Neon signs aren't as ubiquitous as they once were, but the artistry has been receiving renewed appreciation. Wil Kirkman was well-known for his ability to make and repair intricate and fragile glass ...
Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...
If you've seen the bright lights of some of Atlanta's most iconic neon signs, there's a good chance the folks behind The Neon ...
Wyoming's famous 21-foot Tumble Inn Cowboy sign, which was falling apart and rescued from remote Powder River, has been re-painted, polished and the ...
RIDGEFIELD — In 1988, Roger Schurman sold his first neon sign to a used-car dealer on Portland’s Lombard Street at the tail end of a day full of rejection. That first sign — it said “OPEN” — was only ...
The paper plans tacked up on the gridded wire wall show the cheeky message a customer wants to immortalize on a neon sign: “Be a Badass with a Good Ass.” Tucked away inside a bright white, clean space ...
Neon signs are a hallmark of American culture, decorating seedy bars and gentleman’s clubs with bright announcements of drinks and women inside. This primarily commercial craft has been traditionally ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Howie Cohen: At first glance, I knew we had a beautiful sign here in the making. It's definitely a restorable piece. My name is Howie Cohen, and I run a sign ...
TACOMA, Wash. — At the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, a new exhibit celebrates what women are doing with neon, taking the art form far beyond the greatest beer sign you've ever seen hanging in a bar. "Our ...
ABOVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS. WELL, IT’S A BIG DAY HERE AT KCRA 3 AS WE WELCOME BACK PART OF OUR HISTORY ON TWO, THREE. AND THAT’S OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MARK FINAN ALONG WITH ALONG WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ...
If it’s nighttime in Boston, neon signs are a sure source of beauty and light. Who can imagine the city without its Paramount Theatre marquee? Or the Boston Wharf Company banner, bathing the ...