BOTTLE STORIES

Welcome to the Spokane Bottle Project archive, stories inspired by bottles from the collection.

Mar 141 min read

3219 by Mildred Howard, 2004

3219 by Mildred Howard, 2004 Palm Springs Art Museum, Gift of David Kaplan and Glenn Ostergaard From the interpretive label: Made of...

Mar 12 min read

Another Pause

I picked up my bottle from Terrain 14 in Spokane. It now resides at my home in Spokane Valley on a cluttered shelf next to others A cork...

Jan 271 min read

The Strada Challenge

These bottles reside in Kirkland, Washington. The Strada Challenge invites artists to commit to a making a daily painting for one month...

Jan 21 min read

NZ Lovinz

I received this Spokane City Bottling Works bottle from a stash Val had in her basement and that she'd been storing for years before we...

Dec 13, 20231 min read

New Life

I requested and received a bottle in Spokane, Washington in early December. I requested an ink bottle to refill with ink. The journey...

Nov 27, 20231 min read

Now Residing...

I was gifted a bottle at Terrain 2023 - downtown Spokane. It now resides with other old bottles and relics collected from historic...

Nov 27, 20231 min read

Morning Light

Around 2014 I had the opportunity to contribute in a small way, to creating a museum display for some of Brian’s bottles. Seeing the way...

Oct 26, 20231 min read

Every Bottle Becomes a Vase

I received my bottles from the Spokane Bottle Project. Now they reside at Gander and Ryegrass Restaurant https://www.ganderandryegrass.co...

Oct 25, 20231 min read

From Spokane WA to Amherst MA

I received 4 bottles and a stopper in the mail today from the Spokane Bottle Project. I had emailed them after a friend of mine who lives...

Oct 14, 20231 min read

With my little Sister Diamanté

I picked the bottle at the Terrain Art show in Spokane with my little sister in October 2023. Now it's at my office on my desk! The...

Oct 14, 20231 min read

The Alchemy of Aqua

I got this from a very long time friend. It's now in my studio. Aqua, the color of old bottles and sea glass is a one of my favorite...

Oct 11, 20231 min read

Q-ban Hair Tonic

I selected my bottle at Terrain 14 in Spokane, WA I was drawn to its shape but initially thought it was a scotch bottle. I liked its...

Oct 11, 20234 min read

SISU= (Finnish) stoic determination, tenacity, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness.

Olympia, WA, summer 2023 My bottle's words: Elysian Manufacturing Co., Chemists and Perfumers, Detroit, USA In The Encyclopedia of...

Oct 10, 20232 min read

A Blue Bottle for Mom

October 5, 2023 at the Preview Night of Terrain 14 annual juried art show, Spokane WA. I have done some canning and preserving of...

Oct 10, 20231 min read

What's in a Bottle?

Olympia, Washington, summer 2023 In California 12-year-old Ned puts a note in a bottle and throws it in the sea. He wonders where it...

Oct 10, 20231 min read

Bottle Once Buried But Still Useful

I selected my bottle at the Terrain 14 exhibit in Spokane, WA. Immediately upon seeing all of the bottles I was brought back to childhood...

Oct 10, 20232 min read

Untitled

I found these bottles at my front door, placed there by, I believe, a dear friend – thank you V! With a bit of research, my three bottles...

Oct 8, 20231 min read

Untitled

I got my bottle on October 5th 2023 at Terrain 14 in Spokane, WA. I did a little research into the company name on my bottle. It was...

Oct 7, 20231 min read

I Saw You Again Today and You Had Bloomed

Location: My sister picked this bottle up at the Terrain event in Spokane, Wa 2023 I met with an old friend from school today, almost 10...

Oct 7, 20231 min read

Broken

Location: At the Terrain event in Spokane, WA A tiny broken bottle in the midst of many others pulled me in. When my bottle was getting...