Adam Mostow was born and raised in the city of Los Angeles, 1980. Growing up in a low income single parent household with three siblings, left resourcefulness and observation as key tools to his survival. With a bloodline spanning from Dutch, Russian, to Pacific Islander, and Cherokee Indian, along with being raised Jewish, Adam walks as a living reflection of his diverse city and lineage. The streets were his teacher, inspiration, and canvas. The little nooks of nature had provided the same.

While attending Santa Monica Community College he discovered glassblowing. Don Hartman, the hot glass instructor at the time, saw a spark in young Adam and he was awarded scholarships to the Corning Museum of Glass and the Pilchuck Glass School. This would forever change his life. There he learned the Venetian techniques of lamp working from Cesare Tofflo and Emilio Santini. In the glass shop during an All Star session at Pilchuck, he learned hot sculpting by William Morris, and blown techniques from Dante Marioni and James Mongrain.

Later, Adam continued his undergraduate work in sculpture at Cal State University Fullerton. He studied glassblowing under Joe Cariati and fell in love with Metal working. With many, many, hours in front of the furnace and behind an angle grinder, Adam was able to sharpen his hand and design skills. This gave him the fundamental tools in which he would use to sculpt his visions.

Adam now resides in Issaquah, WA where he works on his commissions, sculpture, and is currently prototyping luxury furniture pieces.

Instagram / Current Work

Keep the Positive Vibrations going and don’t forget to Laugh! I will Continue to Post Fun Stuff to look at...🧻🧻
This is Succulentus Prime🤖🌵He is made up of Plated-Sculpted Scrap Metal, Sculpted Borosilicate Glass, and a type of Pachypodium

LIMITED RUN! Only 3 of 5 Left!! Standing 16”-18” Tall, The Mini Seed Pods Are 💯% Hand Made Comprised of Casted Polished Bronze, Lampworked, Borosilicate Glass, and Forged Steel. Using Thousands of Years Old Techniques, I’ve Tried t

The Seed Pods are Complete and Ready to be Planted in their new Home!! Many Hours of Sweat, Using Several Different Heirloom Techniques and Mediums, went into these Beauties. I’m Very Grateful for my Client and this Opportunity🙏🏼 Beyond Stoke

Some Finished Photos of Kuato. Kuato is Made with a Rare Succulent Called a Fockea Edulis, Sculpted, Plated Steel and Glass🌵⚒⚗️ •
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#sculpture #design#gold#glass#metal#succulentsofinstagram #succulents #c

This is a Work in Progress but Excited to Share with you a Credenza I’m Building. Exotic Woods and Casted Bronze Cactuses Comprise of this Mid Century Modern Inspired, Turntable Console. Laying out the Cactus Design🌵Playing with Feet and Handl

Ohhh Mannn!! Getting Real Excited at the ol Shopper!!! Metal has been Dipppped, and now Adding the Final Touches to these Sculptures I’ve Been Working on...This Will Be a New Home for a Very Rare, and Very Special Succulent from my Collection🌱

Back at the Shop with the Glass...Fabbed up some Custom Brackets to Light and Support the Glass Taproots Coming out of the Bronze Seed Pods🌱🔧🔩🌱A Few More Final Touches and They’re Ready to Meet Everybody this Saturday!!! #metal #glass #bron

Teaching

2006 / Beginning Workshop “After School for the Arts” / Los Angeles County Museum of Art
2005 / Beginning Lampworking Class / Bay Area Glass Institute
2004 / Lampworking Demonstration / California State University, Fullerton
2003 / Furnace and Lampworking Demonstration / Santa Monica Community College

Education

2008 / Martin Janecky Furnace Sculpture Workshop / Viccolo Glass Los Angeles
2004-07 / Joe Cariati Advanced Furnace Glass Blowing / California State University, Fullerton
2006 / T.A. for Joe Cariati Advanced Furnace Glass Blowing / California State University, Fullerton
2006 / Boyd Suguki Furnace Glass Blowing Class / Viccolo Glass Los Angeles
2005 / Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen Furnace Sculpture Scholarship Workshop / Bay Area Glass Institute
2004 / Hank Adams, Ruth King, Dana Zamechnekova, Joe Cariati “Glass and the Body” Scholarship Workshop / California State University, Fresno
2003 / Cesare Toffolo Venetian Traditional Lampworking Scholarship / Pilchuck Glass School 25-Year All-Star Session
2003 / Don Hartman Beginning Furnace Glass Blowing / Santa Monica City College
2002 / Emilio Santini Venetian Traditional Lampworking Scholarship / Corning Museum of Glass