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11/29/17 – Weekly ⚡ Picks
Hello Lightning Tamers, On my instagram account @taminglightning, I’ve been liking and saving images and video on neon and plasma of all sorts. After building up a heafty collection, I’ve started re-posting and sharing those works. Taming Lightning is a growing project from blog to podcast, video to classes, and beyond. If we can think of…
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PGC Summer Class – Light up your World with PLASMA! with Wayne Strattman and Mundy Hepburn
Hello Lightning Tamers! This Summer’s Classes are out at Pittsburgh Glass Center! Checkout the link embedded below, and if your not familiar with Mr. Wayne Strattman or Mr. Mundy Hepburn check out thier websites below! This Class is an intermediate level 5 day intenvise course focused on Plasma using the torch and tubing in a…
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11/22/17 – Weekly ⚡ Picks
Hello Lightning Tamers, On my instagram account @taminglightning, I’ve been liking and saving images and video on neon and plasma of all sorts. After building up a heafty collection, I’ve started re-posting and sharing those works. Taming Lightning is a growing project from blog to podcast, video to classes, and beyond. If we can think of…
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99% invisible: Tube Benders
Tube Benders – 99% Invisible The skyline of beautiful downtown Oakland, California, is defined by various towers by day, but at night there is one that shines far more brightly than the rest: the neon-illuminated Tribune Tower. 99percentinvisible.org Sign Up below for Updates and Notifications! * indicates required Email Address * Full Name
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Gaytron the Imploder: Tacoma’s Electric Neon Man
Hello Lightning Tamers! A nice article about Galen Turner, a Neon Artist in TAcoma and Electrically defying Daredevil, Gaytron the Imploder! Galen and I met during my first Plasma Neon class at Pilchuck glass school, he was the technician for Pat Collentine’s Class in 2014, and plan to schedule him for the podcast soon!…
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11/8/17 – Weekly ⚡ Picks
Hello Lightning Tamers, On my instagram account @taminglightning, I’ve been liking and saving images and video on neon and plasma of all sorts. After building up a heafty collection, I’ve started re-posting and sharing those works. Taming Lightning is a growing project from blog to podcast, video to classes, and beyond. If we can think of…
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EP 4 : Speakable – A Blaze of Crimson Light: The Story of Neon
Hello Lightning Tamers! Taming Lightning Podcast Episode 4 is finally out! In today’s podcast, I’d like to introduce a new segment called Speakable. Think of speakable as Audiobook for content be it articles or blog posts that relate to the Art, Science, or History of Neon and Plasma. This was largely inspired by my love…
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11/3/17- Weekly ⚡ Picks
Hello Lightning Tamers, I’m round out the final touches on the next podcast episode soon to be released by Sunday Evening, as a teaser I’ll share with you what that’s about. It’ll be a little different from the normal episodes, where I’ll be reading articles that I find on the subject of Neon and Plasma…
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NEW! Neon and Plasma Globes Workshop
Hello Lightning Tamers, It’s official! I’ll be teaching a 2 Night workshop at Pittsburgh Glass Center on Neon Plasma Globes. This is an entry level hands-on workshop for those interested in the process. It’s geared primarly towards those in the Pittsburgh areas, Stay tuned for updates on summer classes and 8 wk classes. NEW! Neon…
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Coming Soon! 2018 Workshops and Classes
Spring 2018: Hands-on Plasma Globe A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) on Oct 16, 2017 at 10:29am PDT A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) on Oct 16, 2017 at 8:01pm PDT Plasma Globe fill demo at @pittsburghglass , a teaser for beginner/newbie hand-on on plasma neon workshop I’m developing for Pittsburgh Glass Center…
