BOTTLE STORIES

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

3 days ago
1 min

Now Residing...

I was gifted a bottle at Terrain 2023 - downtown Spokane. Where does your bottle now reside? Now residing with other old bottles and...

3 days ago
1 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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
4 min

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
2 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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
2 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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
1 min

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...

Oct 6
1 min

Curator Val

Location: Spokane Washington. From Val to Marsha The strongest memory brought on by my bright blue, generic Bromo Seltzer bottle has...

Oct 5
1 min

Lucky

I got the bottle in Spokane and took it with me to Roseville, California My story: One day I was walking along and found a bottle. When...

Oct 5
1 min

My Treasure

Valerie let me pick a bottle this summer. It's with me in Roseville, California. My story: I was at the dump one day and I saw a bottle....

Sep 11
1 min

Same Same But Different

Location: Shipped from Spokane to Grenada, West Indies I stare at these little bottles not much bigger than the size of two or three...

Sep 8
1 min

Burden

Location: Spokane, Washington The bottles evoke imaginings of daily life of an era when my grandparents were yet to be born, a time...