conference workshop
‘Illuminatory’
Sat 28 Jan - Wed 1 Feb (five days)
Maximum of eight participants
$1950
At Cole’s Neon (Bayswater) with a half-day at Ruth Allen’s studio (Coburg) ##
“In this Introductory Plasma Course, you will learn you will be introduced to Plasma as the Fourth State of Matter. Touching upon its history, including neon illumination and the contemporary uses of this unique medium. You will produce illuminated tubes of various shapes and sizes, which can be used in the creation of your own artwork. Instruction will include an introduction to the noble gasses, studio safety, bombarding processes, as well as an overview of correct transformer loading and wiring. Time in the fire will be focused on learning 90-degree bends, U-bends & curves. Students will be provided materials to produce one (or more) ‘neon’ tubes from clear glass, filled with an inert gas. You will be supplied a neon transformer to power your artistic creation.
We will also be attending Ruth Allen’s studio, to produce a simple blown glass form, that we will subsequently process at Cole’s Neon, as a sculptural plasma globe. This form of illumination hybridises studio glass blowing with neon techniques. You can expect to attempt one ‘uncomplicated’ vessel, which will become a luminous object.
During this class you will be immersed in the language and ideas of gas discharge illumination.”
## Full details provided to participants ahead of the workshop.
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