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  • The Glass Factory | Blown Glass with Plasma

    View this post on Instagram Sorry it took so long to post! Here are some highlights from the #blownglass with #plasma workshop taught by #edkirshner and @guerreroglass at @theglassfactoryboda #sweden Assisted by @bexoro a true MPV for facilitating an excellent class. @gschioldneon for endless support and curiosity! Anne Wulff @antoine_pierini @jojosunbear Tristan August @jani_jpg @bekksovik…

  • Weekly⚡Picks | October 2019

    Hello Lightning Tamers, Today’s the day, at this very moment I’m traveling to Sweden! But I haven’t forgotten to do the weekly Picks!  As it is I don’t have another lineup of Picks for this month, but if you find an artist that you think I should looking into, don’t hesitate to send it my…

  • Vlog | Delay on Ep 19 UPDATE – 9 days until Sweden

    I’ll be delaying the release of Episode 19 with Tommy Gustafsschiold in hope to bring you a better podcast. Since I’ll be in Sweden next week, I believe I can have a much more interesting conversation with Tommy G about his studio, Neon, and Art in Scandinavia. Tommy has been very supporting and positive voice…

  • EP 18: Steven Cole – 2nd Generation to the Next

    In Today’s podcast we have Steven Cole an artisan of neon based in Melbourne, Australia, a master craftsman of 40+ years in this increasingly unique skill of glass bending Neon in both commercial and  Art work, who have in the last 3 years came about exploring plasma light art. I was fortunate to meet and…

  • Video | The Past, Present, and Future of Neon in New York w/ Let There Be Neon

    New York may not be the city of lights but it has been home to over 100,000 neon signs over the years. Although only a handful of these historic signs remain, the art of neon is still alive in Tribeca at Let There Be Neon, one of the city’s last remaining neon craftsmen shops. Technology…

  • Weekly⚡Picks | September 2019

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) on Sep 15, 2019 at 5:08pm PDT Buy TamingLightning a Coffee. ko-fi.com/taminglightning Support creators you love. Buy a Coffee for TamingLightning with Ko-fi.com Sign Up below for Updates and Notifications! * indicates required Email Address * Full Name

  • EP 17: Inaugural Glas Plasma Parley

    Today’s podcast will be a bit different, it’ll feature some of the participants in the Plasma Parley get together host by Neon and Art Studio Glas work in Raleigh by Nate Sheaffer and his crew Zach Willis and Danielle James, along with Bruce Suba on the lead and lathe demos by Mike G of Merge…

  • Inspiration | All the light you see is from the past

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) on Sep 4, 2019 at 3:36pm PDT Inspired by works of Alica Eggert known on instagram as @aplaceintheuniverse Music: Guala Beatz Sign Up below for Updates and Notifications! * indicates required Email Address * Full Name

  • *UPDATED*The Glass Factory Boda | Blown Glass with Plama Light – Workshop Oct 10th-15th

    Hello Lightning Tamers, Percy Here! I have a Workshop coming up October 10th-15th, 2019. This ofcourse is a 5 day professional workshop, aiming for those who near Kosta, Sweden or are willing to travel. This is workshop is being taught by Ed Kirshner, Jaime Guerrero, and myself specifically in the Hot Shop.  WHEN: October 10-15th,…

  • VLOG | Neon Manifold Repair at Glass Axis

    Hello Lightning Tamers, It’s been awhile since I last posted! I was getting things in order for contract work at The Glass Axis studio in which I was tasked with finding and repairing a leak in their system, and finish setting up their workstation with Tank, gauges, and valves. I’ll be talking about my experience…

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