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Livestream | Plasma Design II – Drawing and Designing Hardware
Follow along as I walk-through making a plasma light sculpture and the designs choices and decisions I make to it’s finished conclusion. This will cover 3D printing/modeling, and glassblowing, as well as engraving , fire polished glass, coldworking glass , and glass solder aka Kiln Soldered Glass. Kiln Soldered Glass: using a low melting glass medium to bond two similar glass materials. View…
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Livestream | Plasma Design – Inspire (Neon Citrus)
Hello Lightning Tamers! After finishing my latest plasma sculpture, and listening to those who saw the sneak peeks in my instagram, I thought I’d try to livestream my in-process work. To show how the gap between a close-form to vacuum seal is much smaller than you think. In this livestream I go over my decision…
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Podcast | EP 40: Glass Focus 1990 Interview with Paul Seide, ft. Zach Layhew
Become a Patron! Before we begin today’s episode I want to thank everyone for their support for Taming Lightning, especially those who are supporting me through patreon. As of this episode I have 4 Patreon supporters, while it may not seem significant at first, this means that the cost of hosting the podcast has been…
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Light on the Horizon | A shocking display of Plasma Illuminated Art!
Hello Lightning Tamers! Light on the Horizon is a virtual exhibition of plasma light art works collected from studios around the world–originally presented for the Glass Art Society’s virtual 2021 conference. I am both surprised and amazed at by the entries in this Virtual Exhibition, and how well video works with a medium where seeing…
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Strattman Design | A User’s Guide to Phosphors for Plasma Art
Original Resource on www.strattman.com Wayne 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 Strattman’s Boston-based company Strattman Design has grown to become a global leader in crafting lighted glass plasma displays for science museums, trade shows and industry…
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Does Vacuum suck?
Hello Lightning Tamers! You’ve probably heard it said “Vacuum don’t suck” and continued on your day without a second thought. I often come back to statements like this with questions like this, the video I’m sharing with you today “Does Vaccuum suck?”
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UGH! Plasma Primer | UrbanGlass Hotline
Date & Time August 4th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Sign Up Join me 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 from the Pittsburgh Glass Center where…
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Chapter TWO x Notes | Anatomy of Plasma Sculpture, 2nd Edition
Hello Lightning Tamers! Another Update from the Intro to Plasma Series! Also little bit of an expansion on the “Parts” or Anatomy of a Plasma Sculpture. I’m using my most recently completed Plasma Sculpture from the collaborative series Cumulus Gone Nimbus with Daria Sandburg called “Golden Dream” as visual reference. So what’s different…
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Elements of Plasma | Visual Diagram 2nd Edition (Expanded)
I’m updating the Elements of Plasma visual diagram to the second edition. Now the reason why I’m doing this instead of updating the previous post is to be able to show a bit of a timeline in terms of my progress on this matter.
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Isn’t That Some Thing | Glass and Plasma COFFEE CUP?!?
Hello Lightning Tamers! The LIT: Light In Transmission Exhibition has come to a close, but we have more cool stuff to come. Pittsburgh Glass Center has connected with a local creator, science explainer, and curious compatriot Ralph Crewe of Isn’t that some Thing. This is 1 of 2 videos, the next which will cover things…
