Neon: Shaping Light (1st session)

REVISED

Summer 2012 quarter

Faculty

Douglas Hitch

Fields of Study

visual arts

Description

This course introduces students to the basic skills in the fabrication of neon. Each student will learn to heat, bend, weld, and anneal glass tubing using a ribbon burner, cannon fire, and tipping torch. Students will learn the bending process for the four basic bends. Students will learn to blow bubbles and make twists in glass tubes. They will use these techniques to fabricate a self contained PVC tube-based lighting project while learning to safely attach and handle high-voltage transformers to energize their neon project.

This class runs for two weeks during first session.  A second section of the same class is available for two weeks in second session.

Advertised Schedule

10a-4:30p Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu (Jun. 26, Jul 9 - 19)

Location

Olympia

Online Learning

No Required Online Learning

Books

Greener Store

Required Fees

$10 studio fee plus $175 for materials including a transformer for final project

Offered During

Day

Program Revisions