Entry No. 43 — the Boulder file — filed under: hands-on

Nomad Neon

A working neon studio run by artist Kaelyn McGowen that does real signage and artwork and opens its bench for hands-on workshops. In the multi-hour beginner session you heat and bend glass tubing over a flame to shape your own abstract neon sculpture, then take the lit piece home with its power supply included. Genuine neon bending is rare anywhere, and this is the closest place to Boulder where a couple can actually do it rather than just watch.

The move: Take the six-hour beginner workshop and bend glowing glass tubing into your own neon sculpture to light up at home.

📍 Before you go Workshops run by reservation on weekends (roughly $500 solo / $575 for two) and fill from a waitlist; confirm the next open date before driving down from Boulder.

• 📍 Denver
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Denver, CO (exact address provided on booking)

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23