Podcast | EP 40: Glass Focus 1990 Interview with Paul Seide, ft. Zach Layhew

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Hello Lightning Tamers!

This is episode number 40, and in today’s podcast I’ll be joined by Pittsburgh Based – Glass Artist, Zach Layhew to read and review an 1990 Glass Focus Interview of Paul Seide.

We talk about what Glass Focus was, and hear about the founder and Glass Collector, Beverly Copeland.

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American artist Paul Seide has developed a unique type of glass sculpture which utilizes scientific and electronic technology along with a highly developed artistic sense. His famous neon sculptures are activated by transmitted radio signals, which eliminates the need for messy and cumbersome electrodes. This allows him more freedom to investigate a greater range of illuminated shapes. Seide developed this technology after many years of experimentation. With his pioneering work in the field of neon he follows in the footsteps of his father, Charles, a pioneer in the development of acrylic paint.

Seide mastered his craft at the Egani Neon Glassblowing School in the Harlem section of Manhattan. The school was established in 1930. In its heyday it had been known as “the school for neon.” By the time Seide enrolled the school was getting ready to close its doors. He was in fact, the last student in the facility, the only student in the class. Seide says “lt was me and 50 empty benches!”

Show Notes

Music Credit

?Preview – Retro by ONE
?The opening theme -Taming Lightning by Trav B. Ryan
?Patreon– Next Time –Hayku
?Credits – Walking by Ras-Hop

Original Newsletter from Glass Focus

Curtesy of Toledo Museum of Art Library

I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Most of the time when I find readings, articles, and papers, I’m often sharing and discussing them with my contemporaries. While we gain some insight, I often feel like everyone else could benefit from hearing what we have to say. One of the leads from this discussion has been to reach out to my network for insight on those early neon and blown glass works from Dale Chihuley and Jamie Carpenter, and have an expanded discussion about them.

Thank you Zach Layhew for the conversation and lending a voice to this reading, you’ll likely hear from him and others in future readings, reactions, and discussion on Taming Lightning. So if have any readings,news, papers, and or past topics you’d like to expand on please let me know.

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Additionally I’d like to thank Beverly Copeland of Glass Focus for her time providing some insight on the newsletter and what she is upto today.

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–Percy Echols II, Taming Lightning

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