Once they were outcasts and now they are stars. Glass pipe makers are taking center stage this weekend at Tacoma’s Museum of Glass. The museum is holding “Chronic Heat: A Joint Venture,” a two-day ...

This spring, glass smoking pipes get the high art treatment, courtesy of a new exhibit coming to the National Liberty Museum in Old City. Dubbed “The Treachery of Images,” the exhibit, which will run ...

Chris Vela dances with fire as he twirls molten glass over a glowing flame. He likens the mesmerizing effects to a campfire – a hypnotic incandescence. As a contemporary marijuana glass artist, Vela ...

Just like cannabis, glass pipes are not just for smoking anymore. This functional sculpture genre, once a vibrant but somewhat arcane subculture, has gone high-end, signature and artisanal. Far from ...

Brian Owoc began his love affair with the torch when the itinerant baker met a group of glass artists at a 2000 Phish show. Fascinated by the flame and the camaraderie, the Portland resident watched ...

While Brandon Brock’s plans for a pot sales shop in Washougal hit a brick wall this summer, the local head shop owner was just getting started on his next big venture. Brock, owner of Mary Jane’s ...

Interest in glass pipes has increased since New York legalized recreational cannabis this year, according to local pipemakers who say their work is enjoying more public support— and their profession ...