This contemporary vase made with a melted wine bottle resulted in very calming colors. The wine bottle was melted once then I placed some already fused glass on it and melted it again. When the bottle is melted more than once it spreads out and takes a different shape of it's own. The vines are plaster and painted. The flowers are fused glass pieces mounted on canvas.

Wine Bottle Vase with Fused in Glass

The quirky TX. Star is painted with acrylics with the melted wine bottle in front of it. The grapes are glass. It is on particle board and with painted barb wire framing the painting.

TX. Star with Wine Bottle

Living in Texas I thought I should do a few pieces with a southern theme. In this mixed media painting I melted some beer bottles using the same method as I do with the wine signs. The bottle in the boot was melted then cut and remelted for smoother edges. The rope is yarn and the boot is textured using plaster. I extended the boot from the particle board into the framed painted canvas to achieve more dimension.

Boots and Beer

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