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  • EP 19 : Tommy Gustafsschiöld – The Last Neon Bender (in Scandinavia)

    Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode number 19! In today’s podcast we have Tommy Gustafsschiöld of Nordic Neon and Diod. He’s one of last remaining Neon Shops in all of  Scandinavia. We’ll hear about his beginnings and earlier life prior to neon, as well his recent explorations in making art whether it be collaboration or…

  • Pittsburgh Glass Center| Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh

    Thanks to the Pittsburgh Glass Center for hosting my residency for the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, I can moved into Phase 2 for Plasma Light at PGC. I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me with this one, I hope I don’t disappoint. Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh announces $388,000 in grants PITTSBURGH, Pa.,…

  • Plasma | The Glass Factory Boda

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@glass.percy) on Oct 27, 2019 at 7:45am PDT I haven’t been updating much on this account since I’ve been working or traveling for Taming Ligthning  and Plasma Art Alliance I did have the opportunity to look about a bit in Kosta Boda with Anette Ohlsson and Jaime…

  • The Glass Factory | Blown Glass with Plasma

    View this post on Instagram Sorry it took so long to post! Here are some highlights from the #blownglass with #plasma workshop taught by #edkirshner and @guerreroglass at @theglassfactoryboda #sweden Assisted by @bexoro a true MPV for facilitating an excellent class. @gschioldneon for endless support and curiosity! Anne Wulff @antoine_pierini @jojosunbear Tristan August @jani_jpg @bekksovik…

  • Weekly⚡Picks | October 2019

    Hello Lightning Tamers, Today’s the day, at this very moment I’m traveling to Sweden! But I haven’t forgotten to do the weekly Picks!  As it is I don’t have another lineup of Picks for this month, but if you find an artist that you think I should looking into, don’t hesitate to send it my…

  • Vlog | Delay on Ep 19 UPDATE – 9 days until Sweden

    I’ll be delaying the release of Episode 19 with Tommy Gustafsschiold in hope to bring you a better podcast. Since I’ll be in Sweden next week, I believe I can have a much more interesting conversation with Tommy G about his studio, Neon, and Art in Scandinavia. Tommy has been very supporting and positive voice…

  • EP 18: Steven Cole – 2nd Generation to the Next

    In Today’s podcast we have Steven Cole an artisan of neon based in Melbourne, Australia, a master craftsman of 40+ years in this increasingly unique skill of glass bending Neon in both commercial and  Art work, who have in the last 3 years came about exploring plasma light art. I was fortunate to meet and…

  • Video | The Past, Present, and Future of Neon in New York w/ Let There Be Neon

    New York may not be the city of lights but it has been home to over 100,000 neon signs over the years. Although only a handful of these historic signs remain, the art of neon is still alive in Tribeca at Let There Be Neon, one of the city’s last remaining neon craftsmen shops. Technology…

  • Weekly⚡Picks | September 2019

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) on Sep 15, 2019 at 5:08pm PDT Buy TamingLightning a Coffee. ko-fi.com/taminglightning Support creators you love. Buy a Coffee for TamingLightning with Ko-fi.com Sign Up below for Updates and Notifications! * indicates required Email Address * Full Name

  • EP 17: Inaugural Glas Plasma Parley

    Today’s podcast will be a bit different, it’ll feature some of the participants in the Plasma Parley get together host by Neon and Art Studio Glas work in Raleigh by Nate Sheaffer and his crew Zach Willis and Danielle James, along with Bruce Suba on the lead and lathe demos by Mike G of Merge…

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