The Amazing Dale Wayne
turns plastic bottles into shimmering joy...





Plastic Bottle arrangement, close-up.





The plastic bottle wreath Dale made for her mom & dad. dalewayne.com





First Place at the Festival of Trees, Orlando Museum of Art, 2011.  Dale conceives a large project, then asks the community to assist as to craft skills. Students from kindergarten to high school help with the bottle ornaments.  Dale, in the final phase, assembles all the separate decorations into their finished form.





Festival of Trees, Orlando Museum of Art. The color scheme changes as you move around the tree. dalewayne.com





The tree's top, Festival of Trees, Orlando Museum of Art. dalewayne.com





Candy Mountain Trees, www.artprize.org
















Plastic Bottle Forest, ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2011. Long ago in Africa, colorful glass bottles were hung from trees to capture evil spirits. The spirits would be mesmerized by the colors and get trapped inside the bottles, never to escape. dalewayne.com





Close-up, plastic bottle tree, ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2011. Each tree has a wooden support of base, trunk and branches. Photo by All Things Bright, www.flickr.com





Plastic Bottle trees made for ArtPrize, Michigan.






The community helps with large projects. dalewayne.com






Glitter is an essential element in many of the sculptures.





Ingredients to make a wreath. dalewayne.com






A plastic bottle garden hanging. Note the roses. Love this juxtaposition. Dale says the sculpture is holding up well out in the elements. dalewayne.com






Plastic Bottle Arrangement Dale gifted to friends in Michigan. dalewayne.com





Glitter - Dale judges people's character by their interactions with glitter! dalewayne.com





Plastic Bottle Stopper. dalewayne.com





Dale also makes jewelry. Here; plastic mixed with beads, semi-precious stones, and silver. dalewayne.com





Recycled plastic earrings. dalewayne.com



Glass artist and jewelry designer Dale Wayne of Florida, says she was wracking her "brain for a way to create glass like forms without the huge equipment larger works require. It occurred to me that I could cut, paint, and manipulate plastic drink bottles with heat to create organic forms that mimic glass.” We're glad Dale transitioned to reuse as "more than 60 million plastic bottles end up in landfills and incinerators every day – that's about 22 billion a year!"* If we all made our Christmas decorations from plastic bottles, we might reduce the load entering landfills. Kudos to Dale, such beautiful inspiration.



How to:

Instructions to make bottle floral arrangements: www.davisart.com

DIY Eco-Friendly Ornaments: dalewayne.com

Another DIY instruction for ornaments: www.heraldnet.com


*www.container-recycling.org

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dale wayne
Posts: 3

Re: Plastic Bottle Christmas trees
Reply #3 on : Thu December 22, 2011, 08:11:03

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Thanks Marcia. If you want to see my tree it is still on display in the Chihuly front gallery. Sherrey, feel free to email me with question but I am warning you , it's addictive! ... (making the bottles, not emailing me )

Marcia
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Re: Plastic Bottle Christmas trees
Reply #2 on : Sun December 11, 2011, 14:11:47

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WOW!!!!! I love every piece! I'm so sorry I missed the Festival of Trees this year.

Sherry
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Thanks
Reply #1 on : Sun December 11, 2011, 11:26:05

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I just loved the beautiful creations, maybe I will try a project .
Lovey!