Larry Newsum, a nationally recognized glass artist,
has been blowing glass and evolving his style for over twenty years.
For the past fifteen years he has been working in his studio at
Sky Ranch in the mountains between Cambria and Big Sur
on the beautiful Central Coast of California.

Larry, and his devoted crew of highly-skilled assistants,
employ the techniques of the old masters and new ones of their
own to produce blown glass pieces that express the
sensibilities of today while honoring the rich
glass-blowing heritage of the past.

Contact Larry: larry@artglassmaker.com
Larry in the Studio ..........................................................................................



........................................................................... Mike Worcester in the Studio

Mike Worcester is one of the principal glassblowers at Larry Newsum Studios.
The pieces Larry executes require the assistance of a small team of glassblowers
numbering up to four individuals, each with a specific set of tasks that
must be performed. Mike works closely with the master gaffer
(head craftsman on team) to create these works.
Mike has been closely associated with glass his entire life
- both of his parents are glass artists.

Contact Mike: mike@artglassmaker.com



The work performed at Larry Newsum Studios
requires strenuous effort, at dangerously close to extreme temperatures
(often over 2,400 degrees F). Working as a team, each person
has to perform with precision and a deft touch, being
especially careful not to burn the others to death,
or give them a serious owie, anyway.

The working of hot glass begins with a furnace, 'the tank', holding
several hundred pounds of molten glass. About the consistency of honey,
the glass is picked up, or 'gathered', on a hollow steel blowpipe,
and manipulated while still soft into the forms desired.
It can be made to take virtually any form, literally an infinite
number of possible shapes. That's why Larry says it's so hard to
get the exact one you want.

Using a few simple tools and the heat from a secondary furnace
each piece is coaxed from the amorphous blob of glowing heat.
The work is taxing, both mentally and physically. It gets HOT!
The primary function of one team member may be to act as a heat
shield to protect the gaffer (the one who wields the pipe)

It is through the combined talents of this team that the larger of
Larry's works are created. The pieces are designed and manufactured
entirely by hand, and in extremely limited editions,
each one finished, signed and dated by Larry Newsum.



Signature on vase, "Larry Newsum III 1994",
from the RD Overstreet collection



"I love glass, I'm still out there in the shop all day,
dreaming up the next piece. We really put a lot of care
into the work we produce and I hope it shows"-Larry



Roger Overstreet occasionally stands around watching
Larry work in the Studio. He even hands things to Larry as he blows
glass. Roger is responsible for this website, the design and the graphics.
And yes, he does like referring to himself in the third person.

Contact Roger:rdo@fix.net

More info about this site and Roger