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Taming Lightning
by Percy Echols II
Welcome back or welcome to the Taming Lightning Podcast, I'm Percy Echols II. I'm the creator and host of Taming Lightning, as well as emerging Plasma Tech at Pittsburgh Glass Center, where I'm researching and developing a space for exploring Plasma and Neon Light.Taming Lightning Podcast is a series of conversations to help expand our understanding of Plasma and Neon Light - looking beyond it's associations with novelty and sign making, and to explore the potential for Noble Gases as an artistic medium with each guest sharing their unique knowledge and experience.
Episodes
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EP 64: Luminous Phenomena: Rïse Peacock's Artistic Journey and Curatorial Intersections at CMoG
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning 💰This episode is sponsored by Corning Museum of Glass! Hello Lightning Tamers, Percy here, this is episode number 64! In today's podcast, I'm excited to welcome Rïse Peacock, an artist, curator, and...
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EP 63: Understanding the Science Behind the Art of Neon with Dani Kaes
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning Guest Instagram: @dani.kaes Hello, Lightning Tamers! Percy here, and welcome to episode 63 of the Taming Lightning Podcast. Today, I'm thrilled to chat with "Dani" Kaes, a talented light artist and...
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EP 62: Bright Ideas: Balancing Art and Career with Jacob Willcox
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning Guest Instagram: @willcox.studio Hello Lightning Tamers, Percy here, and this is episode number 62. In today's podcast, I'll be joined by Jacob Willcox a young and experienced neon bender, artist, and...
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61: Exploring Light and Ephemeral Art with Alexander Groves of Studio Swine
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning Guest: www.studioswine.com Instagram: @studioswine Hello lightning Tamers this is episode number 61. And in today's podcast, I'll be joined by Alexander Groves one half of the duo known as Studio…
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EP 60 - Neon Primer with Kacie Lees
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning Guest: www.Kacielees.com Instagram: @kacielees and @neonprimer Hello lightning Tamers this is episode number 60. Today, we have the pleasure of diving into the fascinating world of light and art with…
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EP 59: Neon Insights: Alta Robbins' Valve Innovations with Greg Wilson
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning Hello lightning Tamers this is episode number 59. And in today's podcast,, I'll be joined by Greg Wilson, the President of Alta Robbins, a leading provider of precision engineering solutions, known for...
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EP 58: Neon Glo with Adam Smo
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Adam smo: www.smoglass.com ig: @smoglasstx Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning Hello Lightning Tamers this is episode number 58. And in today's podcast, I'll be joined by Adam Smo Adam Smolesnky aka Adam Smo is a San Antonio-based...
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EP 57: Kiln-formed Glass and Plasma with Mark Ditzler
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Mark Ditzler: www.markditzler.com Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning In today's podcast, recorded July 2023, I'll be joined by Mark Ditzler. Who has been hospital in my visit to the seattle area, after the class I taught at Pilchuck…
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EP 56: A Conversation on Conservation with Suzanne Hargrove of the Toledo Museum of Art
Episode Sponsored by FMS Sign Prodcuts , use promo code "LIGHTNING" for 10% off your first order. Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning In today's podcast, recorded August 13th, 2023, I'll be joined by Suzanne Hargrove former Head of...
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EP 55: Under Vacuum with Angie McHale ft. Pat Gadzinski
Episode Sponsored by Alta-Robbins Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning In today's podcast, recorded June 1st, 2023, I'll be joined by Angela McHale aka Angie aka Rose featuring Patrick Gadzinski. We just...
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EP 54: A Glowing Potential with Kate Herron
Episode Sponsored by Alta-Robbins Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning This is episode number 54. And in today's podcast, recorded May 18th, 2023, I'll be joined by Kate Herron on the second to last day...
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EP 53: From Furnace to Flame - Pulling Neon Tubes with Ethan Samaha ft. Zach Layhew
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 53. In today's podcast, recorded April 8th, 2023, I'll be joined by Ethan Samaha AGAIN and this time featuring Zach Layhew,...
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EP 52: Emerging Light and Space Artist, Ethan Samaha
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning Hello Lightning Tamers this is episode number 52. And in today's podcast, recorded Dec 2nd, 2021, I'll be joined by Light and Space Artist, Ethan Samaha. Ethan Samaha…
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EP 51: Moore Tubes with Wayne Strattman
Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 51. And in today's podcast, I'll be joined by Wayne Strattman, an innovator in lighted glass plasma technology, as an…
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EP 50: Light in Transmission: On curating and Critique with Vicky Clark
Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 50. And in today's podcast, recorded July 16, 2021 on the closing night for the Exhibition LIT: Light in Transmission, I'll be joined by Vicky A Clark to talk about her background…
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EP 49: Glass Quarterly no.163 - LIT Review by Vicky A. Clark
This is episode 49 and in today's podcast I'll be reading a review on an exhibition I curated called LIT: Light in Transmission which was shown in Hodge Gallery at the Pittsburgh Glass Center last year in 2021 from February 5 and extended until July 28. This is the second exhibition I've curated...
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EP 48: Return to Taming Lightning
Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 48 and in this podcast returning to Taming Lightning, I'll talk about what I learned during my hiatus both in plasma and career, update on the podcast scheduled through the end of 2022, and talk about What I'm doing now! Support on...
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2022 Hiatus - July to October
Music credits to the following artists in order of appearance: Preview - Sung Jin Woo Rap | "Arise" by Daddyphatsnaps The opening theme -Taming Lightning by Trav B. Ryan Credits - Walking by Ras-Hop Hello Lightning Tamers! This is not an episode. So in today's podcast, I'm going to give a little...
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EP 47: Thomas Zickuhr & Neon Lab
Episode Sponsored by Glass Art Society and Fluxeon Shownotes on www.taminglightning.net Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode 47, and I'm here with Thomas Zickuhr of Neon Lab and Neon instructor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Thomas Zickuhr is a neon glass/mixed media artist based out…
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Ep 46: Ben Orozco - Neon as Systems Building
Episode Sponsored by Glass Art Society and Fluxeon Shownotes on www.taminglightning.net Hello lightning Tamers this is episode number 46. And in today's podcast, I'll be joined by Ben Orozco. Ben has co-hosted on the podcast in theTaming Lighting x GEEX collaboration, a 4 part series called Intro...
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EP 45: Plasma Design with Amy Lemaire
Episode Sponsored by Glass Art Society and Fluxeon Shownotes on www.taminglightning.net Hello, Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 45! In today's podcast, I'll be joined by Amy Lemaire. The reason why I want to talk to Amy has been manyfold. I see my journey in hers, the multiple disciples…
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EP 44: David Svenson - Path of Light from Alaskan skies to the Neon Shop
Episode Sponsored by Ventex Technology, Glass Art Society, and Fluxeon. IG @sveneon Show Notes on Taming Lightning Website Hello lightning Tamers this is episode number 44. In today's podcast, recorded June 22, 2020, I'll be joined by David Svenson David Svenson was born in 1953 in Upland,...
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Ep 43: In the form of neon with Marta Beltowska
EP 43 is OUT! In the form of Neon Marta Beltowska www.martabeltowska.com IG @in.the.form.of.neon @mbeltowska Shownotes on Taming Lightning Website In today's podcast, recorded July 13, 2020, I'll be joined by Marta Beltowska "in the form of neon." Marta Beltowska lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and...
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EP 42: Harry 2.0 - Lights, Glass, and Phosphors
www.taminglightning.net ig:@taminglightning Harriet Schwarzrock @harryschwarzrock This is episode number 42. And in today's podcast, recorded June 5th, 2021, I'll be joined by Harriet Schwarzrock for Harry 2.0 - Lights, Glass, and Phosphors. We'll be taking this time to reflect on the recent...
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EP 41: Neon Crash Course with Nikki Lau
www.taminglightning.net ig: @taminglightning Nikki Lau www.nikkilauart.com ig: @lau.nikki Hello Lightning Tamers! In today's podcast, I'll be joined by Ceramic Artist Nikki Lau to talk about her recent residency at the Pittsburgh Glass Center with Crash Course in Neon as a participant in the...
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EP 40: Glass Focus 1990 Interview of Paul Seide, ft. Zach Layhew
In today's podcast I'll be joined by Pittsburgh Based - Glass Artist, Zach Layhew to read and review a 1990 Glass Focus Interview of Paul Seide. We talk about what Glass Focus was, and hear about the founder and Glass Collector, Beverly Copeland. "American artist Paul Seide has developed a unique...
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EP 39: Michael Flechtner - Drawing with Light
On today's podcast we have Michael Flechtner! As a child Michael Flechtner was fascinated with electricity, fire and colored light of all kinds. It could be the stained glass windows at church, his father testing the Christmas lights on Christmas Eve and the neon signage in his home town…adorning...
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EP 38: Wayne Strattman - Standing on the Shoulders of our Predecessors
Hello Lightning Tamers! This episode number 38! In today's podcast, I have Wayne Strattman. Strattman's work encompasses over 30 years of innovation in lighted glass plasma technology, as an artist, designer, researcher, teacher, advocate and author. Wayne has invented unique lighting…
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EP 37: Intro to Plasma | Chapter 4: Starting your Plasma Journey
April 2021 | In the final chapter of this collaborative series, Percy Echols II discusses his journey to become an independent plasma maker, strategies for assembling a gas-filling manifold, and thoughts on accessibility, education, and advancing the field of plasma and glass. Created and hosted…
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EP 36: Intro to Plasma | Chapter 3: Chemistry of Collaboration
Feb. 2021 | In the third chapter of this collaborative series, Percy Echols II and Ben Orozco discuss filling and illumination. Created and hosted by Percy, the Taming Lightning podcast unpacks the alchemy of plasma and neon technology while interviewing glass artists, craftspeople, and…
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EP 35 : Rusty Russo - Neon in Excellence
In today's podcast, I have Rusty Russo, who has been working and developing his skills in the area of Illuminated Glass Tubing for over 30 years in which he's acquired an expert level proficiency in glass fabrication, vacuum tube processing, system design, and construction, leak detection,...
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EP 34: Tristan August - Plasma & Konstruktiv
Hello Lightning Tamers! This episode number 34! In today's podcast, we have a recording from 2019 during the plasma with blown glass workshop taught at the Glass Factory in Boda, Sweden. I was invited to teach alongside Ed Kirshner and Jamie Guerrero, which was only made possible by the 2019...
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EP 33: Intro to Plasma |Chapter 2: Taking Shape
Hello Lightning Tamers, In today's podcast, I'll be joined by Ben Orozco for Chapter 2 of the Intro to Plasma series in collaboration with GEEX, the Glass Education Exchange. The series is an introduction for Glass Educators and Makers who are new to the process of Plasma, as well as an...
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EP 32: Chapter ONE X Notes: Inspiration, Tell-tale Truth, and Elements of Plasma
Hello Lightning Tamers and Welcome to Chapter X notes, These are bonus episodes to supplement the Taming lightning X Geeks collaborative series: intro to plasma, where I was inspired to expand on questions or topics from each episode. In this podcast I will address three topics from Chapter 1…
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EP 31: Intro to Plasma | Chapter 1: Plasma Primer with Percy
Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode number 31, and in today's podcast, I'll be joined by Ben Orozco in collaboration with GEEX, where our respective experience as plasma and neon artists, technicians come together to produce a 4 chapter series for glass educators and co-learners new to the...
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EP 30: A Noble Quest: History of Noble Gases
This episode is sponsored by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowment in reception of the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, and residency is hosted by the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud...
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EP 29: Dalibor Farný x Nixie Tubes
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired Hello, Lightning Tamers this is episode…
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EP 28: American Classic Neons with Tim Takacs
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode…
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EP 27: Candice Watkins - Enlightened Arts
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode…
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EP 26: Mundy Monday - DIY Electrodes and Gas Mixtures
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired This is episode 26 Monday with Mundy…
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EP 25: Bruce Suba - On Learning as much as you can, and MORE!
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired In today's podcast, I'll be introducing Bruce...
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EP 24: Cork Marcheschi - Making Art that Lights You Up!
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired In today's podcast we have artist Cork...
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EP 23: David Wilson - Solar Powered Glassblowing, Glo Glass, and Plasma!
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired In today's podcast, we have David Wilson...
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EP 22: David Johansen aka Neon Dave - Navigating Art and Craft
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired In today's podcast we have David Johansen aka...
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EP 21: Ashley Goodwyn - Adapting Neon and Plasma from Urban Glass
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud Outro Music: Zoned Out by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode number 21. In today's podcast we have Ashley Goodwyn of Urban Glass, in the middle of her…
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EP 20: Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh: Plasma Light Art from Sweden to Boston, and Beyond!
This episode is sponsored by the The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowment in reception of the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant, and residency is hosted by the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud...
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EP 19 : Tommy Gustafsschiöld - The Last Neon Bender (in Scandinavia)
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud Outro Music: Zone Out by Joakim Karun www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Hello Lightning Tamers, this is episode number 19! In today's podcast we have Tommy Gustafsschiöld of Nordic Neon and Diod. He's one of the...
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EP 18: Steven Cole - 2nd Generation to the Next
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED www.lakeyinspired.com https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired In Today's podcast, we have Steven Cole an...
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EP 17: Inaugural Glas Plasma Parley
Today's podcast will be a bit different, it'll feature some of the participants in the Plasma Parley get together host by Neon and Art Studio Glas work in Raleigh by Nate Sheaffer and his crew Zach Willis and Danielle James, along with Bruce Suba on the lead and lathe demos by Mike G of Merge...
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EP 16 - Leo Tecosky
Intro Music: Boost by Joakim Karud www.joakimkarud.com https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud www.patreon.com/joakimkarud Outro Music: The Process by LAKEY INSPIRED WWW.LAKEYINSPIRED.COM https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired www.patreon.com/lakeyinspired In today's podcast we have Leo Tecosky. With…
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Welcome back or welcome to the Taming Lightning Podcast, I'm Percy Echols II. I'm the creator and host of Taming Lightning, as well as emerging Plasma Tech at Pittsburgh Glass Center, where I'm researching and developing a space for exploring Plasma and Neon Light.Taming Lightning Podcast is a series of conversations to help expand our understanding of Plasma and Neon Light - looking beyond it's associations with novelty and sign making, and to explore the potential for Noble Gases as an artistic medium with each guest sharing their unique knowledge and experience.
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