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 ...

Matthew Ronayne steps into his garage to begin production on his latest work. He begins like any other artist: He collects his tools, gathers his pigments and turns up the radio for some added focus.

Surely, hand-blown glass pipes and tubes are the modern connoisseur’s weapon of choice. Their sleek, smooth feel and exquisite psychedelic swirls, marbles and designs are only outdone by the ...