Specialties
Oregon Du Drops reflect and refract the beauty of the world through Oregon rain collected on specific dates--that memorialize and commemorate weddings, births, anniversaries and other special events--in recycled light bulbs.
History
Established in 1999.
Oregon Du Drops began circa 1972 when James Stephen Du Bois, on an early morning walk, came across a bush that stopped him. It was covered with a blanket of spider webs that were covered with dew drops. He loved the way he could see the whole world in each and every drop of dew.
Du Bois wanted to make dew drops, too, so when he got home, he pulled a dead light bulb out of the trash, a pair of pliers out of the junk drawer, and wrenched the top off the bulb. He rinsed it out, filled it with tap water, held it up to the morning light, and decided that he was going to learn to make dew drops himself.
And now he does. They do. He met his wife Cat Freshwater (she engraves the bulbs), on his first trip to Rockaway Beach for the First Annual Wine, Cheese, and All That Jazz Festival (she writes songs and sings them) in June, 2001. They now have a gallery in Rockaway Beach where you're invited to come in, walk among the Oregon Du Drops, and maybe hear a little live music . . .
Meet the Business Owner: James Du Bois and Cat Freshwater D.
Inspired by dewdrops on spider webs, Du Bois took the top off of a light bulb and filled it with water to see if he could make a dewdrop. That was way back in 1972, way back in Indiana. Today, he invites you to experience his Oregon Du Drops, topped with brass bells from India and filled with Oregon rain since 1999.
Cat Freshwater added her charm and music to the mix in 2001 and now she greets our customers in our gallery in Rockaway Beach.