Inside Shawna Peterson's neon tube bending studio where puffs of air, charred wood and glass tubes meet to make brilliant signs and art. it's kind of really like by feel of when it's ready. There's ...

From the 1920s into the 1950s neon sign making flourished in the U.S. with thousands of makers in business. As technology evolved companies shifted to LED lighting instead of the gas charged NEON ...

There, he shows us the fundamentals of bending: hold a glass tube above a fire, wait for it to slacken from a solid to a more ...

This summer, the Voices will take a look at people with unusual jobs. If you have an idea for us, email voice@spokesman.com. In the 1930s and ’40s, neon lights screamed exciting night life, beckoning ...

Editor's note: This post combines a two-post series originally published on the National Museum of American History's "O Say Can You See?" blog and is republished here with permission. Part of the fun ...

We typically think of neon signs as big commercial advertisements, hanging inside windows and lofted on tall signposts outside highway-adjacent businesses. [James Akers] has gone the other route with ...