I recently did a fun project for a local tasting room, Stone & Key Cellars. The owner wanted an open sign for his window but also wanted to incorporate his logo in the design.
I was excited to manifest his vision in neon lights!
View from the street 
View from inside
I didn’t take many photos during the making process, but here are a few.
Neon pattern laid out on my shop floor. 
Dead frame in progress. 
Support bars curing in frames, waiting to be wired.
I made the signs in the traditional style of “dead frame” window neon, where a frame is made from glass tubing to surround the neon tubes (but not filled with gas, hence the name “dead frame”) to serve as a support structure for the neon tubes, which are held in place using tie wire and silicone. He wanted the wine glass to stay on all the time, but be able to turn the open sign off and on separately, which meant it needed to consist of two sections, each with its own transformer. After I installed the signs in the window and turned them on, the client exclaimed “It looks exactly like I imagined it!” That is the kind of comment that makes a project so gratifying. Not to mention, it brings my heart joy to see a business choosing to invest in a sign made from real glass neon, rather than the terrible led “faux” neon.
Signs in my studio. 
Wine glass sign. 
Planning sketch.
If you are a business local to the Glenside, PA area and would like a custom neon window sign for your business, please feel free to reach out! Visit my contact page for more info.
