Alleson Buchanan is a neon artist in Seattle Washington.
Alleson is a full time arts entrepreneur, supporting independent artists since 2013. In 2016 she founded Glass Elevator Arts Consulting to equip artists for success. Feeling like an artist without a medium, Alleson patiently waited for the right fit. When she took her first neon course in 2018, she immediately knew she’d found her calling as a neon artist.

Alleson has carved a non traditional path for herself in neon. She founded and operates an inclusive neon studio and pushes herself to constantly improve her glass bending skills. In addition to creating her own body of work, Alleson is passionate about using her studio as a platform to support fellow emerging womxn and BIPOC neon artists by providing affordable access to an otherwise inaccessible craft.

Alleson holds an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University and owns and manages Radiant Neon in Seattle, Washington.

Danielle James is a Durham N.C. based neon bender, designer, and metalsmith whose works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. She received a BFA from Millersville University and her MFA from East Carolina University. Fresh our of a 4 year neon apprenticeship under artist and sculpture Nate Sheaffer at Glas in Raleigh N.C.
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She is now on her own working as HEX NEON out of THE FRUIT in Durham.  In her work she chooses to highlight the relationship humans have with each other via social media and other 21st century outlets. Using reclaimed materials and design elements her current work references a nostalgic American past while confronting the toxic relationship that is the myth of the American dream.