Naoki Sullivan

Naoki Sullivan, artist: large-scale installations in glass and wood, Hawaii and Washington

Tumbleweed, Study No. 1. Flameworked borosilicate glass. Pilchuck Glass School, 2026

Studio

Naoki Sullivan is an American artist based in Winthrop, Washington, and Kailua, Hawaiʻi, who designs large-scale installations in glass and wood. Each work is drawn and modeled in the studio, then fabricated with a team of makers, engineers and installers.

Work

Project Medium Location Status Year
Tumbleweed Outdoor installation, borosilicate glass Site to be announced In development 2026– Tumbleweed, Study No. 1 Flameworked borosilicate glass Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington Complete 2026 Cedar Sconce Kiln-cast glass and light Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington In development 2026– Alaia Western red cedar and redwood, wall piece Private residence Complete

Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed, concept sheet. Redrawn from the full-scale layout sketch.Pilchuck Glass School, 2026

Tumbleweed project

Cedar Sconce

Cedar Sconce, rendering of the backlit casting.Kiln-cast glass, 2026

A wall light cast in glass from real cedar bark gathered on the tree farm around Pilchuck Glass School. Light behind the casting shows every change in the glass’s thickness and color, and no two castings are the same.

Cedar Sconce project

Alaia

Alaia, a cedar and redwood surfboard form, on a plaster wall above a wooden bench in a Hawaiian living room open to the ocean. images/alaia-surfboard-sculpture-hawaii-interior-rendering.jpg
Alaia, shown in a concept interior. Rendering.Cedar and redwood

An open surfboard form with laminated cedar rails and diagonal redwood slats. The wall shows through the deck, and the slats cast their shadows behind it.

Alaia project

Commissions

The studio accepts commissions for architecture, landscape and private collections, and works with the client from the first site visit through installation.

Commission process