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 exhibition of (mostly) neon art and included the artwork of 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 neon pieces for Times Square but also created magnificent artworks 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 about neon at all may find it enjoyable. It talks about 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 own, adult hand to make the design but didn’t like Read more
I just finished up this fun little piece. I bent the shape using 8mm uncoated blacklight tubing. I built a small box frame to house the neon, then lined the inside with a blacklight poster. I wanted the pattern to look continuous inside the box, so I had to cut the poster in a way that I could match up Read more
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 years, I had accumulated quite a few! I always stored 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 art shows every month. “Round A Bout” is a show 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 a series of them, so over the past several years, 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 Divers don’t actually go diving into dumpsters (well, maybe some Read more
Last week I finished this for James Oliver Gallery here in Philadelphia. James bought a small neon from me a few years ago and when he reached out to me to ask about making his logo in neon I was super excited. Some designs really lend themselves to neon, and JOG is one of them. The best part is that Read more