Oregon Coast Glassworks

Specialties

Stop by and watch us create amazing glass art or schedule a glass blowing class to create your own signature piece. Our gift shop is full of beautiful Venetian glass sculpture and art ranging from beads and floats to lighting, wine goblets, and platters. Looking for that custom wedding top? We can do that too. Our new location offers a larger glass blowing studio and more space for our gallery. Come see us today on the corner of Hwy 20 and Fogarty Street on the eastern gateway into Newport.

History

Established in 2010.

Oregon Coast Glassworks opened its doors on July 4, 2010. The goal of O.C.G is offer a beautiful studio for William Murphy to develop his glassblowing team and create body of work that he is proud to share with the world.

The second line of work that OCG does is glassblowing classes with the public and wholesale glass orders for art and gift gallery’s.

Meet the Business Owner

William M.

Business Owner

William has been blowing glass for the past 17 years. His unique glassblowing style reflects his technical Italian glassblowing education united with his cultural identity as a Native American and lifelong Oregon coast resident.

William’s glass career began as his 20 year Construction Contractor Profession came to an abrupt end. Faced with the physical reality that he could no longer pursue construction Bill began looking for a new profession and found glassblowing while recuperating from carpal tunnel surgery. He instantly fell in love and found that he had talent for the medium. His formal glass education began at the Eugene Glass School where he studied the full glass spectrum from flame work, bead making, hot shop glass blowing and then sculpture. Bill has worked under several world renowned glass sculptors, and is honored to have earned the blessing to from Pino Singeretto to call him Maestro and mentor.