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Can you help find a US flameworker / glass sculptor named Burke?

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Frank:
I presume Mr Burke was probably a flameworker who did public sessions in various places in the US in the 1970's. If anyone can provide more information it would be much appreciated.

Two of his creations courtesy the Glass Zoo

krsilber:
Maybe Ellie Burke, "intergalactically famous glass artist"?
http://www.ellieburke.com/index.htm

There's also a glassblower, Ed Burke, but I don't think that's the guy.

Frank:
I think it is a craftsman rather than an artist, she is too late anyway. He/She would have set up at Malls or in stores making the figures on the spot. Maybe with a permanent pitch or otherwise working at home.

aa:
Definitely not Ed Burke, but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility of Ellie Burke as posted above by Kristi. According to the cv http://www.ellieburke.com/Biography.htm she has been working since the seventies. I'm not sure what you mean by the craftsman vs artist bit, but it seems she is a lampworker who falls into both categories.... :)

Frank:
I have written to her.

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