Paper bag please, I'm too excited...

 

Sometimes less isn't more. This morning I was choosing a necklace to wear since I was expecting a very important visitor. Three similar necklaces were resting on my table so I combined them into one, and voila! It's a keeper. I was kicking myself for obsessively stocking up on these vintage German glass cameos, and now I'm a happy camper.

My guest arrived bearing a trunk load of 500 bottles, most already painted and cut. I can hardly wait to add them to my panel. I met Judy at ArtPrize in 2011. She was enthralled with the recycled bottles and we have corresponded ever since. I have found kindred spirits in the past, but this was my first encounter with someone who shares my passion for plastic bottles. I thought I had figured out every way to use a recycled plastic bottle, but I was wrong. It was so fun sharing ideas and visions for future projects. By the end of the visit we were both practically hyperventalating.

Judy's  car was barely out of the driveway when I received a call from Art More Place in Melbourne. Sherri and I are coordinating a workshop at her studio. She called to tell me that she has access to a big event where there are an anticipated 6,000 water bottles available for my project! Soon I'll be packing up the scissors and my intern for some cutting  up on the coast!