I am currently participating in an exhibition titled Call It What It Is: A Neon Show Of Banned Words. It visualizes the growing list of words that are being flagged by the Trump administration and scrubbed from government documents and websites. It is quite an extensive list, and serves as Read more
I recently travelled out to Ohio to attend a get-together for neon makers. It was sponsored by the Neon Makers Guild, an organization that I helped found 3 years ago. Neon sign making isn’t a very common occupation; often neon tubebenders work in solitude, or with only one or two Read more
I was recently contacted by a woman looking to get her beloved neon sign fixed. It had belonged to her late father, and her teenage son who was very close to him, wanted the sign to hang in his bedroom. Besides being broken, the sign was in pretty rough shape. Read more
The last weekend of March, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop at Plasma Graphics in Atlantic City. Owner Tom Beibel and his son Steve (pictured below) hosted the workshop in their studio. I first visited Plasma Graphics back in 1997, when they hosted an afterparty for neon tubebenders Read more
Neon Songs As a neon bender and a music lover, my ears have always perked up at the mention of neon in song lyrics. It’s something I started to notice pretty much as soon as I began learning how to bend glass. I started keeping a list and whenever I Read more
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! I didn’t take many photos during Read more
Before we get too far into 2024, I want to take a look back at some highlights of 2023, the biggest one of which was the trip I took to Casper Wyoming to attend the opening of Neon In The High Desert, at the Nicolaysen Art Museum. It was an Read more
I am currently part of an exhibition that I’m really excited about! It is an “all neon” art show including pieces from 28 different artists, with an focus on the work of the late Gerry Rose. Gerry was a local neon bender in New York City, who made many commercial Read more
I wrote a blog post for the Neon Makers Guild, which is an organization I co-founded with several neon cohorts, dedicated to preserving the craft of neon tube bending. This post is geared toward beginners in the field, but seasoned benders and even those of you who don’t know much Read more
Do you remember tracing your hand when you were a kid to draw a turkey? That was the inspiration for this guy. I made him a few years ago at the suggestion of my husband, and it’s one of my favorite window pieces that I’ve made. I tried tracing my Read more