Taking the world one wine at a time.
You might remember Conrad Engelhardt from one of my previous posts on his amazing wine cork art. Well, Conrad actually just finished his latest art exhibition in London last week, and so I thought you might like to take a look at the walk-through video he made of his wine cork artwork the morning before the exhibit. All the artwork is made from wine corks, and all the colors you see are only from how…
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Once again we have an odd-number to begin this post with! Why 14 of the Best DIY Wine Christmas Decoration Projects, you ask? The answer is very simple: I need limit myself to a certain amount of time on Pinterest each week. The reason for that is: You know how Australian Aborigines believe that every time your photo is taken, you lose a small piece of your soul? Well, I have a similar theory about…
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The next time you uncork a bottle of vino, you may want to revaluate throwing out the cork. At least, that’s how wine cork artist Conrad Engelhardt got his start! He decided that the humble wine cork deserved a “second lease on life” Engelhardt uses up-to 5,000 wine corks to create one of his masterpieces; which bearing in mind that he’s a fellow Brit, probably takes him at least…oh, I don’t know….about a week of…
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What’s your background and is this your full-time job? I grew up in North-West Michigan, and I always loved building and drawing. After high school I headed to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo to study art and education. For the past 10 years I’ve been teaching high school art, carving out a few hours a week during the school year to make my own art and a few more hours during the summer. How…
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Artist Saimir Strati may have a slight drinking problem! Nevertheless, he put his affliction to good use! It took almost 230,000 corks to create “Romeo with a crown of grapes playing the guitar while dancing with the sea and the sun,” a homage to life living in the Mediterranean. Over the years, Saimir’s art has earned him the title “The Master of Mosaics” and also four Guinness Records. He allegedly worked 14 hours a day,…
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