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Cumulus Gone Nimbus (Neon Red), 2021 Revision
Refilling a Plasma Piece from the #litexhibition at @pghglasscenter It can wonderful to have the opportunity to change your work as you gain better understanding and greater knowledge. Always learning. -Percy, Taming Lightning View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning)
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Full Spectrum: Visionaries Elevating Art, Craft, and Design
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@glass.percy) Music: walking – @ras_hop APP DEADLINE: August 1, 2021 Pittsburgh Glass Center would like to invite BIPOC craftspeople to apply for Full Spectrum, an exhibition brought to you by @crafting_the_future, ORIGINS, and @thecolornetwork. This exhibition will celebrate the diverse voices in the field and the…
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Urban Glass Hotline! Plasma Primer
Date & Time August 4th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Sign up Join Artist, Alchemist, and Educator Percy Echols II for a session on plasma, a process requiring the technical and artistic expressions of glass with the alchemical and scientific application of electrified gases and specialized equipment used in neon. This session will be streamed…
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Podcast | EP 39: Michael Flechtner – Drawing with Light
Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 39, and on today’s podcast we have Michael Flechtner! As a child Michael Flechtner was fascinated with electricity, fire and colored light of all kinds. It could be the stained glass windows at church, his father testing the Christmas lights on Christmas Eve and the neon signage in…
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Harriet Swarzrock | Gasses crackling and glowing
Hello Lightning Tamers! Australian glass artist, Harriet Schwarzrock delivers a deep dive into the concept of her latest installation at the National Portrait Gallery, ‘spaces between movement and stillness, and reveals the science behind its creation.
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Glass Art Society 2021 | Neon and Plasma Presentation! Available until end of June!
Hello Lightning Tamers! Another year of Virtual Conferences for GAS, here are the 5 Neon and Plasma content from this years GAS. They will be available until the end of June, so watch them while you can!
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(FREE) 3D Printing Model | Kill A Watt Desktop Mount for Plasma
Hello Lightning Tamers! I had a livestream on instagram where I was using TinkerCAD to intuitively 3D model a tabletop mount for my Kill A Watt. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) A Kill A Watt is used to monitor electrical uses of your devices. Here we use…
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The Citizen Science Lab | 2021 Madura Award
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@glass.percy) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@glass.percy)
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Teaser | First plasma fills of 2021: Plasma Coffee Mug and Learning to experiment and explore Plasma fills!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) Hello Lightning Tamers! First plasma fills of 2021 with the Manifold rebuild and Cart Remodeling at The Pittsburgh Glass Center! ð¥ Filming and chatting with Ralph Crewe of Isn’t that Some Thing and â¡Plasma Coffee Mug â Coached by Mundy Hepburn on developing a understanding for…
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Podcast | EP 38: Wayne Strattman – Standing on the Shoulders of our Predecessors
Hello Lightning Tamers! This episode number 38! In today’s podcast, I have Wayne Strattman. Strattman’s work encompasses over 30 years of innovation in lighted glass plasma technology, as an artist, designer, researcher, teacher, advocate and author. Since 1983, Wayne’s Boston-based company Strattman Design has grown to become a global leader in crafting lighted glass plasma…
