Neon Artist: Michael Flechtner
Wed, Aug 23
|Los Angeles
Enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and special presentation each week at the historic Los Angeles Breakfast Club.
Time & Location
Aug 23, 2023, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Los Angeles, 3201 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Guests
About the event
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: After completing the MFA program at Wichita State University, Michael Flechtner completed a six-week neon glass bending course and moved to southern California to continue making neon art. In his work, he plays with language, pop imagery, and rebuses. He creates artworks with a reverie for the craft of neon glass bending and the artists and craftsmen who came before him. In 2010, Flechtner was commissioned by the U.S.P.S. to design a “CELEBRATE” themed Forever stamp. It was first issued in 2011 and reissued in 2015. It was the first US stamp to use neon for the design.
ABOUT THE CLUB: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy…