We travel up to Tacoma for a dog grooming convention and a creative dog grooming contest, and every…read moreyear we take time to do glass blowing. This is my third time coming here and every time I have a blast!! We have had Ben as our instructor before and this year we had Donovan. They were both super nice, talkative and made us feel very welcome! It's such a cool experience to take part in such an artistic and highly valued craft! The knowledge Donovan has and shared was fascinating! It is the highlight of our trip to Tacoma! You really get to do a lot of the handling and crafting of your piece. Cassey and the staff up front are so friendly too! I love coming here and can't wait to come back next year!

Let's make this about Summer. No, not the season, but the wonderful assistant at the glass shop…read more She will diligently introduce to the dark arts of color picking and form signing. Summer is the front face of this establishment and she is not shy to steer you in the right direction if you're undecided. Only because of her sweet directions were we able to get exactly what we dreamed of. Donovan was involved, and he was nice, but Summer is the real fire in the shop.

Even my teenager liked it! Our workshop with Anthony was great fun for the whole family. He…read moreprovided clear and engaging instruction, made us all feel comfortable, and helped out just enough to make sure we each had a cool ornament to take home. I highly recommend a visit!

My sister and I had an amazing interactive experience creating our wavy bowls. Both instructors…read morewere very friendly, knowledgeable, and guided us thoroughly throughout the whole process. The items need to set and are not available for pick up until a week later, so they were able to ship our finished products to us (as we are out of state) for an affordable, additional fee. I have continuously raved on about this experience and have recommended it to all my friends who have even considered visiting Seattle. We are extremely satisfied with how the designs turned out and the customer service provided by Ricky. This is such a fun experience for a neat souvenir! Not only do you play a key role in creating something, you also can shop around for pre-made glass pieces. Please do not miss the opportunity to check this place out!

They repaired my precious stained glass lamp to its original shape. Shocking perfect! thanks again…read moreJin

They've had to move locations. As if 2/1/2024 they are open:…read more Thursday: 10am to 2pm Friday: 10am to 2pm Saturday: 10am to 2pm Appointments are available on weekdays with prior arrangement. Details on the location are on the website. The address is to the top street address but the entrance is from the alleyway. I was able to park near the entrance, but it is an alleyway so I don't know if that will always be available. There's currently 3 aisles with glass sheets, some tools, supplies and items for kiln work. As always the owner was very nice and helpful. He offered to get my glass to my car. One you enter, you go through a small room into another and then up a couple of concrete stairs, then you're there. They still have the best selection in the area (and almost the only selection that I know about south of Burien).

Our private lesson glass blowing class was a magical way to spend time with my parents visiting…read morefrom out of town. We do not have an artistic background but was able to make 5 beautiful pieces in 3 hrs. Our instructor, Darrian, has an amazing teaching style that makes the experience not intimating for first timers.

Very cool glass blowing gallery with lots of glass art pieces from the very affordable, to the…read morecrazy expensive. There was a class going on while we were walking through. I would totally take that glass if we were going to be staying here in the city few more days. The coolest thing is that they can make a custom made glass blown figurine of your dog from a photo. Once we adopt another pup, we will be ordering one of those.

Great folks and a stellar experience. Super easy to call and book with Cynthia, who was able to…read morekindly fit us into a weekday lesson on short notice. Street parking was easy. Dave was very friendly and shared his wealth of knowledge with us. He explained instructions clearly and guided us through all the steps with ease. During and after he took the time to answer all our Qs. Glass bird and paperweight came out beautifully. Highly recommend if you want to get a taste of glass blowing.

Picked up two beautiful glass ornaments at Blowing Sands Glass Studio. Gorgeous craftsmanship,…read morefriendly staff, and a great spot for unique gifts! Next up: schedule a glass blowing class! The stands are from Etsy reseller.

As one of the Gallery Boom artists I can say, I have found my happy place. I am also the artist…read morethat runs the watercolor class Thursday and Friday Check my social media for times. RayTen Creative Design. Hope to see ya soon.

Wow! What a discovery this place was! I didn't even have Gallery Boom on my list of bookmarks in…read moreOlympia. We just happened to park by it as we were going to explore and grab a bite to eat in downtown Olympia. I asked the cashier how long the place has been around and I was told it's been around for about two years. I'm a bit shocked that no Yelp entry has been made yet. Gallery Boom is a gallery that features over 100 local artists and virtually all of the work here is for sale. The prices on a great deal of the art pieces asked by the artists seem very reasonable. Since this gallery features so many artists the variety on what type of art there is here is quite vast. I bought several things here... a dried mushroom under glass, a purple crystal, a Christmas ornament with moss in it, a UFO rear view mirror hanging ornament and the bigger purchase a small lamp. Pictures of most of those things to follow. I was very excited to get this lamp as the artist makes all kinds of sizes of lamps that are inspired by sci-fi, UFO's, the Space Needle and other similar building structures like it. I first came across these lamps at another Olympia art gallery, Matter Art Gallery. That gallery has since gone defunct and I was very sad to no longer see these lamps but now I know a great physical location to go to for these lamps (the same artist like many of the other artist either have their own website, a point of contact or an Etsy account as well). It was great reconnecting with those artistic lamps again! The cashier said that reaching out to nearly all of the artists is easy and they are very receptive to communicating with the public. This also reflects onto the gallery itself as it doesn't come across stuffy or pretentious in the slightest. The cashier also mentioned that the art for sale can rotate out relatively quickly and that their is almost always something new to examine in a relatively short amount of time. Not only that but one pass down the aisles here just doesn't seem to do it justice. It seems like each time you walk where you already were you see something that didn't catch your eye the first time. So you can spend a lot of time here just doing that. I'm totally addicted to this place! I am SO coming back here but I'm going to wait maybe several weeks to a month for new art pieces to get brought in. If nothing else I'm most likely going to buy another one of those lovely lamps!

Super fun. Great value. Amazing service. We booked a hour and a half for my wife and I, as a date…read morenight and had an amazing time. We were able to create something beautiful that we will cherish.

We booked a glass blowing class for four family members and it was a fabulous experience…read more The team was warm, welcoming, and made us feel very comfortable. Love our glass pieces and Kevin went to extra effort to UPS overnight our pieces before our family members returned home abroad. Tons of fun, great experience and value!

I ran across this place by accident. I stopped in and browsed around the store/gallery. This is a…read morelocally owned establishment. The owner immediately greeted us. The selection was very interesting. The glass is all locally produced right there in their own hot shop. There were some very creative pieces. The most creative pieces were the most expensive, however there were plenty of pieces that were not too expensive. Robin the owner was fabulous and explained how my art piece was made. Since the hot shop is adjacent to the gallery, you can watch the artists make the glass art. It is very interesting and there are some beautiful pieces.

I bought my husband a gift card to take a glass blowing class as he really wanted to try it out. I…read moreapologize - I can't recall the instructor's name, but man is he charismatic! :) Very friendly, funny and skilled! He kept us laughing through the entire class. I thought there would be multiple people in the class, but it ended up just being the two of us and the instructor. He got to create three glass pumpkins and they turned out amazing! Definitely worth trying if you are looking to try something new/fun. Gift shop has some cool stuff in it as well.

This was one of the best small galleries I have even been into. The team working was very friendly…read more(and they both had their own art for sale). The music inside was fun and set at a great level. What amazed me most was how many great pieces there were and in so many different styles! There is something for everyone here. I don't buy at most galleries I go to, but we all bought something here. Paintings... sculptures... they have it all. A wide variety of sizes, and all priced very reasonably! Great service, great art!

Good art at reasonable prices Staffed by the artists themselves The staff is very helpful alsoread more

My friend and I traveled to the area for other reasons, and decided to fit in a little yarn…read moreshopping. Unfortunately, the hours posted on Google were not correct, and when we arrived, the store was officially closed, although a class was going on. Win, whom I am assuming was not just sales but perhaps the manager, was extremely apologetic. Rather than turn us away, she let us browse , saying that she was teaching the class but wouldn't have time to help us in real time. She let us know that we could flag her down if we had questions. We really enjoyed ourselves. The store is much larger than any local yarn store I have been to previously, and there are many unique and different yarns. Win came to help us after her class, and could not have been more wonderful. What started out as a browse, turned into some nice purchases. It's a gem of a store, and I look forward to going back on my next trip up north.

Great yarn store. They cater to all kinds of fiber arts. The selection is fantastic - you've got…read moreyour staples (Noro, Malabrigo, Manos del Uruguay etc) as well as the fanciful and rare, in all weights, fibers and types, and neatly organized too. It's located in an old industrial space. Light industrial brickwork. The sign is a little small and hard to spot. You enter through a small door and go up a few stairs, and voilà - Alibaba's cave. The staff is helpful, friendly, and very knowledgeable. They'll help you as much as you want them to, without being pushy. In my case, there were some yarns that I liked, and they found the right projects for my taste and skill level, made sure I was kitted out, and taught me the techniques I'd need. In case you need patterns, they've got them. There's a full room dedicated to books. Don't miss the clearance section! They also do knitting workshops during week days by reservation, for a very modest fee. They also have classes, though they do fill out fast!