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Podcast | EP 47: Thomas Zickuhr & Neon Lab
Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode 47, and Iâm here with Thomas Zickuhr of Neon Lab and Neon instructor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Thomas Zickuhr is a neon glass/mixed media artist based out of Madison Wisconsin and has been a neon glassblower for nearly 20 years, though has been an active artist his…
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New Work! | Atupa (Lime Light), 2022
Hello Lightning Tamers! I’m currently finishing up a new plasma piece. It’s something you’ve see me work on before! But now I have the work resolved. Making Plasma work can be quite pass/fail, executing the on an idea, and creating the form tends to happen expectedly in the makes and breaks in glassblowing, but the…
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Event | Book Premiere – Wayne Strattman’s: The Art of Plasma
Since 1971, the Glass Art Society has been using the joy of glass to connect, inspire, and empower all facets of the global glass community. From the early days of the American studio glass movement to the upcoming United Nations International Year of Glass, GAS continues to foster connections across generations, disciplines, and borders. Join them…
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Podcast | EP 46: Neon as Systems Building with Ben Orozco
Episode Sponsors Hello lightning Tamers! This is episode number 46. And in today’s podcast, I’ll be joined by Ben Orozco. Ben has co-hosted on the podcast in the Taming Lighting x GEEX collaboration, a 4 part series called Intro to Plasma. So now Ben now formally introduced as guest on Taming Lightning and we well…
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Podcast | EP 45: Plasma Design with Amy Lemaire
Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 45. In today’s podcast, I’ll be joined by Amy Lemaire. The reason why I want to talk to Amy has been many fold. I see my journey in hers, the multiple disciples and curiosities, to her involvement with pioneering plasma at Urban Glass, and her current development of…
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Video| Live Q&A: Plasma using glass solder with Ed Kirshner ft. Sean of Research Lab
Hello Lightning Tamers! Thank you for you patience and understanding. I was able to remedy the technical difficulties in the last livestream, and invited Sean Bradly from Research Lab studio to help with moderating questions. In this livestream I was joined by Ed Kirshner live on youtube to talk about the upcoming plasma and glass…
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Live Q&A with Ed Kirshner | Summer workshop: Plasma Vessels Using Glass Solder
Friday March 4th, 2022 @ 7pm EST on Youtube Class Details Link to Livestream Hello Lightning Tamers!This Friday I’ll be joined by Ed Kirshner live on youtube to talk about the upcoming plasma and glass workshop at the Pittsburgh Glass Center called Plasma Sculpture using glass Solder, we will be using a type of kiln…
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2022 Workshop | Neon Dreams, So Hard to Beat with Sarah Blood
Neon Dreams, So Hard to Beat Toledo Museum of Art Date: June 13-17th, 2022; Time: 9am-5pm Instructor: Sarah Blood Class Description: This one-week course will be an introduction to the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of neon, by exploring traditional and experimental neon techniques students will develop the skills they need for planning, creating, and installing…
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Workshop Q&A | Borderline – neon and plasma with James Akers
Hello Lightning Tamers!In today’s livestream I’ll be joined by James Akers to talk about the upcoming workshop at the Pittsburgh Glass Center called Borderline, where we will blur the line between conventional neon technique and experimental plasma illumination. If you have additional questions please share in the comments and we’ll answer them in further posts!…
