May 2007
Intermediate to advanced
190 pages
7h 58m
English
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WORKSHOP
LADY BENDS THE TUBES
1. Neon scrap rack for future projects. 2. Models for sculptures. 3. Antique glass “bubble” clock (“Monroe Shock Absorbers”). 4. Neon electrode box. 5. Hand torch for splicing neon tubing. 6. Joker, neon rendering of an antique playing card. 7. Crossfires and ribbon burner for bending neon tubing. 8. Pimpin’ Yellowjacket, Berkeley High School mascot created for the Class of 1985.
Shawna Peterson was in the middle of completing a degree in psychology when she landed a part-time job “babysitting the store” at a neon shop to help pay her way through school. After two years, she started an old-fashioned apprenticeship ...