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KRYPTON
NEON LLC
526
46th Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 USA
t: 718-728-4450
f: 718-706-6869
[ Email:
info@neonshop.com
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Krypton
Neon is pleased to again offer The Neon Experience Workshop.
Saturday, Sunday March 23 & 24, 2013
Become
enlightened in the art of neon making. The weekend workshop is an
introduction to the mysteries of making neon light. This hands-on and
intensive experience will introduce you to designing, heating and
bending glass tubing as a starting point for creating your own work of
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The Neon Experience I (Intro) $395 (2 days)
Time: 10 AM to 5 PM Date: Saturday, Sunday March 23, 24
The Neon Experience is an intro to
and taste of all aspects of neon. It is the starting point for those
who want to learn how to make neon and learn how neon can be used in
their own projects.
This is a hands on
experience that covers basic glass cutting, bending, and sealing
skills and provides supervised practice over the different burners.
There will be demonstrations of
how neon is processed, filled, and electrified to complete a luminous
tube.
The intensive
supervised glass bending
experience is designed to help you start and in many cases complete your first neon
project.
Maximum Class size: 8 Prerequisite: None
Materials: Glass is Included.
Transformers, wiring, & mounting materials available at discount.
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The Neon Experience II (Intermediate) $395 (2 days)
Time: To be announced
The Neon Experience II
builds on the intro course (or prior experience) to take your
glassbending skills to the next level. Moderate to advanced techniques
will be explored and practiced with an emphasis on understanding glass
to gain greater control. The methods for processing neon will be
explored in greater depth with the opportunity to learn how to
bombard a tube. This course encourages more complicated projects to
advance your knowledge and abilities.
Maximum Class size: 8 Prerequisite: The Neon Experience I
Materials: Glass is Included.
Transformers, wiring, & mounting materials available at discount.
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Individual Supervised Studio Time $55 per hour
Time & Date by Appointment
Work on personal projects with periodic help and supervision.
Bombarding and Filling available (Free with some limitations.)
Maximum Class size: 2 Prerequisite: The Neon Experience I
Materials: Basic Glass is Included. Exotic Glass at discount.
Transformers, wiring, & mounting materials available at discount.
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Policies:
Registration requires full advance payment. Students are accepted in
the order payment is received. Refund requests must be made no later
than one week prior
to workshop. A 10% handling fee will be deducted. Otherwise amount is
applied toward future workshop. If we cancel we will provide full
refund.
Methods of payment accepted:
Check made out
to: Krypton Neon LLC 526 46th Ave
Credit Card by phone: 718-728-4450
(Please provide Name, Address, CC #, Expiration, and Sec Code
To email secure credit card info use: https://oneshar.es/ and mail to: krypton@neonshop.com
Paypal:
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Our Teaching Staff
Kenny Greenberg trained at the New
York Experimental Glass Workshop and founded Krypton Neon in 1981. He has
created
Neon Scenic Art and Lighting for Broadway Stage Productions,
Feature Films, Television, Museums, and Corporate Displays. He has also
created and collaborated with numerous world class artists. He
consults for corporations and designers and has written
articles for Signs of The Times and Sign Business Magazine. He also
designs electronic circuitry and computer software. His
Interactive Neon Art has been shown in museums and
galleries. He holds a patent in neon control technology.
Tom Unger joined Krypton Neon
in 2002. He has international experience as a neon glassblower,
lampworker, and neon artist. His work is in theaters, museums, books,
private collections and public spaces. He started learning the
craft of neon while working for a commercial sign shop in Boston, and
then went to Holland and Italy to study European neon glass bending and
processing. In New York, he worked in production, R&D, and
marketing for one of the world's largest manufacturers of neon raw
goods and processing equipment. Tom has written articles for Sign
Business magazine and contributed a chapter for The Neon Engineers
Notebook. He is a graphic designer, and has designed and developed
websites and brochures.
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