I purchased some EL Wire from Amazon. This is a flexible coloured tube with a LED wire inside and a battery pack attached. I decided to use a texture canvas I had experimented with earlier in the project. I very loosely sketched the words Rock Bottom on the canvas and tried to follow the text with the wire. I had to make a small hole in the canvas to hide the battery pack. The wire itself is not very flexible so I quickly learnt this was going to be an experiment rather than a final piece. I secured each twist and turn with some masking tape, knowing that this would not be seen in the dark. This was very difficult! It kept popping off the canvas and wasn't easily manipulated. When I turned the battery pack on I noticed that the light was extremely dim. However once I finished I took the finished canvas to a dark room and tried to capture the effect. As you can see from the video it did definitely emulate the Neon/LED signs that I've been looking at, however it was just too loose and abstract for my own style.
I left it in my space overnight and when I returned it had popped off through the tape (SEE PIC 6)
I unintentionally made a piece of ephemeral art!
I can re-use the wire so I will experiment with it on my finished sign.
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