Beginners Neon Courses
Learn the history and contemporary uses of this unique medium
while producing illuminated tubes of various shapes and sizes
to be used in the creation of your own artwork. Instruction will
include an introduction to the noble gasses, studio safety,
bombarding process, as well as an overview of correct
transformer loading and wiring. Time in the fire will be focused
on learning 90-degree bends, U-bends &curves,
Students will be provided materials to produce Tubes may
consist of clear glass filled with either neon or argon gas.
Students will be supplied a neon transformer to power their
artistic creations.
Advanced Neon Courses
Students will review the history, skills, and techniques learned in
Beginners classes as they create one completed artwork or pursue
focused experimentation with clear and/or phosphor colored glass tubing.
Instruction includes detailed demonstrations of expanded glass bending
techniques such as European welding, glass shearing and tube splicing
with a focus on an array of fabrication and installation tactics to achieve a
chosen aesthetic.
Students will be provided materials to produce work Tubes may consist of
clear glass filled with neon or argon or in some circumstances another
noble gas and some of these tubes may be produced using phosphor
coated tubing and filled with a gas mixture. Students will be supplied a
neon transformer to power their artistic creations.
Master Neon Courses
Students will review the history, skills, and techniques learned in other classes as
they create one completed artwork or pursue focused experimentation with clear
and/or phosphor coloured glass tubing. Instruction includes detailed
demonstrations of expanded glass bending techniques learning the use of
torches for tube splicing with a focus on an array of fabrication and installation
tactics to achieve a chosen aesthetic.
Students will be provided materials to produce work Tubes may consist a full
range of glass filled * a surcharge will apply to the use of coloured glass tubes,
Students will be supplied a neon transformer to power their artistic creations.