Earned a BFA in Sculpture from Arizona State University and took Neon as an offered studio course. Absolultey loved it ! Took it multiple semesters so I had equipment access and based my honors thesis around work with neon. Leaving University meant leaving access to the shop and tools, which was a bummer, fast forward a few years and my partner at the time had just taken Neon as well and we decided that if we wanted to continue we should start our own shop, so we did ! Co-ran Snood City Neon from 2018 - 2023 based in Phoenix, AZ. See some of the works at : www.snoodcity.com/neon. Now I am relocated back to NW Chicago area and setting up my own shop. It has been a long time since I have been an active bender, as my role in the business was CEO, designer, pattern maker, and assembly, but looking forward to getting back into it.