Glass-Bending with Artist Wil Kirkman | createid

Neon artist Wil Kirkman is one of the last “glass-benders” in Idaho. His neon signs can be found all over Boise, where he is based, and he’s in demand to repair old signs as well. We watch as Kirkman makes a neon butterfly—first bending a glass tube, then curing it with high heat and filling it with argon, and finally wiring the pieces together to bring the art alive.