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KRYPTON
NEON LLC
551
47th 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 offer The Neon Experience Workshop.
Saturday, Sunday July 30, 31.
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 - Part One
- (3 hours) $95
Time: 10 AM to 1 PM Date: Saturday July 30
Part One 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/or learn how neon can be used in
their own projects.
The workshop covers the history of neon art and technology. The tools,
equipment, and methods used to make neon are introduced. Students will
have a chance to dip glass in the flames and experience some basic
glassworking methods. The workshop will end with a demonstration of
how neon is processed, filled, and electrified to complete a luminous
tube.
Maximum Class size: 15 Prerequisite: None
Materials: Included
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The Neon Experience - Part Two
(3 hours)
Bundled Price for Parts I & II - $195
Time: 2 PM to
5 PM Date: Saturday July
30
Part Two follows up on
the intro by plunging
directly into glasswork. This is a first hand
experience that covers basic glass cutting, bending, and sealing
skills and provides supervised practice on the different burners.
Students who wish to pursue specific projects are introduced to design
considerations and methods of preparing a neon pattern.
Maximum Class size: 8
Prerequisite: Part I
Materials:
Included
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The Neon Experience - Part Three
(6 hours)
Bundled Price for Parts I, II, & III - $385
Time: 11 AM
to 5 PM Date: Sunday July 31
Part Three is an intensive
supervised glass bending
experience designed to help you toward completing your first neon
project.
Individualized guidance is tailored toward each person's goals.
Additional time will be available to students who wish to pursue
specific projects.
Maximum Class
size: 6
Prerequisite: Part II
Materials:
Glass Included
Transformers & electrical supplies available at student 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
Credit Card by phone: 718-728-4450 or fax: 718-706-6869
(Please provide Name, Address, CC #, Expiration, and Sec Code
Paypal:
Send payment to krypton@neonshop.com |
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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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