Gerry Newcomb works with kiln cast glass forming large architectural panels, wall murals, sculptures, light fixtures and tables. These pieces invite people to explore them from many perspectives, with both their eyes and their hands. They play with light to produce colors and shapes and they speak to the forms around us.
His glass work revolves around structures and textures.These can take the form of architecturally formatted house forms or glass relief drawings on large panels. The pieces incorporate graphic and/or natural elements. Line and color are balanced in a way that is controlled, but also allows for the fluidity of the hot glass to be a part of the end result.
He has found ways to place colored forms and shapes inside the glass. At other times he will make a sketch on a piece of glass and incorporate that inside another piece of glass. Some pieces, most specifically wall murals, are mirror coated so they can be lit by reflected light while hanging on a wall.
Gerry's studio work consists of a mix of his own art work and public and private commissions. Gerry also conducts workshops in kiln cast glass in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Florida and at the Corning Museum Studio. Gerry divides his time between a studio in Seattle and a studio on Lopez Island, Washington.
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