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Youtube | Inside Global Rare Gases: A Guided Tour with Jim Avolt
Step inside the fascinating world of rare gases with Taming Lightning LLC. In this special tour of Global Rare Gases, Percy Echols II (artist, educator, and founder of Taming Lightning) goes behind the scenes with Jim Avolt to learn more about Global Rare Gases and how it is able to support smaller businesses and individuals…
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A New Chapter in Plasma Power: Amazing1, The successor to Information Unlimited
We’ve partnered with Amazing1, the successor to Information Unlimited, to bring back and upgrade classic neon & plasma power supplies! From the 3kV NeonUL and 10kV Neon21 to the new PVM12 and PVM400, these drivers feature plug‑and‑play enclosures, cooling fans, and enhanced safety—making plasma art more accessible than ever.
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Summer 2026 Pittsburgh Glass Center’s Neon and Plasma Lineup! Kacie Lees, Percy Echols II, and Angela McHale!
As the winter season approaches, so does the desire for Spring and Winter to arrive! The 2026 schedule for week-long Neon and Plasma intensives at the Pittsburgh Glass Center is here, and I’m excited to share it with you as quickly as it landed in my hands. The Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) has grown as…
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2026 Salem Community College | Plasma Playground: Intro to Plasma Light Sculpture with Angela McHale
In this Introductory workshop students will learn the fundamentals of hollow sculpting in borosilicate glass at the torch in order to design plasma lighting. We will cover shaping, texture and proper seals in order to make simple and complex sculptures. Sculpting techniques will cover abstract and representational forms.
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🆓 Vacuum Sealing Techniques by A. Roth
A. Roth’s Vacuum Sealing Techniques (1966) is a foundational text on the science of airtight seals in vacuum systems. Covering methods for glass, metal, ceramics, and polymers, Roth explores leak detection, design considerations, and applications in laboratories, electronics, and industrial research. This comprehensive resource remains essential for artists, engineers, and researchers working with plasma, neon,…
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🔒Crookes’ Radiometer and Geissler’s Light-Mill – Cooperation or Competition? Giinter Dorfel and Falk Müller
A historical study tracing the shared origins of Crookes’ radiometer and Geissler’s light-mill—two 19th-century inventions that fused physics, glasswork, and the aesthetics of luminous motion.
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Notes | Simplified Plasma Filling Process
What I have for you below is a simplified Plasma Filling Process that I use today with notes from my talks with Wayne Strattman, and his book The Art of Plasma: Creating lighted Sculpture with Gas, Glass, and Electricity and, Amy Lemaire, who teaches the Plasma Design course at the Salem Community College Glass Education…
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🔒NEW WORK Summer-Fall 1985 | A conversation with Paul Seide by Joe Upham
An in-depth 1985 interview with neon artist Paul Seide, exploring his fusion of glass, light, and resonance, and his pivotal role in bringing neon into the studio art glass movement.
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🔒Product Development | 10kV-Neon21 Plasma Driver
There’s a revival happening in the world of plasma and neon. I’ve been working with Mike Whitmore, who is relaunching Information Unlimited as Amazing1, bringing back classic products with modern updates. This is my initial test with 10k-Neon 21.
