I hit the ground running at the start of 2026 with a neon project that pretty much consumed my January. The project was a custom neon sign for another artist, Pam Korman, who was getting ready for her first solo show, at the Automat, in Philadelphia. She is a photographer Read more
This past fall, I completed a fun project that was also very special to me. My friend and fellow Philadelphia Dumpster Diver artist, Alden Cole, commissioned me to make him a Winged Heart to hang in the transom window above the doorway in his home. I had never made a 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
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
Just finished up this fun little piece. I bent the neon shape out of 8mm uncoated blacklight tubing. It lives inside a box frame that I built, then lined the inside with a repurposed blacklight poster. That part was a bit tricky but it turned out alright.
Recently, I finished the project of changing the organization and storage of my neon patterns. I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into when I started and it ended up taking me about 7 months to get it done. Turns out, after making neon in my studio for 22 Read more
I’ve been busy over the past month preparing for a couple of events that are somewhat related in that they involve my window neon. Most recently was getting ready for an art show at Space 1026 in Philadelphia. They are a gallery with a focus on screenprinting but have rotating Read more
I recently finished up this small grouping of neon pieces, which I am calling Neon Moonflowers. They are a combination of neon tubing and vintage light shades. The first one of these I ever made was back in 2018. I really loved the look of these and intended on making Read more
I’m part of an artist group called the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers. I’ve only been a member for about 4 years, but the group was started 30 years ago. One of the founding members is my friend Len Davidson, who also opened the Neon Museum of Philadelphia last year. The Dumpster Read more