LewisW
2008-06-03, 10:54am
First Annual World Flame Off—Marbles and Beads
Presented by Crystal Myths, Inc.
Date --------Sept 5, 6 & 7, 2008
Location---Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ
Time--------Sept 5-9 AM to 6 PM; Sept 6-9AM to 6PM
Judging-----Sept 7-10 AM to Noon
Presentation of Awards---Sept 7, Noon
Live Auction of all marbles and beads---Sept 7, 1 PM till done-one to two hours. Half the money from the auction will be given to the artist a week following the flame off. The other half will be divided between the Kino Veteran’s Memorial Community Center (3/4) and the Sonoran Glass School (1/4).
Admission is Free---- to Flame Off and also to the Third Annual Tucson Fall Best Bead Show
Judges---There will be twenty judges. Carol Saker, Brian Bowden, Bonnie Perry, Gateson Recko and others.
Entry Fee-there will be a $50 entry fee for each division. Limit two divisions per person. Each participant will receive a limited edition T-shirt , a glow powder sample, possible other gifts.
Demo time-all marbles and beads will be made within an hour and a half time limit. For prize consideration-five minutes over drops one place; ten minutes over drops two places; fifteen minutes over will not receive prize consideration.
Divisions---Marble , hard and soft glass; Bead, hard and soft glass (also pendants)
Torches- a minimum of six torches will be running at the same time from 9 AM to 6 PM on both demo days (Friday, Sept 5 and Saturday, Sept 6). You may bring your own torch if you wish. It must have its own hoses with “B” fittings. There will be some torches already set up.
Glass to work with—bring what glass you will need to work with. There will be some clear borosilicate rod and tubing , also some borosilicate color.
Marble size—there will not be a limit as to how large a marble you can make. But the time limit will be strictly enforced. Larger marbles will be made only on Friday, Sept 5, to allow for a long annealing time.
Prizes
Prizes----there will be prizes awarded for first, second and third place in marble (hard and soft glass) and bead (hard and soft glass). Pendants will be judged in the bead division.
Prize packages—the different prizes will be grouped into prize packages. These packages will consist of ovens, torches, full sheets of Dichroic glass, hard glass and soft glass. Many of the prizes will be donated by the corporate sponsors . All of the first place packages will be worth well over $1,000.
Prize Packages as of June 2, 2008.-below are some of the prizes that will be awarded for first place in Marble (hard and soft glass) and Bead (hard and soft glass). More items will be added as the flame off gets closer.
First Place Boro Marble- GTT Cheetah torch,Jen-Ken Kiln Bead Annealer oven, 19 inch sheet of CBS dichro, three pounds of Glass Alchemy revolutionary color, Top Hat foot switch from Unlimited Oxygen, $50 ABR Imagery gift certificate, and one pound glow powder.
First Place Boro bead-GTT Lynx torch, Jen-Ken Kiln Chili Pepper Oven, 19 inch sheet of CBS dichro, $50 ABR Imagery gift certificate,$200 gift certificate from Soft Flex Company, three pounds of Glass Alchemy revolutionary color, Top Hat foot switch from Unlimited Oxygen,and one pound glow powder.
First Place Soft Marble-Red Max torch, Jen-Ken Kiln Bead Annealer oven, 19 sheet of CBS dichro, one pound glow powder, $125 gift certificate from Uroboros Glass.
First Place Soft Bead---Mega-minor torch, Jen-Ken Kiln Chili Pepper oven, 19 inch sheet CBS dichro, $200 gift certificate from Soft Flex Company, one pound glow powder, $125 gift certificate from Uroboros Glass.
Second and Third place prize packages---there will be many gifts that will make up the second and third place packages. Some will be $100 gift certificates from Carlisle Machine; glow powder; Soft Flex Company gift certificates, ABR Imagery gift certificates, soft glass packages from Uroborus Glass, Glass Alchemy color, and many other items.
Corporate Sponsors-here are some of the sponsors as of June 2, 2008---Jen-Ken Kiln, Nortel Manufacturing, Soft Flex Company, Carlisle Machine, Glass Alchemy, Uroborus Glass, Glow Glass, Artco, ABR Imagery, Unlimited Oxygen, CBS Dichroic,
Awards of Excellence---there will be at least ten Awards of Excellence-these will be special awards presented by some of the sponsors. These will be expensive prizes. These will be given out as a type of “best of show” award. These will be decided on by representatives of some of the sponsors. Some of these prizes will be a Carlisle Lucio torch, Unlimited Oxygen generator, Artco Japanese torch (with air compressor and Japanese soft glass), CBS dichro sheet, Three pounds of GA borosilicate color, Nortel Twin Fuel hand Torch with ribbon burner and multi tip, and many other great prizes. These awards can be given to whoever they choose as best in their mind. It could be any person in the competition. Also- any one person can receive as many Awards of Excellence as are given to them. There is no limit.
Also,as I have been putting together this World Flame Off, I am reminded about how the first flame off that I did happened to actually exist. It was mainly from two brothers that stepped up and said that they would donate all nine of the torches that were the prizes . I would like to thank Willy and Wally Horn for how they made it happen for me six years ago. thanks. Lewis C Wilson
Here is a link to the entry form to compete http://www.crystalmyths.com/WorldFlameOff/WorldFlameOffEntryForm.html
Presented by Crystal Myths, Inc.
Date --------Sept 5, 6 & 7, 2008
Location---Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ
Time--------Sept 5-9 AM to 6 PM; Sept 6-9AM to 6PM
Judging-----Sept 7-10 AM to Noon
Presentation of Awards---Sept 7, Noon
Live Auction of all marbles and beads---Sept 7, 1 PM till done-one to two hours. Half the money from the auction will be given to the artist a week following the flame off. The other half will be divided between the Kino Veteran’s Memorial Community Center (3/4) and the Sonoran Glass School (1/4).
Admission is Free---- to Flame Off and also to the Third Annual Tucson Fall Best Bead Show
Judges---There will be twenty judges. Carol Saker, Brian Bowden, Bonnie Perry, Gateson Recko and others.
Entry Fee-there will be a $50 entry fee for each division. Limit two divisions per person. Each participant will receive a limited edition T-shirt , a glow powder sample, possible other gifts.
Demo time-all marbles and beads will be made within an hour and a half time limit. For prize consideration-five minutes over drops one place; ten minutes over drops two places; fifteen minutes over will not receive prize consideration.
Divisions---Marble , hard and soft glass; Bead, hard and soft glass (also pendants)
Torches- a minimum of six torches will be running at the same time from 9 AM to 6 PM on both demo days (Friday, Sept 5 and Saturday, Sept 6). You may bring your own torch if you wish. It must have its own hoses with “B” fittings. There will be some torches already set up.
Glass to work with—bring what glass you will need to work with. There will be some clear borosilicate rod and tubing , also some borosilicate color.
Marble size—there will not be a limit as to how large a marble you can make. But the time limit will be strictly enforced. Larger marbles will be made only on Friday, Sept 5, to allow for a long annealing time.
Prizes
Prizes----there will be prizes awarded for first, second and third place in marble (hard and soft glass) and bead (hard and soft glass). Pendants will be judged in the bead division.
Prize packages—the different prizes will be grouped into prize packages. These packages will consist of ovens, torches, full sheets of Dichroic glass, hard glass and soft glass. Many of the prizes will be donated by the corporate sponsors . All of the first place packages will be worth well over $1,000.
Prize Packages as of June 2, 2008.-below are some of the prizes that will be awarded for first place in Marble (hard and soft glass) and Bead (hard and soft glass). More items will be added as the flame off gets closer.
First Place Boro Marble- GTT Cheetah torch,Jen-Ken Kiln Bead Annealer oven, 19 inch sheet of CBS dichro, three pounds of Glass Alchemy revolutionary color, Top Hat foot switch from Unlimited Oxygen, $50 ABR Imagery gift certificate, and one pound glow powder.
First Place Boro bead-GTT Lynx torch, Jen-Ken Kiln Chili Pepper Oven, 19 inch sheet of CBS dichro, $50 ABR Imagery gift certificate,$200 gift certificate from Soft Flex Company, three pounds of Glass Alchemy revolutionary color, Top Hat foot switch from Unlimited Oxygen,and one pound glow powder.
First Place Soft Marble-Red Max torch, Jen-Ken Kiln Bead Annealer oven, 19 sheet of CBS dichro, one pound glow powder, $125 gift certificate from Uroboros Glass.
First Place Soft Bead---Mega-minor torch, Jen-Ken Kiln Chili Pepper oven, 19 inch sheet CBS dichro, $200 gift certificate from Soft Flex Company, one pound glow powder, $125 gift certificate from Uroboros Glass.
Second and Third place prize packages---there will be many gifts that will make up the second and third place packages. Some will be $100 gift certificates from Carlisle Machine; glow powder; Soft Flex Company gift certificates, ABR Imagery gift certificates, soft glass packages from Uroborus Glass, Glass Alchemy color, and many other items.
Corporate Sponsors-here are some of the sponsors as of June 2, 2008---Jen-Ken Kiln, Nortel Manufacturing, Soft Flex Company, Carlisle Machine, Glass Alchemy, Uroborus Glass, Glow Glass, Artco, ABR Imagery, Unlimited Oxygen, CBS Dichroic,
Awards of Excellence---there will be at least ten Awards of Excellence-these will be special awards presented by some of the sponsors. These will be expensive prizes. These will be given out as a type of “best of show” award. These will be decided on by representatives of some of the sponsors. Some of these prizes will be a Carlisle Lucio torch, Unlimited Oxygen generator, Artco Japanese torch (with air compressor and Japanese soft glass), CBS dichro sheet, Three pounds of GA borosilicate color, Nortel Twin Fuel hand Torch with ribbon burner and multi tip, and many other great prizes. These awards can be given to whoever they choose as best in their mind. It could be any person in the competition. Also- any one person can receive as many Awards of Excellence as are given to them. There is no limit.
Also,as I have been putting together this World Flame Off, I am reminded about how the first flame off that I did happened to actually exist. It was mainly from two brothers that stepped up and said that they would donate all nine of the torches that were the prizes . I would like to thank Willy and Wally Horn for how they made it happen for me six years ago. thanks. Lewis C Wilson
Here is a link to the entry form to compete http://www.crystalmyths.com/WorldFlameOff/WorldFlameOffEntryForm.html