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StoryTime | "Eye Safety" with Bruce Suba

1/29/2020

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StoryTime with @brucesuba wear your safety glasses, the slim to none chance that contacts will save your sight! Safety is number 1, when you ignore preventive measures, you roll the die on shortening the time you get to do what you love. @plasma_art_alliance @glass.percy

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EP 22: Neon Dave - Navigating Art and Craft

1/24/2020

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Hello Lightning Tamers,

This is episode number 22. In today’s podcast we have David Johansen aka Neon Dave in Portland, Main. Dave and I met during the 1st plasma class offered at the Pittsburgh Glass taught by Wayne Strattman and Mundy Hepburn. After following his work, I thought I touch base with Dave, and learn a little more about his work and how he came able Neon, and to check in on his interest in plasma.

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Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud
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Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED
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Thank you for listening to the Taming Lightning Podcast. I’d like to thank David Johansen for taking the time to record for the podcast. I certainly learned more about his practice and some interesting insights on navigating his art along side craft. Also, I'd like to thank Pittsburgh Glass Center for supporting me as a place of research and inspiration, as well as encouraging me to pursue this project and to help bring in these artists and instructors to help build and spread their knowledge, and the Plasma Art Alliance where I have access to the well of knowledge and connects me to some amazing people.

See you next time,

-Percy | Taming Lightning

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EP 21: Ashley Goodwyn - Adapting Neon and Plasma from Urban Glass

1/10/2020

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Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode number 21. In today’s podcast we have Ashley Goodwyn of Urban Glass, in the middle of her transition for Grad School at Wisconsin-Madison University. We recorded this back in July 2019, after she taught a neon workshop at Glass Axis. We’ll talk about her introduction to neon and plasma, as well as how she uses both in her work, and her plans for her first year in Grad School.

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Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud
Outro Music: Zoned Out by Joakim Karud
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Thank you for listening to the Taming Lightning Podcast. I’d like to thank Ashley Goodwyn for taking the time to record for the podcast, and wish her the best as she continues her graduate career. Expect to hear from her again as she explores new work with neon and potentially plasma. Also for connecting me with the Glass Axis in providing the next steps to service their neon manifold. And the Plasma Art Alliance where I have access to the well of knowledge and connects me to some amazing and supportive people.

See you next time!
-Percy | Taming Lightning

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Elements of Plasma | Materials & 3D Printing

1/9/2020

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Hello Lightning Tamers!

I'm not a chemist, physicist, or engineer but I do have deep passion of plasma fueled by my interest in glass, chemistry, and technology. This is a glassblowers guide to Plasma. It may seem strange that I'm starting out with 3D Printing and Materials as opposed to what would be more fundamental.

I will get there, and soon enough I'll introduce the basics on vessel crafting, which is to include form, structure, design, electrode attachment, and considerations prior to having the vessel filled.

By considering your materials and methods for creating your sculpture, be it for support or aesthetics. This will hopefully get you thinking about your plasma sculpture more completely, so that your glass form is designed to be integrated with a support or base.

This video and topic was made with the support of the Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Emdowments through the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant and Residency hosted by the Pittsburgh Glass Center. A portion of this grant was used to purchase the 3D printer and materials used to print the object shown that will help with developing and finsih my sculptures and programming at the Pittsburgh Glass Center.

Thank You for watching, and I'll see you next time!

-Percy | Taming Lightning

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