The shriek of a propane torch pierces the brisk studio air, but Neal Conner is unfazed. His hands skim hundreds of rods of glass before he plucks a pale yellow tube from the shelf below his worktable.
Neal Conner, known as Neon Man, has been creating neon signs in Eugene, Oregon, since the 1980s. Conner's business, Neon Latitudes, was established in 1987 and continues to produce custom signs and ...