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1201-316th St NW, Stanwood, WA 98292

Become a Pilchuck Magic Maker

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Introduction to Neon

Pilchuck Campus Crafts Workshops

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Workshop Instructor

Speaker

Matt Jacob

Location

Pilchuck Glass School 1201-316th St NW, Stanwood, WA 98292

Tuition

$350

Available Dates

May 18, 10am – 4pm

Course Description

Lecture Description

Join us for an exciting introduction to neon making! This four-hour workshop will be focused on getting participants into the studio, bending glass, and illuminating their own art. Each student will walk away with a gestural illuminated sculpture—contained and ready to be displayed in your home! Students should expect to get a feel for the way glass tubing is manipulated in a flame and leave with a basic understanding of how neon works. This is a great opportunity for folks who have no glass experience and for those interested in neon art!

No previous experience is necessary. This workshop includes lunch in our historic dining lodge.

About the instructor:

Matt Jacob enjoys bending neon, making comics, working with glass in any context, and adding ironic fourth items to lists. For him, art shows others how you see the world, and his own art often explores themes of community, identity, and change. Despite his claims that “the mid-west coast is the best coast” (UW-Madison BFA 2018), he currently lives in Norfolk, VA, where he’s an instructor and local neon wizard at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio. He was recently a Creative Glass Fellow at WheatonArts (Millville, NJ), an Artist in Residence at Starworks Glass (Star, NC), and a neon craftsperson in residence amongst other roles at Pilchuck Glass School (Stanwood, WA). He also teaches at The Governor’s School For The Arts (Norfolk, VA) as an instructor for high school glass and comics classes.

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Pilchuck does not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, nationality or ethnic origin in employment or in artistic or educational programs.

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