00:21:54,314 between a piece being too abstracted or stylized. 424 00:21:55,190 --> 00:21:57,567 I do think that the expression 425 00:21:57,650 --> 00:22:00,653 and the animation in the bird itself and the sculpting, 426 00:22:00,737 --> 00:22:02,655 and his little eye being just a little bit open, 427 00:22:02,739 --> 00:22:05,367 so he still has that little flame of life, 428 00:22:05,450 --> 00:22:07,494 -I think that's beautifully done. -Mm-hmm. 429 00:22:07,577 --> 00:22:11,539 So would you say this piece is good enough to make it into the final two? 430 00:22:12,207 --> 00:22:14,876 I think it's the same with all the pieces, you know? 431 00:22:14,959 --> 00:22:16,586 There are very strong elements 432 00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:19,631 and then parts of the piece, which-- They're just not hitting home with me. 433 00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:23,051 It's gonna take a lot to reach a decision. 434 00:22:27,555 --> 00:22:29,265 I'd be disappointed to go home now. 435 00:22:29,349 --> 00:22:31,101 I feel like I've sacrificed a lot to be here. 436 00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:32,936 I really want to get to the end. 437 00:22:33,603 --> 00:22:36,981 At this point in the competition, I'm feeling terrible. 438 00:22:37,065 --> 00:22:40,068 Making it to this point has taken a lot out of me. 439 00:22:41,236 --> 00:22:43,613 I'm really happy with what I pulled off today. 440 00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:46,991 I could see myself in the final two and winning it, at this point. 441 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:49,285 For this challenge, 442 00:22:49,369 --> 00:22:53,498 we asked you to face your fears and create a poignant piece of glass. 443 00:22:54,082 --> 00:22:55,208 Minhi. 444 00:22:55,291 --> 00:22:59,421 The backstory is such a really big part of your piece. 445 00:22:59,504 --> 00:23:00,755 Do you feel like 446 00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:04,676 what you have on the pedestal… conveys as much of that as you would like? 447 00:23:06,845 --> 00:23:07,846 I… 448 00:23:07,929 --> 00:23:09,556 I really love this piece. 449 00:23:09,639 --> 00:23:13,518 I-- I feel so personally connected and invested in it. 450 00:23:14,185 --> 00:23:17,897 It's shrouded with this darkness on the outside 451 00:23:17,981 --> 00:23:21,276 representing the grief that consumes me, 452 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,862 that I battle with every single day. 453 00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:27,031 I'm sure that it's really, really difficult 454 00:23:27,907 --> 00:23:29,826 to keep it together under these circumstances. 455 00:23:29,909 --> 00:23:31,244 So, thank you so much. 456 00:23:31,327 --> 00:23:32,537 Thank you. 457 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:36,249 John Sharvin, we'd love to hear about your bottle collection. 458 00:23:36,332 --> 00:23:40,545 My brothers, Mike and David, are my best friends in the entire world. 459 00:23:40,628 --> 00:23:43,214 The bottles are capturing all these memories we had growing up. 460 00:23:43,298 --> 00:23:47,552 The bottles on the left are cracked, not able to kinda make new memories. 461 00:23:48,178 --> 00:23:52,515 So I really enjoy the second bottle in with the rubber bullets. 462 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:55,101 I mean, being the eldest of three brothers, 463 00:23:55,185 --> 00:23:59,189 I'm very familiar with that feeling of being pelted. 464 00:23:59,272 --> 00:24:01,483 Could you just talk me through your use 465 00:24:01,566 --> 00:24:03,943 of powder on the outside of the right-hand set? 466 00:24:04,027 --> 00:24:06,654 The powder are these stained memories, 467 00:24:06,738 --> 00:24:08,698 is kind of the way I was viewing it. 468 00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:12,202 Those memories would be a little tainted, they wouldn't be as clean anymore. 469 00:24:12,285 --> 00:24:13,745 They'd be a little dim. 470 00:24:14,454 --> 00:24:15,872 -Okay, thank you. -Thank you. 471 00:24:17,081 --> 00:24:18,458 John Moran. 472 00:24:18,541 --> 00:24:22,086 I love the dynamism in this piece, the way you've presented it. 473 00:24:22,170 --> 00:24:24,088 And the detail and finesse 474 00:24:24,172 --> 00:24:27,717 that you've put into the bird on the bottom pedestal is really lovely. 475 00:24:28,676 --> 00:24:30,678 I was wondering whether you think, 476 00:24:30,762 --> 00:24:34,224 like, the heart part of the sculpture was maybe lost a bit. 477 00:24:34,307 --> 00:24:35,934 So the-- the heart part 478 00:24:36,017 --> 00:24:38,228 was intentionally supposed to be pieced together. 479 00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:40,271 'Cause it's supposed to be a nest that you build, 480 00:24:40,355 --> 00:24:42,357 like it's something that's ripped, like, 481 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:43,650 -from your heart. -Mm-hmm. 482 00:24:43,733 --> 00:24:45,527 So it's supposed to be pieced together. 483 00:24:45,610 --> 00:24:48,238 It's supposed to have this reference to, like, a crown of thorns. 484 00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:49,489 Something that'd draw you in 485 00:24:49,572 --> 00:24:51,991 but would still be very intimate when you got into it. 486 00:24:52,075 --> 00:24:53,368 So there was a lot going on. 487 00:24:53,451 --> 00:24:54,702 Great. Thank you, John. 488 00:24:55,370 --> 00:24:56,204 Thank you. 489 00:24:57,455 --> 00:24:58,373 Thank you, artists. 490 00:24:58,456 --> 00:25:00,542 We know there's a lot at stake for all three of you, 491 00:25:00,625 --> 00:25:02,544 so we need some time to deliberate. 492 00:25:08,007 --> 00:25:09,217 I'm very torn. 493 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:11,928 It's hard to think about eliminating somebody 494 00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:13,304 when the work is so personal. 495 00:25:13,388 --> 00:25:17,475 I've poured so much emotionally, physically, technically into this piece, 496 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,936 but it's up in the air now at this point. 497 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:22,730 We've got to remember that it's more about the piece, 498 00:25:22,814 --> 00:25:24,983 in the end, than the-- than the story. 499 00:25:25,066 --> 00:25:26,442 I have goosebumps. 500 00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:28,778 I have chills. I'm shaking. 501 00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:32,115 I feel like anybody can go home. 502 00:25:32,782 --> 00:25:34,826 All right. Well, let's deliver the news. 503 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:39,122 I still feel like I walk away from this a winner, 504 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:40,373 no matter what happens. 505 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:44,085 Thank you for waiting. 506 00:25:44,627 --> 00:25:47,964 This is one of the hardest decisions we've ever had to make. 507 00:25:49,257 --> 00:25:51,426 Today's Best in Blow goes to… 508 00:25:55,597 --> 00:25:56,431 John Moran. 509 00:25:59,475 --> 00:26:00,602 Thanks. 510 00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:05,857 I'm ecstatic that I-- I got this win. 511 00:26:05,940 --> 00:26:07,692 Just the amount of excitement right now, 512 00:26:07,775 --> 00:26:09,611 it's, uh-- I can't even-- I can't express it. 513 00:26:09,694 --> 00:26:13,948 Congratulations, John Moran. You have secured a spot in the finale. 514 00:26:14,574 --> 00:26:16,284 Thank you. Really. 515 00:26:16,367 --> 00:26:18,286 I'm just really excited to go forward. 516 00:26:20,204 --> 00:26:24,208 John Sharvin, Minhi, for one of you, your Blown Away journey 517 00:26:24,292 --> 00:26:26,586 ends right here right now. 518 00:26:29,422 --> 00:26:34,260 The artist who did not blow us away and must leave the hot shop immediately is… 519 00:26:38,222 --> 00:26:39,349 John Sharvin. 520 00:26:39,932 --> 00:26:41,184 Totally. Thanks, guys. 521 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:44,395 It's been… like nothing else I've ever done. 522 00:26:44,479 --> 00:26:45,688 It's fantastic. 523 00:26:45,772 --> 00:26:48,024 -You guys are awesome. -You did great. 524 00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:49,442 You did fantastic. 525 00:26:50,193 --> 00:26:51,110 Love you, dude. 526 00:26:53,571 --> 00:26:54,656 Thanks, John. 527 00:26:54,739 --> 00:26:58,284 I was a little lost coming into this competition, 528 00:26:58,368 --> 00:27:02,705 and I've learned just so much about me as an artist and as a human being. 529 00:27:02,789 --> 00:27:05,958 I accomplished getting this far in the competition, 530 00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:07,460 and I'm thrilled about that. 531 00:27:07,543 --> 00:27:09,545 It's been such a great experience. 532 00:27:09,629 --> 00:27:12,757 Thanks so much, guys. Have a good one. You guys rule. 533 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,635 I came into this competition as a studio technician, 534 00:27:15,718 --> 00:27:17,720 and I'm leaving as an artist now. 535 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:18,805 Yeah! 536 00:27:20,348 --> 00:27:23,184 Congratulations, Minhi and John Moran. 537 00:27:23,267 --> 00:27:25,561 You guys'll be going head-to-head in the finale. 538 00:27:27,397 --> 00:27:28,731 All right. 539 00:27:28,815 --> 00:27:30,233 I've been in your shoes, 540 00:27:30,316 --> 00:27:33,444 and it's impossible to give advice at this point 541 00:27:33,528 --> 00:27:35,279 because it's your own journey. 542 00:27:35,363 --> 00:27:36,322 But to be honest, 543 00:27:36,406 --> 00:27:39,450 I think everyone is gonna be in awe of what you've done so far. 544 00:27:39,534 --> 00:27:41,828 So, well done. And keep it going. 545 00:27:41,911 --> 00:27:43,413 Thanks. 546 00:27:43,496 --> 00:27:47,291 Minhi, John Moran, we'll see you at the finale. 547 00:27:48,543 --> 00:27:52,130 Moving into the finale is horrifying. 548 00:27:53,047 --> 00:27:55,258 I have no idea what's next. 549 00:27:56,008 --> 00:27:57,135 I really don't. 550 00:27:58,886 --> 00:28:01,013 -Here we go.