To the uninitiated, an event called a “Flame Off” might sound like a heavy metal festival, a fire-safety class, or some sort of convention for fire-blowing circus professionals. But those in the glass world know the truth: A Flame Off is actually a competitive meeting of flameworkers testing their skill in challenge matches. A regular features of the pipe-making gatherings, a somewhat different sort of flame-off will be taking place at the 2011 “GlassFest,” a glass and fine arts festival taking place in Corning, New York during Memorial Day weekend. Continue reading
