John Lewis

Lewis was one of the first northern Californian artists to open a hot glass studio, which he did in 1969 after studying with Marvin Lipofsky at UC Berkeley.

John Lewis, Bowl, 1974, California Visionaries: Seminal Studio Craft, Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection
John Lewis, Bowl, 1974. Blown glass
Faith Porter, Cloud, Red Blush; John Lewis, Moon Bottles; Philip Cornelius, Untitled Allan Adler, Candlesticks; Porter Blanchard, Coffee Pot & Creamer
Faith Porter, Cloud, Red Blush; John Lewis, Moon Bottles; Philip Cornelius, Untitled Allan Adler, Candlesticks; Porter Blanchard, Coffee Pot & Creamer
John Lewis, Moon Bottles, 1971
John Lewis, Moon Bottles, 1971
John Lewis, Low Glacier Vessel, 2011
John Lewis, Low Glacier Vessel, 2011. Lawrence Huff photograph. Lewis first opened an Oakland glass blowing studio in 1969 and he has been an innovator in large-scale, site-specific architectural glass and cast glass sculpture ever since. The textural contrast between the interior and exterior of this robust vessel give the appearance of a crystallized wedge of ice. Lewis applies other elements such as gold or white leaf and copper foil to produce veins of color in his pieces.