Tales from the Neon Workshop
My short foray into neon has not made me into a master of all that glows, but it has introduced me to some amazing artists and craftsmen in the field. I took Lili Lakich’s Neon Workshop, which runs for 10 weeks and takes neon neophytes through the whole process of making a neon work of art. Lili has been working with neon since the the late sixties and shares her extensive knowledge about the artform with her students.
As part of the workshop, my class also got to meet tube bender Brian Currie of Nights of Neon and try our luck at bending glass tubes. The attempt at bending makes you quickly realize why it takes ten years to truly command the craft. Above are the pieces that students designed during the workshop. All the tubes were bent by Brian Currie, with the exception of the neon fish which was bent by neon artist Michael Flechtner.
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