My son's bottle tree on permanent exhibit at the Museum of History

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  1. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

  2. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Looks pretty good, that has got to make him proud!

    We have a bottle tree that is much smaller and naked. Everytime a stone kicks out from the lawnmower another bottle breaks, and since neither the wife or myself drink wine it will remain maked!
     
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  3. BuzzMyMonkey

    BuzzMyMonkey Well-Known Member

    Pretty it up with your Geritol bottles
     
  4. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    What do they look like Buzz?
     
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  5. BuzzMyMonkey

    BuzzMyMonkey Well-Known Member

    Let me google it
     
  6. Auxie

    Auxie Well-Known Member

    Taking a long time to google it. I don't see a reply yet.
     
  7. BuzzMyMonkey

    BuzzMyMonkey Well-Known Member

    I couldn't spell it.
     
  8. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    They had to work out a system to keep the bottles from being removed but still allow for replacement of any damaged ones, which was an undertaking. This was dedicated to the volunteers and proctors who have passed on and with a nod to the doctor who had donated much of the art for the exhibition for which this piece was originally commissioned. We were all honored to have been able to meet with him and discuss his love of art that lead to the collection being displayed at the time. I feel he was at least partially responsible for the tree becoming a permanent exhibition at the museum.
     
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  9. poppin cork

    poppin cork Well-Known Member

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
     
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  10. Sherry A.

    Sherry A. Well-Known Member

    Wonderful, Wayne!
     
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  11. tassy

    tassy Well-Known Member

    It's a beautiful piece of art!
     
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  12. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    Since this was to be an indoor capable tree it is not the largest he had made. One of the larger trees was to be dedicated with a bottle party where everyone brought a bottle or two to install as it would hold about 100 bottles. This was early spring so there were no leaves out and two of the guests walked right by it without noticing that it was not a live tree. It took a 16 foot step ladder and a tall person to reach the top branches to install the bottles. Since then he has made a couple of small table top trees that use antique medicine bottles instead of the wine bottles. The funny thing is that no two look the same. He seems to try something new and different with each one.
     
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  13. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    You can purchase empty bottles at a reasonable price from the places that sell brewing supplies. That is where the museum purchased their bottle inventory, although they did serve wine at each of the dedications.
     
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  14. elims

    elims Well-Known Member

    That's very cool, Wayne!! I'd never heard of that superstition, so learned something new as well! :)
     
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  15. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    The newest which was commissioned by Martinsville VA for their permanent exhibit.

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  16. DWK

    DWK Well-Known Member

    Your son is very talented! How long does it take him to make a tree like that?
     
  17. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    It d
    It depends on the complexity and added features. They wanted leaves they could engrave and add but that took a long time to determine there was no way to do it well
    Other than that about 2 weeks of work.
     
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  18. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    The indoor exhibit at the Museum of History in Raleigh

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  19. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    The permanent outdoor exhibit at the Museum of History

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  20. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

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