Flame & Flight: Neon Butterflies with Leticia Maldonado
1-Day Class
Sunday, September 14th, 2025
11am - 6pm
Location: Museum of Neon Art - 216 S. Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA, 91204
Price: $300
Join neon artist Leticia Maldonado in the creative cocoon of the Museum of Neon Art Electric Lab to create your own neon butterfly. Leticia will guide students through each step of creating a neon artwork, from heating glass over fire, to working with a bending pattern, to wiring up a finished artwork. Students will leave class with their own handmade illuminated butterfly.
Class Price Includes:
Use of safety glasses and neon bending tools / equipment
Practice glass
Glass for final project
1 processed unit (glass tubing, electrodes, argon / neon gas, optional mercury)
1 transformer
Tube mounts / supports
Electrode covers
For ages 18 and up
Leticia Maldonado (b.1980) was born in West Covina, California and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She grew up surrounded by the bright, eye-catching signs atop famous casinos such as The Dunes, The Tropicana, The Flamingo, and The Stardust. For years, she has been mentored by neon artist Michael Flechtner, and has swiftly emerged as a rising star. Maldonado has been featured in two museum group exhibits, including She Bends: Women in Neon and Building Bridges. Maldonado's solo exhibition, The Storytellers, was recently on display at the Museum of Neon Art. She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Member Discount (Argon level and higher): Enter MONAMEMBER at checkout for $50 off your class!
Enrollment deadline is 48 hours before the start of the class. In the event you want to be put on a waiting list for a class or you're trying to sign up past the 48-hour deadline, please call us at 818.696.2149 or email us at info@neonmona.org. Want to participate but the class is sold out? Email us at info@neonmona.org to inquire about our waiting list.
To receive a full refund, cancellation requests must be received 2 weeks before the start date of the class. Due to the limited number of participants in each class, any cancellations after that date are not eligible for a refund. We reserve the right to cancel the class due to insufficient enrollment, in which case your tuition will be fully refunded.
