Unfurling 250 is a group art show themed around America’s 250th birthday, currently on view at James Oliver Gallery. I am one of 20 participating artists, and I was thrilled to be invited. I have always loved James’ gallery. It’s located in a cool, old building in Olde City Philadelphia Read more
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 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 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
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 Read more