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Contributions to the Advancement of the Neon Arts
No full textThis thesis concerns contributions made to the field of the Neon Arts. The field
originated in the mid-nineteenth century with the invention of the Geissler tube, a
blown glass tube internally illuminated by the electrical excitement of the low
pressure gas it contained. The art was predominately represented in the mid-
1900s by conventional Neon signage. The introduction of the Studio Glass Arts
movement in the 1960s began to expand the range of expression beyond signage,
incorporating different glass structures, filling gases, power options, and other
emerging technologies to produce a wide range of illuminated sculpture.
In the span of his twenty-five year career, Wayne Strattman has made a variety of
contributions to the field. These have included:
Publications: The publication of a primary reference book, Neon Techniques, 4th
Edition, with over five thousand copies sold, and one hundred articles in the
leading trade journal, “Signs of the Times.” These publications not only
consolidated historical and newly emerging technical knowledge but also
incorporated a significant amount of original research. Results of this research
include techniques for accelerating the filling of glass tubes with gases at low
pressure, new ways to remove impurities from glass tubes, the adoption of foreline
traps for enhanced vacuum pumping, new ways to stress test glass, and new ways
to test outgassing rates.
Patents: The development of two individual and one shared patent for new Neon
technologies. One invention in particular, LuminglasTM (the first kinetic,
interactive, flat plasma device capable of producing planes of moving light) has
been incorporated in, among other applications, consumer products, movie set
displays, and architectural installations around the globe.
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Artwork: The first art pieces to incorporate flat panel, kinetic gas discharge
displays. The author has also explored a range of additional illumination media
and refined their qualities of expression for use in sculpture.
Products: The commercial realization of four technical devices to aid in the
development of neon sculpture and eleven consumer products that have
significantly heightened popular awareness of new Neon technologies (as
evidenced by sales in the tens of millions of dollars.)
Community Involvement: Formative member of the developing community of
illuminated glass artists (whose chosen media include and extend beyond
traditional neon). The author curated the first Illuminated Glass Art show and has
been an active representative of Neon within the Glass Art Society
Recording of interview with Wayne Muller
No full textMuller is an author, psychotherapist and minister living in Fairfax, CA. Muller met Nouwen as a student at Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, MA) from 1982-1985; Muller took Nouwen's Introduction to the Spiritual Life course in the Spring semester of 1983.1 audio cassette (1 hr., 30 mins.)Title based on contents of the item. ; Reference copies of the audio cassettes are available (located with originals). ; Located in audio cassettes box 13. ; No reproduction of this material without permission of the Archivist. ; The interview has been transcribed and is available electronically and in hard copy. ; Digitized February 3, 2011.For more information please contact Special Collections, the University of St. Michael's College.Item consists of one audio cassette (SR2007 66 66 53) of an interview with Wayne Muller conducted by Sue Mosteller, csj on October 31, 2004 at the San Damiano Retreat Centre in Danville, CA. Themes present in Muller's interview include death, grief, Buddhism, fundamentalism and Nouwen's legacy
Wayne Sawchuk Photography
No full textWayne Sawchuk is an photographer, conservationist, and author. Wayne Sawchuk's cameras are constant companions on his long journeys through northeast British Columbia's Muskwa-Kechika wilderness area. His photos reflect his broad diversity of wildlife and wilderness subjects, and have been widely published in Canadian Geographic, Beautiful BC, The National Post, Explorer Magazine and BC Oudoors, among others
In researching the history of rum and rum cocktails, author Wayne Curtis bought
No full textIn researching the history of rum and rum cocktails, author Wayne Curtis bought an out-of-print copy of Trader Vic\u27s Book of Food & Drink that once belonged to Maine author Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957). On a blank page, Curtis discovered Roberts\u27 well-crafted description of inventing a recipe, with scratched out and recast words
Letter from W. [Wayne] M. Collins to Hajime Kishi, January 8, 1952
No full textThis letter from Wayne M. Collins, a lawyer, explains that Katsumi Kishi and Masao Kishi are native born Peruvian citizens and therefore cannot be deported to Japan. Mr. Wayne Collins goes on to explain that there should be no cause for alarm at any potential deportation.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Wayne Ude, 12th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textWayne Ude is the author of Buffalo and Other Stories, 1975; Becoming Coyote, 1981; and Three Coyote Tales, due out this fall. His current project is a novel-in-slow-progress, tentatively titled Home Place. He is the director of Creative Writing at Old Dominion University, and also director of the ODU Literary Festival
Letter from Wayne M. Collins to Hayao (Sam) Chuman, March 20, 1958
No full textA letter from Wayne M. Collins to Hayao (Sam) Chuman regarding a questionnaire for him to fill out for a supplemental affidavit. The back of the letter has a handwritten note for Wayne by Hayao.The Chuman (Hayao "Sam" and Toshiko) Papers documents the World War II experiences of Hayao "Sam" and Toshiko Chuman, who were Kibei Nisei born in the United States but grew up and completed school in Japan, and then returned to the U.S. prior to the war. It chronicles the Chuman's incarceration from the Santa Anita Assembly Center, through Jerome, Rohwer, Tule Lake camps, and the Santa Fe and Crystal City internment camps as well as their struggle for restoring their U.S. citizenships in the 1960s. The digital collection consists of mostly textual material, including correspondence, affidavits, incarceration camp records, lease agreements, financial documents, receipts, pamphlets, and booklets
Letter from Wayne M. Collins to Toshiko Chuman, June 14, 1957
No full textA letter from Wayne M. Collins to Toshiko Chuman (nee Nakamura) regarding a personal questionnaire for her to fill out so Wayne could fill out a new affidavit to send to the Department of Justice in an attempt to regain her U.S. citizenship.The Chuman (Hayao "Sam" and Toshiko) Papers documents the World War II experiences of Hayao "Sam" and Toshiko Chuman, who were Kibei Nisei born in the United States but grew up and completed school in Japan, and then returned to the U.S. prior to the war. It chronicles the Chuman's incarceration from the Santa Anita Assembly Center, through Jerome, Rohwer, Tule Lake camps, and the Santa Fe and Crystal City internment camps as well as their struggle for restoring their U.S. citizenships in the 1960s. The digital collection consists of mostly textual material, including correspondence, affidavits, incarceration camp records, lease agreements, financial documents, receipts, pamphlets, and booklets
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
No full textPortrait of Brigadier General Wayne, facing right. Includes facsimile of Wayne\u27s signature.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/skipwith/1018/thumbnail.jp
Wayne Ude, 25th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textWayne Ude is author of stories that have appeared in Ploughshares, North American Review, Greenfield Review, Scree, Aspen Anthology, and The Last Good Place. His books include Becoming Coyote, Buffalo and other stories, Maybe I Will Do Something: Seven Stories of Coyote, and Three Coyote Tales. Since 1993 he has lived, written, and sometimes taught on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. A former Old Dominion University professor, he directed two of the Literary Festivals
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