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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 collection of their artwork and purchasing information. 

 

Barb Siddiqui of WA
made these and the ones
on the left in the bottles.

 

Mark Chipman of
 Indianapolis, IN

 

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

 

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

 
 

John Solberg of
Denton, TX

 

 



John's off-center turned
duck stoppers.
 

 

John Culver of
London, Ontario. 
Email to order.

 

John Culver embeds
fishing flies and military pins in resin.

 

Cherry stoppers turning by
Fred Wish of
Manasquan, NJ

 

Stopper is inside so the "Monk" fits
over the bottle neck

 

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

 

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

 

 

Turned pine cones by
Doug Bagwell of
Las Cruces, NM

 

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

 

 

   

 

Gerry Kmack of
Pagosa Springs, CO
Created on Rose Engine

 

 

Beautiful segmented
work by Gerry Kmack
Pagosa Springs, CO

 

     



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

 

 

Mary Graff
from Knoxville, TN
For purchasing info:
Mary's Etsy page
 

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

 

 

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

 

       

These stoppers were sold to
 benefit woodworkers in
wheelchairs.  They
are made by
Schenectady, NY turners.

 

 

bottle stoppers

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

 

 



Angelo Denofrio,
Addison, IL
Dyed maple
Email
 
 

Off-center stopper by
Tony Marsh of
Clearwater, FL
Featured in exhibit at
The Turning Center
Phila. PA
 

Christos Kontodimas of
Brussels, Belgium
"Olympic Torch" series
arispens@scarlet.be
 

 

glass bottle stoppers

Christopher Mosey of
Chattanooga, TN
christophermosey.com

 

 

captured ring stopper

Pete Yavner of
Dallas, TX

 
 



 Bill Lee of Chapin, SC
Great segmented stoppers

 



 

Maxwell Kreitman
Palo Alto, CA
Max slowly layers black glass to create the base under the marble.
 

 

Go to Victor Nadurak's
website to see more geckos

seafireglassworks.com
 

 

turned bottle stopper

Laminated stopper by
Alan Zenreich of
Oradell, NJ.  
Instructions on website:
www.zenreich.com

 

 

Joy Alyssa Day
Nebula Glass in CA.
Go to website for more

glasssculpture.org

 

sterling silver bottle stoppers

Michael Pierceall
Pheonix, AZ

piercealldesign.com
 

 

sterling silver, bottle stopper, leaf

  A beautiful wedding gift!
This is lost wax casting and
 takes about 30 hrs.

www.piercealldesign.com

 

Jim Parker of
Appleton, WI
 

 



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

Gregg Kristophel
Harmony, PA
Email for prices
click here

 

 

rose engine, bottle stoppers

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

www.roseengineturning.biz

 

 



Joel Bond of Simpsonville, SC.
 

 

Tim Curtin of
Burlington, VT
"Bullet Time"

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

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

 



Steve Massman of
Jefferson City, MO
See Steve's shop on
www.etsy.com

 

 

Ruth Niles, PA
Carved from Basswood

 

 

woodturned bottle stoppers

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

 

glass bottle stopper

Christopher Mosey of
IGNIS Glass
Chattanooga, TN

christophermosey.com

 

 

bottle stoppers

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

www.carolevalentine.com

 

 

bottle stoppers

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

 

 

captured ring, bottle stopper

Mike Rubes from
Apex, NC.
 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Simply beautiful, done by
Joe Johnson of Kerrville, TX

 

 

stone and granite bottle stoppers

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

 

 

bottle stopper

Ed Davidson, CO
See many how-to videos
on his website

www.yoyospin.com
 

 

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

 

bottle stoppers

Jess Wetherhold has a nice
selection of her stoppers at

www.etsy.com

 

   

Jeni Woock from
Gig Harbor, WA. 
See more creations at

woockstudio.com

 

 

Aaron Wingert of
Mission, KS

 

 

rose engine bottle stoppers

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

 
 

marble bottle stopper

Victor Nadurak, Ladysmith,
British Columbia
does awesome glass work

seafireglassworks.com
 

 




Go to Victor Nadurak's
website to see more geckos

seafireglassworks.com

 

 

stainless steel bottle stopper

Frank Kobilsek
Mendota, IL
dyed box elder

red cedar wood.

     



David Ramer from
Sherwood, OR, uses
 exotic woods and sells on etsy.com

daveramer.com/index

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

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

 

 

 fused glass bottle stoppers

Nancy Brooks,
Greensboro, NC. 
Email for prices

sleepindogs@triad.rr.com

 

 

segmented bottle stoppers

Bob Rosenblum, Norwich, Vt.
makes quite unique segmented stoppers.

 

 

glass bottle stoppers

Jane Irvine of
Glen Head, NY
See more artwork

janesartglass.com

 

glass bottle stopper

Patricia Garibay of
Coeur D Alene, ID

patriciasartglass

 

 

Sig Schwartz
Weston, FL
Classic design

 

 

 

acrylic bottle stopper

Jerry Latta from
Defiance, OH

 

 

Driftwood stopper
Kevin Coyne,
Eureka, CA
Click here to view
more driftwood art on
Kevin's Etsy page

 

 

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

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Mike Cunningham of
Cape May Court House, NJ
email: 

 

 

glass bottle stopper

Marble made by
Aaron Verity


 

 

bottle stoppers

Alice Riordan
Aptos, CA

 
 

golf ball bottle stoppers

Golf ball stoppers by
George Mosko in FL

 
 

Eric Sigmon of
Chapin, NC

 

bottle stoppers

Jeremy Jackson of
Somerville, MA
did these great stoppers

 

 



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

 

corian bottle stoppers

Jeff Welch of
Smithfield, NC
Glued Corian

 

 

wood bottle stopper

 Unique stopper
Raymond Overman
of Fort Mill, SC.
 
 



Steve Massman
Visit his website for
purchasing info

massmanswoodturning
email:
 massmans@gmail.com

 



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

 

 

bottle stoppers

Jess Wetherhold from
Lemon Grove, CA

jesswetherhold.com

 

 

pool ball bottle stoppers

Jim Dodd, "New England Stoppers"
uses old pool balls.
See more on Jim's website:
newenglandstoppers.com

 

 



Larry Perkins of
Beaumont, TX
See more stoppers on

woodchuckways.com

 



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

 

 

Liberty Bell

Angelo Denofrio
  Unique bottle stoppers.
Email for available styles

highlander9@abcglobal.net

 

 

bottle stoppers

Dave Eaton from Natick, MA.
 
 



Aaron Verity of
Brooktondale, NY
Email for available styles


 


wood bottle stoppers

Ed Kelle, maple, dyed
and textured with a dremel.

  kellewoodturning.com

 
 



John Schick stone stoppers.
Email John for prices

 schick13@accnorwalk
 

 

bottle stoppers

Maple laced with Walnut
done by Allan Schwindt

artist-schwindt.com

 

 

glass bottle stoppers

Francis Lefevre of
Normandie, France

 



Chris West from
Romsey Hampshire,
UK

the-turning-circle

 

 



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

chris@the-turning-circle.co.uk
 



Pat Harris of
Lexington, SC

 
 



Ralph Tursini from VT.
perfect mushroom
 
vermontwoodturning
 

 

bottle stopper

Go to David Ramer's website
for purchasing info
 
daveramer.com/index

 


To purchase Lew's
stoppers, email

lewbishop@sbcglobal.net

 

 

turned bottle stoppers

Tom Metz, Trooper, PA
These are all made from walnut.
email
TAMETZ@aol.com

 

 

Beautiful segmented stopper
by Dave "Penmaker"
 

 

 



Dan Noren of
Falcon Heights, MN
 uses various woods.
Visit Dan's website
burroviejowoodworking
 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Greg Pencheff from
Lancaster, PA, sells his work. 
Visit his site for purchase info

www.gvpencheff.com

 

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

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

 



Ann Ivory from
Farmington Hills, MI
To see Ann's work
Click Here
 

 



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

 

bottle stoppers

Gary Bills from Zirconia, NC
www.beneaththebark.us

 

 




Classic style by
Sig Schwartz of
Weston, FL

 
 



Neville Isaacson of
Isle of Wight, UK

 

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Joseph Aliperti of
Conway, NH

 

 

bottle stoppers

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

 

 



Gil Jones from
Donalsonville, GA.

 

 



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

 

 



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

www.ohbewood.com

 



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

texaswoodshavings.com

 

 



Joe & Deb Gilman of
Guilford, VT
   djvtcrafters@comcast.net
802 - 257 - 0971

 

 

segmented bottle stoppers

Leo Van Der Loo of
London, Ontario

 

 



Lamar Spence from
Alpharetta, GA 

 

bottle stoppers

Mike Byers from
Williamsport, IN does fused
glass tops

 

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Ches Spencer
of Nichols, NY

 

 



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

 

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Laura and Eric Eicher of
Highlands Ranch, CO.  Eric turns
and Laura does the glass.
Call to purchase:  720-308-4509

 

Jim Burr from
Fresno, CA.
 

 

bottle stoppers

Jennifer Shirley from
Indianapolis, IN.
See some awesome turnings
on her website

www.jennifer-shirley.com
 

 

glass bottle stopper

Email Darryl Elmer
for purchasing info
droadie@sbcglobal.net

 

 

bottle stoppers

Harry Pye from
Lansdale, PA

 

stainless steel bottle stopper

Jeff McDonald of
Pleasanton, CA
Watch Jeff make this stopper,
Turning Video
 

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Ches Spencer
of Nichols, NY

 

 

Gregg Kristophel
Harmony, PA
Email for prices
click here

 

stainless steel bottle stoppers

Patrick Furlong from
Centerville, TN

 

 

 

Charley Wenger
Carlisle, PA

 

wood bottle stopper

Ruth Niles 
Purple Heart

 

 

Ed Kelle, maple,
dyed and textured
with a dremel.
 Click Here

 

 

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

 

 

Ruth Niles
Pink Ivory

 

 



George Mosko stoppers with
state quarters
Email for available styles

geojanmos@mail.com

 

* * * * Holiday Style Stoppers * * * *

    Keith Kapp, Mechanicsburg, PA     

 



Two pieces, hat
glued at slight
tilt. 
Ruth Niles

 

 



Bob Horowitz,
Falls Church, VA

 

 

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

 

 

bottle stopper 

Jeff Ziegler,
Bedford, PA
Inside-out stopper.

 

 


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