23 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,July 18,2019 insidehalton.com 1200 Speers Rd., Unit 12, Oakville, Ont. L6L 2X4 (905) 845 - 1408 | Fax (905) 845 - 5931 | ricky@rickywong.ca Ricky Wong CPA, CA, MBA, B. Eng Ricky WongRicky Wong DIAMONDDIDIDIDIDIAMAMAMAMAMONONONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONONONONONDDD DIAMONDDIDIDIDIDIAMAMAMAMAMONONONONONONONDDD Voted Best Accountant by Oakville Beaver Readers for 11 Consecutive Years For more information please check our website www.rickywong.ca •Accounting •Auditing • Taxation 1276 Cornwall Road, Unit C, Oakville Ontario, L6J 7W5 T: 905-845-0767 • F: 905-845-5552 • www.haxelllaw.com • lawyers@haxelllaw.com Personal Professional Service at Competitive Rates Buying? Selling? Re Call us for a quote at 905-845-0767 ext. 223Jameson Glas GOLDGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOLDLDGOLDLDLDLDLDLD 905-845-0767 ext. 223Jameson Glas A new Netflix special features the talented stu- dents in Sheridan College's glass program. Toronto-based produc- tion company marbleme- dia teamed up with Netflix to develop Blown Away. It showcases some of the best glass-blowers from around the world. Starting July 12, view- ers were able to watch all 10 30-minute episodes high- lighting the work of Sheri- dan's talented students, faculty and alumni as they make their official debut. Blown Away is the first-ev- er TV competition series to showcase glassblowing to a global audience, and Sheridan played a big part in bringing it to the small screen. Hosted by YouTube star Nick Uhas, Blown Away features talented glass- makers from across North America, including Sheri- dan grad Benjamin Kikk- ert (craft and design-glass '05), who is one of the com- petitors. In each episode, artists - who are assisted by stu- dents and alumni from Sheridan's bachelor of craft and design (glass) - create a unique piece of glass for the judges. In episode eight, they're joined by Sheridan's presi- dent, Dr. Janet Morrison, who appears as a guest evaluator. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of Sheridan's glass program. Sheridan's long legacy of expertise played a big part behind the scenes of Blown Away. Koen Vanderstuk- ken, studio head of the glass-blowing program, served as the series' con- sultant for the show while on sabbatical. Owen Johnson, acting head of the glass studio welcomed the media to Sheridan's Oakville cam- pus on Tuesday, where current students and grad- uates put on a live demon- stration of some of the glassblowing techniques they've learned. "The students are super excited for the show and were happy to be a part of it," he said. The students had the opportunity to assist the competitors on the com- petitive reality series, which sees North Ameri- can competitors display- ing their skills while exe- cuting pieces that tackle each episode's specific set of challenges (done in four hours, but condensed to 30 for show purposes). The students were essen- tial to the competitors. The gaffer (or primary glass blower on the project) re- quires an assistant to sup- port the entire process. Fourth-year student Emma McDonald, said the opportunity to work on a hot shop build was invalu- able in that it showed her how accessible her own studio could be. "Thanks to this amaz- ing experience, I'm now fully capable of putting to- gether a rudimentary shop myself," she said. "Unlike other reality TV competition shows, Blown Away showcases an art form that has never re- ally been explored on tele- vision," says Mike Bicker- ton, the series' director. "The beauty and complex- ity of the medium is abso- lutely captivating and was what drew me to the pro- ject in the first place." Added Morrison, "I was tremendously impressed by the professionalism our students brought to their demanding roles, support- ing top artists from around the world. It's a testament to the depth of learning and skills they acquire in the glass program, which prepared them to take on their roles with a sense of capability and confi- dence." The college loaned more than $10,000 worth of equipment to outfit the show's facility (what is now North America's larg- est hot shop), found on Im- perial Street in Hamilton. Students and alumni helped to build the hot shop; and 14 students and alumni from Sheridan are featured as assistants in the first nine episodes. Viewers will be given a behind-the-scenes reveal of the complex technical and artistic skills required to excel in this 3,000-year- old craft. Over 10 episodes, a field of contestants from across North America compete to display their exceptional skills and avoid elimination. Toronto-based produc- tion company marbleme- dia teamed up with Netflix to develop Blown Away. It showcases some of the best glass-blowers from around the world. NEWS SHERIDAN COLLEGE IN OAKVILLE COLLABORATES ON NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com Sheridan College's Glass program was heavily involved in the new Netflix series Blown Away, which sees a field of contestants compete to display their glass blowing skills to avoid elimination. Here, Lauren Rice (right) and Lindsey Adelman work on a vase. Julie Slack/Torstar