Support Taming Lightning! Please donate to the Taming Lightning x GEEX Intro to Plasma Series. Hello Lightning Tamers! In today’s podcast, we have a recording from 2019 during the plasma with blown glass workshop taught at the Glass Factory in Boda, Sweden. I was invited to teach alongside Ed Kirshner and Jamie Guerrero, which was…

Re-Post due accidental deletion Hello Lightning Tamers! In today’s podcast I’ll be joined by Ben Orozco for Chapter 2 of the Intro to Plasma series in collaboration with GEEX, the Glass Education Exchange.  The series is an introduction for Glass Educators and Makers who are new to the process of Plasma, as well as an…

Hello Lightning Tamers! and Welcome to  Chapter X notes, These are bonus episodes to supplement the Taming lightning X GEEX collaborative series: intro to plasma, where I was inspired to expand on questions or topics from each episode.   In this podcast I will address three topics from Chapter 1, the first being the inspiration behind…

Telltale Truth, 2015 Mold-blown glass, borosilicate glass, fabricated steel, neon, and single-end transformer 2’ x 17” x 17” Photo by John B. Klein ​Hello Lightning Tamers! In today’s podcast, I’ll be joined by Ben Orozco in collaboration with GEEX, where our respective experience as plasma and neon artists, technicians come together to produce a 4…

This episode is sponsored by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowment in reception of the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, and residency is hosted by the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Hello Lightning Tamers,  In today’s podcast I’ll be reading the article  “A Noble Quest: History of noble gases” by Mike Sutton, the story of…

Hello Lightning Tamers!  It’s been a while since the last podcast, took me just as long as I was laid off to adjust to work with new procedures and additional responsibilities at work. ​ In today’s podcast we have Dalibor Farny! For those who don’t know he’s small manufacturer of worlds largest nixie tube & Clocks in…

Hello Lightning Tamers! In today’s podcast we have American Classic Neons with Tim Takacs! Just in case there may be any concern, this podcast was recorded in early March 2020, prior to COVID-19 Pandemic. Thank you. Show Notes Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud ​www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED www.lakeyinspired.com https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired…

Hello Lightning Tamers! In today’s podcast we have Enlightened Arts with Candice Watkins, who had formerly worked with Neon & Illuminated Art, Sculpture & Site-Specific Projects, and currently works with organizing and promoting events in Columbus, Ohio.  Just in case there may be any concern, this podcast was recorded in early March 2020, prior to COVID-19 Pandemic. Thank…

Hello Lightning Tamers! This episode 26 Monday with Mundy featuring a conversation about Mundy’s experimentation with making his own electrodes, and a recent iteration he’s been exploring using dumet wire and silicon aluminum welding wire.  Show Notes ​Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud ​www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED www.lakeyinspired.com https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired DIY…

This episode is Partial funded by the The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowment in reception of the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, and residency hosted by the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Hello Lightning Tamers, In today’s podcast, I’ll be introducing Bruce Suba: scientific glass, neon, and plasma. Bruce and I have been in conversation…