GLASS – SUMMER SESSION 1
May 26-31, 2024 (4 STUDIO DAYS)
Wayne Strattman and David Wilson
Plasma, Neon, and Beyond

This workshop is for artists interested in creating neon and plasma light sculptures. We will start with basic theory and then dive straight into flameworking techniques geared toward making lighted sculpture. We will cover the basic glass working techniques with borosilicate, fill our sculptures with gasses, discuss plasma and neon power supplies, and provide vendor information for all the equipment. This workshop will not include traditional neon tube bending. All levels. Neon studio. 

Wayne: studio artist, engineer, designer, author and owner of Strattman Design, the leading maker of plasma displays for museums, trade shows and movie companies worldwide; teaching: Pilchuck (WA), The Studio at Corning (NY), UrbanGlass (NYC), Penland; editor of the 4th edition of Neon Techniques; Handbook of Neon Sign and Cold Cathode Lighting, author of The Art of Plasma.

strattman.com | @strattman_design

David: studio artist with 40 years of glassblowing experience; teacher of multiple Penland neon workshops; producer of Glo-glass fluorescent glass; experimenter in neon and plasma combined with hot glass; also operates Atomic Solar Energy, a full service renewable energy company. 

Here’s a video of one of David’s plasma pieces in action.

Oct 15 – Nov 15: Scholarship applications accepted
Jan 15 – Regular enrollment opens