Back in December, an order was placed for 300 melted wine bottles. Yes, I said 300. No, we don't drink wine. So, where does one get 300 bottles to recycle? I contacted our friends at Glisson Winery on Market House Square to see if they could help. It just so happened that they were trying to find a way to dispose of some old bottles. We drove out to meet them and ended up with a pickup truck load full of empties of all makes, colors, and sizes.
Soon, the backroom at PATINA was full of cases and cases of bottles to be soaked and scrubbed.
Thank Heavens For Little Boys. Our youngest son, with a little persuasion, accepted the task of cleaning those hundreds of bottles. It was an agreement that he later regretted.
After the bottles are washed, they need to go in a kiln for the "slumping" process.
A dozen, give or take, can be "slumped" at a time. So it took a couple of months to get close to the magic number, 300.
Our neighbor and friends at Brad Rankin Studio donated the last bottle needed to complete this order.
There is still quite a bit of work to do with the melted ones. Feet must be added, a final polish given, and cards added.
(Did you know that if you have an old wine or liquor bottle that is special to you, we can "slump" it for you. No guarantees. There is always a 10% risk that they will crack or something during the process.)
There are several selections in the store to be purchased too.