“They used to say you made it when you get your name in neon lights,” said Gerald Collard, who has spent 40 years working with neon gas and electrified tubes. Collard, along with his sister and daughter, opened “Neon Family” three years ago to satisfy the renewed and growing demand for neon lighting. Back at Neon Family, artist Fanny-Jane Pelletier is sitting on the studio’s mezzanine with her legs dangling over the main workspace. She is one of Collard’s apprentices and spends time learning how to melt, bend and twist neon glass tubes for school credit. But I think Neon Family has many good years ahead of it.”

Source: National Post November 07, 2017 09:00 UTC