Icefire Glassworks, Cannon Beach

My mother, daughter and I visited this lovely glass studio last week. The owner spent quite a bit of time talking with us and we really enjoyed the conversation. He is a largely self-taught glass artist who has been working for decades in his craft. He shared interesting facts about the history of glass and had a very philosophical perspective about many different subjects. It's a lovely place to visit and if I return to Cannon Beach I will make a point to stop in again. There are many gorgeous pieces.

We had a chat with the owner. He is very sweet and explained a lot about the glass making industry even he showed the furnace which is burning at 1600 F all around the year. This glass making skill takes years to master and has limited labor with expensive materials thus it makes an expensive incredible art form.

Great place to support local artists, the displays were cool!

Visited with one of the artist - very pleasant and shared interesting history of glass making. Purchased a a glass globe.

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 quite facinating.