The creator behind Luma’s Cake, Javier Azocar is an award-winning cake artist who has been oil painting from the age of seven, until cakes became his new canvas. His first cake in 2011 for his son Lucas’s first birthday then became an opportunity to improve with one objective: amaze them! In 2018, after the huge success of two workshops in Paris, countries around the world have succumbed, from Madrid to Singapore, from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur more than 30 nations have invited Luma’s Cake to teach at their School and more than 3000 peoples have been trained by Javier. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn  the techniques and hidden tricks, and learn from his knowledge in a nice, friendly and fun atmosphere.

Molly Coppini is a Sugar Artist and International teacher specializing in the decoration and freehand modeling of Isomalt and Sugar Paste. Among various awards obtained in international competitions, she boasts 2 world titles won in Hong Kong in 2016. She has published 4 books; 1 in collaboration with Jasmine Beckert-Griffith (Disney illustrator), 1 with Charuca and 2 featuring just her work. Molly has also worked on a series of DVDs which were released in all newsagents throughout Italy, she have taken part in many TV programs, until she became a cast member as Cake decorator at ” La Prova del Cuoco”, a program which is broadcasted in RAI1 (Italian National TV). To date she has about 1 million followers amongst her social channels, Facebook is top of the list with more than 500,000

Coming from a background in fine art as a portrait artist, Emma Jayne Cake Design was founded in 2012. Emma Jayne soon discovered working with edible mediums was her passion. Emma Jayne is a resident feature artist for Cake International, creating incredible features such as War Horse, “Iorek The Armoured Bear” and most recently Medusa. Emma Jayne was awarded “Cake Hero” at 2019 Cake Masters Awards.

The creator behind Luma’s Cake, Javier Azocar is an award-winning cake artist who has been oil painting from the age of seven, until cakes beacame his new canvas. His first cake in 2011 for his son Lucas’s first birthday then became an opportunity to improve with one objective: amaze them! In 2018, after the huge success of two workshops in Paris, countries around the world have succumbed, from Madrid to Singapore, from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur more than 30 nations have invited Luma’s Cake to teach at their School and more than 3000 peoples have been trained by Javier. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn the techniques and hidden tricks, and learn from his knowledge in a nice, friendly and fun atmosphere.

Carla was born and still lives in Girona, Spain. Carla won Best in Show 2016 at Cake International and since then has taught workshops annually for the show including the spring escape weekend this year. Carla recently completed her art degree specialising in “sculpture techniques”. Being well known for her incredibly realistic facial sculptures, Carla’s love of teaching has taken her all over the world and gained the adoration of many in the cake industry. Carla spends her spare time with her 2 dogs and her husband, usually in that order!

Gary Pollard graduated with a B.A. (Hons) Degree in 3D design at Nottingham University in England in 1982. He accepted his first professional engagement as a sculptor on the fantasy film “Labyrinth” in 1983. For more than three decades he has contributed work to an extensive list of films, television programmes, themed environments, advertisements and exhibitions, progressing to team supervisor positions and following his creations through design, construction and installation.

Alan is simply the master of flower making. He has written 13 books on floral work and co-written with Tombi Peck and Tony Warren. Alan has travelled all over the world teaching and, after being in the industry for over 20 years, it is an opportunity not to be missed to be part of Alan’s workshop!

Karen Portaleo is a cake and chocolate artist living in Atlanta, GA. She has appeared on Food Network’s Cake Challenge 4 times, Halloween Wars and Cake wars, winning all but one, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, as well as designing set pieces for “Sugar Dome” . She has also appeared on her own show, called “Caketastrophe” on Food Network. Her client list includes Sir Elton John, Jane Fonda, Usher, Jane Lynch, AMC’s The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, P Valley, The Avengers Movie, Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Cartoon Network, Coca Cola and many more. Westin Hotels. Karen spends much of her time teaching Cake Art internationally, and has taught in more than 23 countries, with new locations added every year. Teaching has become a passion, and she travels quite frequently to give classes, demonstrations, or to make appearances at events.