- 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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Remembering Jacob Fishman: The Light He Bent, Taught, and Left Behind
The neon and plasma world lost one of its beloved neon benders, artists, and teachers this month. Jacob Alan Fishman — co-founder of Lightwriters Neon, co-author of The Neon Engineers Notebook, and mentor to more artists than any of us can count — passed away on August 5th, 2026, in Chicago, at 74. This is…
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🔒Dev Log #1 — Building VIGIL, Part 1: PVM10 Mounting Design
Amongst running the rest of Taming Lightning, I still find ways to make my own work. This dev log covers two things I’ve been building for the Stealing Fire, Taming Lightning grant project: the PVM10 mounting system I moved to after Tech 22’s Midget Script burned out twice in one exhibition, and VIGIL — the…
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What is the ‘Weblink Backpack – Wi-fi Controller’ by James Akers?
Percy here. Meet the Weblink Backpack — a device that lets you dim and animate your neon sign right from your phone, designed by James Akers in one simple package. This compact unit connects to a Tech 22 neon transformer (or any transformer with a controller wire accepting 3.3V DC control signals), eliminating the need…
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✨ Pilchuck Glass School: 2027 Neon & Plasma Workshops
A first look at our Neon and Plasma-focused workshops for the upcoming 2026 season at Pilchuck Glass School! Registration officially opens September 22, 2025, but we wanted to give you a head start on planning your summer for 2026
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Borosilicate Electrodes Restocked, and the Sunsetting of Yanlux
A fresh batch of 12mm and 16mm borosilicate electrodes just landed — along with a candid note from Nicolas Caracata at Yanlux about the pressures reshaping the neon supply chain as the company sunsets.
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