Icefire Glassworks — Attraction in Cannon Beach

Colors, patterns, and curves abound. If you are looking for an experience, I recommend visiting when this establishment is blowing glass. It's a hot business with several ovens with molten glass going but there is a plexiglass barrier that allows visitors a real close up look to the complete process. The artisans are happy and glad to share their knowledge as they work their magic. Just like any other delicate job, there are moments when they can't talk so it's good to remember that as we are guests in their workshop. They sell their pieces and those of a few colleagues as well. If you are in or close to the chemical field, do ask about how the working materials react, change and work with each other during different heating and cooling times. It's...

Very disappointed speaking with one of the artists. I tried to speak with him about hot glass and how the millifiori/murine were created around his encalmo bowls. While I was trying to speak and he told me to be quiet, saying he has a meeting in 12 minutes and he wouldn't be able to answer my questions if I kept asking questions and in the time it took to get to the meeting. Seriously? Just because I was interested and asking questions he called me out and told me to be quiet. What a jerk. I really can't believe he was so rude especially when someone is considering buying a piece of glass from this store. Im a borosilicate glass collector from Colorado and brought 4,000 to drop on new pieces at galleries along the was. This jerk won't be getting...

This is a glass blowing gallery I've wanted to explore for several years, but were always in too much of a hurry to take the time to stop. They have some very beautiful pieces displayed by any one of the gallery's four contributing glass artists. One of those four (perhaps the owner) spent considerable time listening to my husband and answering questions. We were greatly enlightened on a subject of which we had little knowledge. Did not purchase any piece on display. But when we are in a position to spend a few hundred dollars (on average) on a gorgeous piece of art, we will definitely go...