NEXT NEON WORKSHOP
BEGINS SATURDAY
JAN. 21, 2012
DISCOVER
THE MAGIC OF NEON!
Learn to create your own neon sculpture or neon sign in only 8 weeks in this
step-by-step, hands-on, results-oriented workshop taught by leading artist/
designer and founding director of the Museum of Neon Art Lili Lakich in her
5,000 sq. ft. studio in the Artist District of downtown Los Angeles.
HISTORY
OF NEON
Discover how the first neon sign revolutionized advertising in 1910 and developed
throughout the 20th century. See the range of work of artists who began using
neon in the 1960s.
DESIGN
Learn how to translate your ideas into a neon
design.
COLOR
Create over 250 colors with light using the noble gases—neon, argon,
helium, krypton and xenon—
in clear or colored glass with phosphors.
PATTERNS
Make full-size tube patterns using special symbols to communicate your designs
to a glassbender.
FABRICATION
Fabricate the structure and install hardware, neon tubes, transformers, and
animators using the latest in neon technologies.
TRANSFORMERS
Choose the right transformer from the wide array of available products.
WIRING
Learn the safe and correct methods of high voltage and primary wiring of neon
tubes.
AESTHETICS
& SAFETY
Examine how good design and safety complement each other at every stage of
construction.
EXHIBITION
& PARTY
Invite your family and friends to a party and exhibition of finished neon
projects after the final class session.
8
Saturday afternoons from 2 – 5 pm
Course Fee: $350. (not including materials, material
costs average $75-$200)
No prior experience required. Gift certificates available.
Call the studio for more info or to reserve your place.
(213) 620-8641