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STORE Notice: Technical Difficulties with Cart and Checkout 4/9/25
4/9/2025 The Taming Lightning Online Store is currently experiencing an issue with the shopping cart — items may duplicate or disappear when selecting new products. Like previous tech hiccups, troubleshooting and resolving may take me a little time. In the meantime, if you’d like to place an order, please email me directly at:📧 store@taminglightning.net Thank…
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2025 Toledo Museum of Art | Elements of Plasma: Creating Plasma Sculpture with Glass Solder with Percy Echols II
I’m excited to offer another opportunity to explore the glass solder process for plasma this summer at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion! This time, I’ll be teaching alongside TMA’s Glass Technician, Fawn Denbow, who leads their neon programming. Join us for another plasma-filled experience in Toledo! Go beyond neon—learn the magic of sculpting…
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Youtube | Percy Echols II | Artist-in-Residence at the Studio at Corning Museum of Glass
Well-made video by Corning Museum of Glass Digital Team, Highlighting my work and experience as an Artist-in-Residence! “What drew me to plasma? Just the ability to create light, but what keeps me in that process is learning more. I’m someone who, when they find something they’re interested in, will keep wanting to engage and learn.…
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Powering Creativity: Taming Lightning Partners with LumaLaser for New Neon & Plasma Transformers
I am excited to announce Taming Lightnng’s new partnership with LumaLaser, bringing our online store four innovative transformers for neon and plasma artwork! These power supplies are designed to enhance creative possibilities for artists, offering advanced features for color effects, special effects, dimming, and more.
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Taming Lightning Update: A Season of Growth & Gratitude for Winter/Spring 2025
I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you all for your support and nominations for the Black Artist Empowerment Grant. Your encouragement means the world to me, and I’m incredibly grateful to have received this opportunity. I plan to use this grant not just for my art but also to dive into additional…
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RESCHEDULED Livestream | Sparking Creativity for Feb 1st at 7pm EST
I wanted to share a quick update about our live stream schedule. Things have been buzzing here at the Pittsburgh Glass Center as I step into my new role as a Seasonal Part-Time Instructor. On top of that, I’m thrilled to be teaching my first neon workshops to the Pittsburgh community, helping to test and…
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EP 64: Luminous Phenomena: Rïse Peacock’s Artistic Journey and Curatorial Intersections at CMoG
In today’s podcast, I’m excited to welcome Rïse Peacock, an artist, curator, and educator with over a decade of experience in the educational and nonprofit art sectors. Currently the first Curatorial Fellow of Postwar and Contemporary Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass. Rïse approaches curating, teaching, and artmaking from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a…
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2025 Salem Community College | Lightning in ANY Bottle with Percy Echols II
Go beyond neon. Learn the magic of sculpting with light and glass forms using gas plasma, and capture Lightning in a bottle! In this class, you’ll explore stacking readymade glass and using kiln-fired enamel as a solder to create your own plasma light sculpture. New to glass? Create your sculpture with found glass vessels like…
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Livestream | Sparking Creativity: Insights from BIPOC Residency at Corning Museum of Glass
Join me live on YouTube as I share insights from my 2024 BIPOC residency at the Corning Museum of Glass Studio. I’ll discuss the residency’s value, the inspirations behind the Atupa Series, the journey of exploring a new body of work, techniques like glass solder, and lessons learned for future projects in Plasma Lights Sculpture.
