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
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 Read more
A past client of mine recently asked me to duplicate this famous album cover by the band Big Star. Here are some photos of that process….. I’m not the first neon artist to do this, so I wanted to do something a little extra with mine and thought using this Read more
Oh yeah! Back on this blog here, after about an 8-month pause. I was reminded of the importance of posting here after yesterday’s Instagram outage….I can’t put all my eggs in one basket so I’m back on here trying to create interest in my artwork via my website blog. So, Read more
I am really excited to announce that my work is a part of Light In Transmission (LIT): A Neon and Plasma Light Exhibition, at Pittsburgh Glass Center. The exhibition was curated by Percy Echols, who says “As an artist, I chose those who had impacted my creative process, education, and Read more
This is my first post of 2021. Joe Biden was sworn in as President yesterday and I’m feeling optimistic about the future for the first time in a while. The days are getting longer and spring is only a couple of months away. Here’s to more love and less angst Read more
I made this piece for an art show that was themed around Murder Ballads. You know, songs about killing someone? Kind of a morbid topic for a song, but surprisingly there have been quite a few written! My song inspiration was ‘Dreadful Wind and Rain’, which is an old folk Read more