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 ...
Traditional neon signs are made from glass tubes that are carefully bent by hand into specific shapes. Those tubes are filled ...
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 ...
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 ...
“I don’t think people realize that these aren’t being mass produced,” says Katie Pickens about neon signs during her visit to Brooklyn Glass — a Brooklyn-based glass blowing factory that specializes ...
Like driving toward the Las Vegas strip, you can see Glas studio in Raleigh coming from a ways away. The neon-colored signs are within sight well before you enter the studio. Other WRAL Top Stories It ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...