Hello Lightning Tamers!
This is episode 12! In today’s podcast we have the Austin, Texan artist Ben Livingston who is internationally known for his neon/light sculpture. He is the inventor of an opalescent color palette for neon, using a variety of UV sensitive phosphorescent compounds and minerals. Ben originally observed these glowing compounds in New Zealand in 1985 which ultimately led to his signature work- luminous tubes he calls 'Nightsticks' or 'Spirit Antennae'. He’s a multi-medium artist of a variety materials and skill-set, a musician/songwriter, and avid storyteller as you’ll discover shortly. We get a great story of his neon journey, thriving in the face of recent health problems, and reveal of what goes into his opalescent color palette, which I hope will gift you with appreciation for the journey, and inspires you explore and play in your work and life. Show Notes
images from www.BeNeon.com
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I'd like to thank Ben Livingston for having this conversation with me. I definitely enjoyed his story and appreciate his willingness to share with us his opalescent phosphor technique. If you have the opportunity and the resources, spends some time to explore what’s been presented in this episode. We’d love to see what you discover! 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 the Plasma Art Alliance where I have access to the well of knowledge and connects me to some amazing people. If you like to support Taming Lightning you can donate through Buy Me a Coffee, a service where patrons can donate for the price of $3 cup of coffee. links are provided below. Feel free to share, comment, and subscribe. See you next time! Percy Echols II Taming⚡Lightning
For this Piece we used small copper coil to stick to the glass, withe ladder being made of nichrome wire, just to try something that was available in the studio. She had tried steel wire, but did not have the tools to work it as she often worked in softer metals.
The purpose of using nichrome or steel is to use a materials that didn't scale or flake when brought up to annealing temperature. That way I can create the cleanest environment for vacuum. More experimentation and explorations abound! Thank You, Percy | Taming Lightning
Hello Lightning Tamers!
Checkout the American Craft Council Article in the link below!
Show Notes
Images from sarahblood.com
Thank You for listening to the Taming Lightning Podcast.
I'd like to thank Sarah Blood for taking time out of her busy schedule to redo our recording, and offering her insight for use of light and material. 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 the Plasma Art Alliance where I have access to the well of knowledge and connects me to some amazing people. If you like to support Taming Lightning, you donate through Buy Me a Coffee, where donation can be submitted price of a $3 cup of coffee. Feel free to share, comment, and subscribe. See you next time! Percy Echols II Taming⚡Lightning
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Image: Return to Hieroglyphics by James Akers
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Welcome to Taming Lightning, I'm Percy Echols II. I'm the creator and host of Taming Lightning, as well as the emerging plasma tech at Pittsburgh Glass Center, where I'm researching and developing a space to explore Plasma and Neon Light as an Artist Medium.
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