Author name: Percy Echols II

I'm Percy Echols II. I'm the creator and host of Taming Lightning, I’m an Artist, Alchemist, and Educator at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, where I'm pioneering the development of a studio for the emergence of Plasma and Neon Light Art.

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Introducing the Dyna-Meter: Seeing What Your Plasma Is Really Doing

Percy Echols II / September 2, 2026

A small-batch tool for plasma light sculpture — built by a plasma artist, for plasma artists. If you make […]

Guest Post

Taming Lightning LLC Restocks Borosilicate Electrodes, and the Sunsetting of Yanlux

Percy Echols II / July 28, 2026

Hello Lightning Tamers! I’ve just restocked our borosilicate electrode inventory on the store, and this restock comes with some bittersweet

Guest Post

Helix Nebula: Iris van Herpen × Mundy Hepburn

Percy Echols II / July 13, 2026

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Resource, Video

Youtube | Inside Global Rare Gases: A Guided Tour with Jim Avolt

Percy Echols II / December 11, 2025

Buy Gases! Step inside the fascinating world of rare gases with Taming Lightning LLC. In this special tour of Global

News, Plasma, Resource

A New Chapter in Plasma Power: Amazing1, The successor to Information Unlimited

Percy Echols II / December 10, 2025

Hello Plasma Art Alliance! I’m thrilled to share that Taming Lightning has partnered with Amazing1, the successor to Information Unlimited. Together, we’re reintroducing