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Shawna Peterson

Oakland, CA
37.805065, -122.273026
www.petersonneon.com

About: “I’ve been a neon tube-bender for 20 years, most of those years making commercial neon signs. My current focus is my neon art, creating illuminated sculptures and furniture by combining found objects with new and scrap neon. I bring old metal signs, acrylic panels, and discarded metal tables back to life by pairing them with neon tubing.

I'm interested in the way history accrues in the found objects. At one time the signage performed a function, and had a clear meaning or purpose. I re-animate the found objects by
changing their shape, often deconstructing the forms that were once alphabet.The pieces I use maintain a link to the found objects’ past lives.
I then use neon to create shape and new meaning.”

Neon Art Shop
Combining found objects with new and scrap neon, illuminated sculpture and furniture exhibit a master tube-bender's craft. See her glass bending techniques using a set of portable crossfires.

Organization/Company Peterson Neon (Oakland)
Tags glass blowing, tube bending, neon, glass, fire


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