History of electric transformers from Faraday through Lenz, Sturgeon, Callan, Ruhmkorff, Gaulard, Westinghouse and more (+ what Tesla did and didn’t do in the evolution of electricity).

YouTube video about the the use of lighting in film

First Plasma Piece


NMG Welcoming

we are very excited to announce that we will be sponsoring a regional neon meetup at uptownneonrva in richmond virginia september 16th 9am 6pm virgina seemed to be a nice central location for the east coast folks to get together and uptown is a super cool shop no brainer right…



+2Connie Morgan shares her experience about getting started in the neon industry.


Just finished up this fun little piece. I bent the neon shape out of 8mm uncoated blacklight tubing. It lives inside a box frame that I built, then lined the inside with a repurposed blacklight poster. That part was a bit tricky but it turned out alright.



+3Tips on saving and storing your neon patterns.

i started learning how to make neon in maryland back in 1989 when i took a 12 week course i then worked in neon sign shops for about 10 years before opening evening neon so i could focus on my own projects and artwork my path was pretty traditional for…


A perennial playlist of songs that mention neon in the lyrics.



+3Sometimes you need a weight to hold things down while you are splicing glass together. Here is a simple one that you can make with just a few supplies.
