What's a Flame Off?
Well we bring hundreds of glass beadmakers together in 2 halls to play with glass and fire, sounds like a safety officers nightmare.
Upstairs in the top hall we will have the best Worldwide lampwork artists demonstrating in front of a camera so that the 150 seater area will have tv screens beaming all the detail to you, each artist demonstrates for 45 mins through the day.
Downstairs there is a sales area with traders , a "lampworkers village" with the leading artists selling there creations and a huge free taster area. The taster area will have benches set out were anybody can sit down and play with the glass , make beads , pendants or just melt and blob. If you have never made beads or played with hot glass before but wanted to then this is the show for you as you get a chance to sit and play , get tuition off the stewards and if you like it you can then buy all the kit to take home.
The demonstrations and taster benches are all free after you have paid the entrance fee and we are also running various classes [seperate charges for classes] . It is held at Towcester Racecourse (NN12 6LB) on the 13th and 14th April 2012, just off the M1 with lots of free parking and is open on both days from 10.00am - 5.00pm
Silver Clay and Silver classes are all to be taught at Towcester in small classes held in the morning or afternoon so you don't miss out , click on the links below for more details and to book .
The Flame Off 2012 will be held at Towcester Racecourse on April 13th and 14th 2012.This years artists will include ,
Claudia Trimbur Pagel (france)
Emma Macintosh (uk)
Manda Muddimer (uk)
Pati Walton (usa)
Jan Rigden-Clay (tasmanian)
Holding the show over 2 days ( Friday and Saturday ) will allow us to space out the demonstrations and allow more time between demonstrations to shop, eat and meet friends from all over the country.Suppliers from throughout Europe will be there to sell you lots of goodies. Upstairs will be classes and we are to create a "lampworkers village" of artists selling there beads over the two days .
Traders booked to attending Flame Off 2012 so far are ,
Frit n Glass , Hamilton Taylor , Facet Designs , Glass Bead Scilptree, Well Head Books , Palmer's Metals , Fyrebirds , Totally Beads,Dancing with Glass, Izzy Beads, Mango Beads, Pegasus Lampwork Tools,Lush Lampwork , George Harper East , Helen G Beads , Venus Art Glass , Cheeky Cherub Designs , A&R Lampwork Beads , Sabine Little and Tuffnell Glass .
The artists demonstration timetable is
Friday - 10.45 -11.30 Manda Muddimer
11.45 -12.30 Emma Macintosh
1.30 - 2.15 Claudia Trimbur Pagel
2.30 - 3.15 Pati walton
3.30 - 4.15 Jan Rigden-Clay
Saturday - 10.45 -11.30 Jan
11.45 -12.30 Emma
12.45 - 1.15 Artist question time
1.30 - 2.15 Pati
2.30 -3.15 Claudia
3.30 -4.15 Manda