Internationally acclaimed light artist and NEA Fellow, Ben Livingston, creates neon, copper and Agave Caduceus sculpture as public art for South Texas Hospital. READ THE FULL BLOG HERE

It’s been a year and a half since I’ve written a story and I miss writing, it’s good for me and I know it...My last story was a blog I called “Continental Drift” (http://continentalclubshow.blogspot.com/) where I articulately agonized the sussing out of my Sturm und Drang over a huge blank canvas to fill being one of the three uber venues of Austin’s HUGE SXSW 2009.

Gary Martin and I restored this beat up old neon sign for our friend Steve Wertheimer's brand new club back around 1987. Back then, we'd go to meet up with Steve at the Watson - Casey Group where he worked as a CPA. Then he would take us over to look at “the club”.

SMEAR full article (2015)