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"Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited, imagination circles the world"

                                                  
  Albert Einstein

Gallery of Bottle Stoppers
created by
 Artists and Craftsmen

True craft requires more than skill: it expresses the craftsmen's
care and concern, their personal investment in everything they do.


Bottle stoppers make the perfect gift.  Many of the artists shown here sell their work. 
Visit their websites to see a collection of their artwork and purchasing information. 

Beautiful stoppers turned
by Tim Gates of Trinity, FL
Email for purchasing info.

 



Top view of Tim Gates stoppers.
These will make great gifts.
Email for purchasing info.

 

Lauren Zenreich of
Oradell,  NJ.

 

 

Beth Martindale of  Lantana, TX

 

Barb Siddiqui of WA
made the above array
 and the ones
on the left in the bottles.
Visit Barb's etsy page.

 

An array of stoppers made by
 Brad Adams in CA.
Visit Brad's website
click here.
 

 

Beatiful glass art by Faye
 of Malench Glass
Email to order.


John Solberg of
Denton, TX

 

 



John's
duck stoppers
are very original.
 

 

John Calver of
London, Ontario. 
Email to order.

 

John Calver embeds
 military pins in resin.

 

Paul Porter of Phoenix, AZ
has the brightest array of stoppers!
 


Carol Pedrick, MD
Sundrift Glass
Email for purchase info

 

Carol Pedrick, MD
Sundrift Glass
Email for more info
 

 

Rod Castle of NY.
See his etsy page.

 

Rod Castle of NY.
See his etsy page.

 

Niels Madsen of OR. 
Visit Niels' etsy page
click here


Arlene Chigas
creates awesome
glass stoppers.
 

 



 
Email Arlene Chigas for prices.

 

Marshall Odell of CO
puts State sports pins
in the tops of the stoppers
.

 

 

 Ski-cap stoppers fit over the neck of the bottle.  They can only be made with the SS Niles short stoppers so they will sit flat on the counter.
Made by Ruth Niles

 

Mary Graff
from Knoxville, TN 
Visit

Mary's etsy page

 


Larry Perkins of TX
adds a special interest.
woodchuckways.com

 

Larry Perkins of TX
adds a special interest.
woodchuckways.com

 

Jim Whisnand of
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX

 

 

Cindy Valenzo of IL
Visit her etsy page

 

Another fused glass
stopper by Cindy.
Visit her etsy page


Jim Parker of WI just
drills a hole in a golf ball and glues in the stopper.

 

Leah Waldo of
MI.  See more
on her
etsy page.

 

Another design by
Leah Waldo
 

 

Mark Chipman of
 Indianapolis, IN

 

Paul Douglas of WA.
Great turning, great wood.


Jim Dodd of Enfield, CT
"New England Stoppers"
specializes in using
antique knobs.  Email for catalog

newenglandstoppers.com

 

 

Authentic doorknob with
backer lock plate.  
Doorknob is a bottle
stopper.  An elegant gift.
newenglandstoppers

 

Tom Metz, PA great
gift idea. 
 Email to purchase
tametz@aol.com

 

 

Mark Wilding of
St. Louis, Mo.

Visit his etsy page.

 

Eccentric turning by
Mark Wilding
 etsy
page.


Christos Kontodimas of
Brussels, Belgium
"Magritte's Men" series
arispens@scarlet.be

 

Rebecca Kerr of
Portland, OR.
Visit her etsy page
 

 

Color variation by
Rebecca Kerr.
Visit her etsy page

 

 

 Jess Wetherhold's
terrific stoppers.
Visit her
etsy  page

   

Jess Wetherhold has a nice
selection of her stoppers on
her
etsy page


Mike Daddis of Fairport, NY.
A nice display at a show

 

Victorian style by
Sig Schwartz
 of FL

 



Another
Victorian style by
Sig Schwartz
of FL.

 

Christopher Mosey
Chattanooga, TN
christophermosey

 

 

Christopher Mosey of
IGNIS Glass
Chattanooga, TN
christophermosey


Caitlin Weather of FL uses old water taps.
 

 

Caitlin Weather of FL.

 

"Vinyard Monk"
fits over the bottle neck.
Ruth Niles
 

 

Array of apple bottle stoppers
by Doug Bagwell of
Las Cruces, NM.

 

 

Pine Cone stoppers by Doug Bagwell of NM.


Tim Curtin of
Burlington, VT
Visit Tim's
etsy page.

 

Tim Curtin of VT
"Bullet Time"
 etsy page

 

Mike Rubes from
Apex, NC.

 

 

Gregg Kristophel
Harmony, PA
Carved deer antler
etsy

 

Gregg Kristophel
Harmony, PA
See Gregg's
etsy shop.

 

Jeremy Jackson of
Somerville, MA
did these great stoppers

 


Go to Victor Nadurak's
website to see more geckos

seafireglassworks

 

Victor Nadurak, Ladysmith,
British Columbia
does awesome glass work
seafireglassworks

 

Rose engine work done by
Gary Clarke of
Bellevue, WA.
 

 

Dave Lindow of Lake Ariel, PA.
Created on his Rose Engine. 
Go to his website for more info
www.roseengineturning.biz


Fantastic Rose engine work
done by Gerry Kmack of CO.

   

Beautiful segmented
work by Gerry Kmack
Pagosa Springs, CO

 

Off-center work by
Tony Marsh of FL.
Featured in
The Turning Center
Phila. PA
 

 

Fred Reese of Allouez, MI
uses river and lava rocks from
Lake Michigan.

 


Rock creation
by Fred Reese
of MI.


Greg Smith of Troy, MI. 
For stoppers or display stand
email:
gregsmith@aol.com

 

 

Angelo Denofrio of IL  Dyed maple to look quite real.
Email for more info.
 


 

Angelo Denofrio makes
  unique bottle stoppers.
Email  for more styles

 

Charley Wenger of PA
Nice top hat.

 

Perfect apple stopper
by
Charley Wenger.


Joy Alyssa Day of
Nebula Glass Studio
Camel Valley, CA
glasssculpture

 

 

Joseph Aliperti of
Conway, NH

 

 

C.J. Solberg,
 Denton, TX
 Gallery pictures
Click Here

 

C.J. Solberg,
 Denton, TX
 Gallery pictures
Click Here

 

 Lew Bishop of CA
Email for prices

 

Joel Bond of Simpsonville, SC.

 

Mark Rose of Canada
Terrific segmented work

 

 

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Tom Metz, PA,
uses military buttons with a stand. Eeail
TAMETZ@aol.com

 

These are turned from exotic woods
by Tom Metz.  Email to purchase
TAMETZ@aol.com


 


Aaron Verity of
Brooktondale, NY
Email for prices and available styles
 

 

Aaron Verity, NY
Email for prices.

 

Carole Valentine of Onley, VA.
Purchase info on website:
www.carolevalentine.com

 

Team ski cap.
Stopper is inside so it fits over the bottle neck.
 

 

Patricia Garibay of
Coeur D Alene, ID
 


Tucker Garrison
created this
work of art.
Featured at The
Turning Center
in Phila., PA
 

 

 Tucker Garrison of NC
Design featured in
exhibit at
The Turning Center, 
Phila., PA

 

Patrick O'Brien of
Alexandria, VA.
See all of Patrick's turnings at
www.ohbewood.com
 

 

Aaron Wingert of
Mission, KS
Very pretty.

 

Ed Davidson, CO
See how-to videos
on his website:
yoyospin.com


John Schick,  Norwalk, OH,
makes custom granite and marble
stoppers to match counter tops.
schick13@accnorwalk.com

 

John Schick stone stoppers.
Email John for prices
 schick13@accnorwalk

 

Dean Wolf of Austin, TX.
Bubble twisted stoppers
www.wolfartglass.com
 

 

These stoppers were donated by
Schenectady, NY woodturners to
be sold to benefit woodworkers
in wheelchairs.


Mike Gibson of
Hoschton, GA.
Awesome turned, carved
and dyed rose.

 

Simply beautiful, done by
Joe Johnson of Kerrville, TX

 

Jeni Woock of WA. 
See more creations at
woockstudio.com

 

 

Ralph Tursini from VT.
Visit Ralph's site:
woodturning

 

Randy DeForge of
Howell, NJ.
Oak, birch, red cedar

 


 Nancy Brooks,
Greensboro, NC. 
Email for prices
 

 

One of Nancy Brooks'
creative stoppers in use.

 

Rob Nelson of Larsen, WI.
Wonderful display stand, too.

 

Pat Harris of
Lexington, SC turned a rose
in acrylic.


Ches Spencer
of Nichols, NY

 

 

Lamar Spence from
Alpharetta, GA 
 

 

Gary Bills from Zirconia, NC
www.beneaththebark.us

 

Bill Neddow from Ottawa.
Great display stand.


Maxwell Kreitman, CA
Black glass is layered to create the base between the marble and the stopper
 

 

Bob Horowitz,  VA
Nice array of stoppers in
a nice display.

 

 Michael Pierceall, AZ
This is lost wax casting and
 takes about 30 hrs.
piercealldesign.com

 

 Michael Pierceall, AZ
Visit Michael's website to see
his furniture creations, too.
piercealldesign.com


Driftwood stopper by
Kevin Coyne, CA

See more driftwood art on
Kevin's
Etsy page
 

 

Ed Kelle, NY.
Maple, dyed and
textured with a dremel
 kellewoodturning
 

 

Mike Byers from
Williamsport, IN does
 fused glass tops

 

 

 

Chris West from
Romsey Hampshire,
UK
the-turning-circle

 

Close-up of tied fly
in resin by Chris West.
email for more info
 


Bob Rosenblum, Norwich, Vt.
Unique segmented stoppers.

 

Patrick Furlong from
Centerville, TN

 

 

Jerry Latta from
Defiance, OH
 

 

Francis Lefevre of
Normandie, France

Nice variety of glass stoppers.
 


 Darryl Elmer, CA
for purchasing info
Email

 

A simple elegant design
by Ned Gelinas of
Manchester, NH.

 

Harry Pye from
Lansdale, PA
 

 

Jeff Welch of
Smithfield, NC
Glued Corian

 

Gil Jones from
Donalsonville, GA.
 


Mouse carved by
Ruth Niles
 

 

Jane Irvine of Glen Head, NY
See more artwork at
janesartglass.com

 

 

Maple laced with Walnut
done by Allan Schwindt
artist-schwindt.com

 

Mike Cunningham of NJ


Frank Kobilsek
Mendota, IL
dyed box elder.

 

Steve Massman
Visit his
website
 

 

Steve Massman of MO
See Steve's
etsy page.

 

Dan Noren of MN
Visit Dan's website
burroviejowoodworking

 

Joe & Deb Gilman of VT    Visit their website at
Vermonttreebones


Eric Sigmon of
Chapin, NC

 

Ann Ivory of MI
To see more of Ann's
stone artwork:
Click Here

 

 

David Ramer, OR,
uses exotic woods.
 

 

 

Inside-out turnings by
Henry Doolittle of
Benton City, WA.
 

 

Neville Isaacson of
Isle of Wight, UK


Ken George of MA
Nice display

 

George Mosko, FL, uses state quarters Email for available styles
geojanmos@mail.com
 

 

Golf ball stoppers by
George Mosko in FL
Email for more info
 

 

Bill Lee of Chapin, SC
Great segmented stoppers

 


Greg Pencheff of PA. 
Visit his site to see more of Greg's work
gvpencheff.com

 

Alice Riordan
 perfect for people
who have a hard time grasping thin styles.
 

 

Alice Riordan
Aptos, CA

 

Ric Roundtree from VA
Contact Ric at
757 - 593 - 7720 or email:   
rounRtree@netscape.net


Beautiful segmented stopper
by Dave "Penmaker"

 

 Unique stopper
Raymond Overman
of Fort Mill, SC.
 

 

Dave Eaton from Natick, MA.

 

Cherry stoppers turning by
Fred Wish of
Manasquan, NJ

 


Jim Burr from
Fresno, CA.

 

 

Jack O'Bryan of MI.
 A nicely designed display stand.

 

Leo Van Der Loo of
London, Ontario
Beautiful segmented work.
 

 

Matt Rabe from Bedford, TX.
Go to Matt's website to see more
texaswoodshavings.com


Pete Yavner, Dallas, TX
Segmented with
cabachons.Olive wood

 

Laura and Eric Eicher of  CO. 
 Eric turns the wood
and Laura does the glass.
Call to purchase: 

720 - 308 - 4509

 

 

Pleasant shape
Shown on "Make
a Stopper" page

 

Joy Alyssa Day of
Nebula Glass Studio
Camel Valley, CA
glasssculpture

 

Gregg Kristophel
Carved deer antler
etsy for prices
 


 

* * * * Holiday Style Stoppers * * * *

    Keith Kapp, Mechanicsburg, PA  

 

Two pieces, the
hat is glued on
at a slight tilt.

 

Bob Horowitz,
Falls Church, VA

 

C.J. Solberg,
 Denton, TX
 Gallery pictures
Click Here

 

Jeff Ziegler,
Bedford, PA
Inside-out stopper.

 

 


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