- EP 64: Luminous Phenomena: Rïse Peacock’s Artistic Journey and Curatorial Intersections at CMoG
- EP 63: Understanding the Science Behind the Art of Neon with Dani Kaes
- EP 62: Bright Ideas: Balancing Art and Career with Jacob Willcox
- EP 61: Exploring Light and Ephemeral Art with Alexander Groves of Studio Swine
- EP 60: Neon Primer with Kacie Lees!
- EP 59: Neon Insights: Alta Robbins’ Valve Innovations with Greg Wilson
- EP 58: Neon Glo with Adam Smo
- EP 57: Kiln-Formed Glass and Plasma with Mark Ditzler
- EP 56: A conversation on Conservation with Suzanne Hargrove of Toledo Museum of Art
- EP 55: Under Vacuum with Angie McHale ft Pat Gadzinski
- Podcast | EP 54: A Glowing Potential with Kate Herron
- Podcast | EP 53: From Furnace to Neon – Pulling Neon Tubes with Ethan Samaha ft. Zach Layhew
- Podcast | EP 52: Emerging Light and Space Artist, Ethan Samaha
- Apex Interview: Blowing Glass and Taming Lightning with Percy Echols II
- Podcast | EP 50: Light in Transmission – On Curating and Critique with Vicky Clark
- Podcast | EP 49: Glass Quarterly n0. 163, LIT review
- Podcast | EP 48: Return to Taming Lightning
- EP 51 – On pioneers of gas discharge lighting: Daniel McFarland Moore featuring Wayne Strattman
- Podcast | EP 47: Thomas Zickuhr & Neon Lab
- Podcast | EP 46: Neon as Systems Building with Ben Orozco
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STORE Notice: Away This Summer — Away Dates for June!
The Taming Lightning Store will have two shipping blackout windows this summer while I’m away at the Glass Art Society Conference in Corning (May 31st–June 7th) and teaching at Pilchuck Glass School (June 20th–July 4th). Orders placed 2 days before each departure will ship before I leave — everything else ships 2 days after I’m…
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🔒Processing Dynamics: What’s Happening Inside the Tube Affects the Finished Product by Rusty Russo | Signs of the Times (sept 1999)
What’s really happening inside a neon tube during bombardment? Veteran glassblower Rusty Russo breaks down the science — ionization, viscous flow, molecular flow, and why your vacuum pump can be working hard while nothing is actually leaving the tube. His 1999 Signs of the Times article is now in the Taming Lightning Research Lab Library,…
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🔒Studio BTS | On plasma filling for Atupa (Cobalt Storm)
Patreon Exclusive A rough studio review of the plasma fill for Atupa (Cobalt Storm). In this behind-the-scenes video, I revisit footage from the fill while taking notes and talking through my thought process—covering manifold setup, driver choices, filament details, and how I use cumulative notes to navigate plasma fills from reference.
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The Persistent Glow | Neon Symposium available ONLINE!
Did you miss the illuminating talks at The Persistent Glow: The Conservation and Continuity of Neon Artworks? So did I. I would have loved to been a part of this, but things just didn’t line up for me. I have some great news — the entire symposium is now available to watch on YouTube. Hosted…
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Lightwriters Neon Chicago | Special Workshops 2026
There’s something special happening in Chicago’s neon scene, and it’s coming straight from the warm glow of Lightwriters Neon Chicago. If you haven’t crossed paths with them yet, Lightwriters is a vibrant, family-rooted studio led by Zoelle Nagib and her father, master tube bender Jacob Fishman. Together, they’ve built a space where tradition, experimentation, and…
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