Hot Marks Glasblazerij & De Duizendpoot, Overijssel Province, The Netherlands
5.0 (21 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Ootmarsum Speciality & Gift Shops • Art Galleries
An hilarious glass blowing demonstration for 1 hour, with art glass for sale afterwards
In the week we stayed in Ootmarsum, this attraction was so much fun that we visited it three times, bringing friends along with us each time. The demonstrator, Mark Locock, presents the step-by-step method of blowing glass into a complicated bowl formation. He is English by birth but explains everything in Dutch, caricaturing his learning experiences with the gutteral sounds special to Dutch language, and this has the locals killing themselves with laughter. Not to worry! You too will laugh because Mark is a born comedian and his facial expressions and his body language will have you in stitches. He inserts English explanations in between so that English-speaking people understand the process as well. Demonstrations take place at about 2 p.m. each afternoon. It's best to reserve seats in the morning as performances can fill up quickly, especially if there are tours coming. On busy days, a second performance was given. In the gift shop there are pieces of form - bowls, vases, stem flowers in glass. Colleague John Burton makes geometric sculptures in glass (not blown), and one other sculptor in glass has work there too. On the walls, there are reproductions of Marius van Dokkum, illustrations of Dutch life in a realistic style. These too will keep you smiling. The remainder of the items in the shop are mostly hand-crafted jewellry. If you get to Ootmarsum, destination city in Holland for contemporary art and craft, don't miss this venue.
Address
Kloosterstraat 10, 7631 GA Ootmarsum The Netherlands
Mobile
Website
http://www.hotmarksglass.com
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 22:09
User Ratings
5.0 based on (21 reviews)
