Stephanie Dwyer – Susan Rushton

August 2, 2023

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars

Yellow 1954 Chevrolet with Stephanie Dwyer bottle tree and chandelier, Shack Up Inn — Chevrolet with Stephanie Dwyer bottle tree and chandelier

Cee likes vintage cars, so I’ve included several, together with a couple of modern curiosities. Continue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars”

May 25, 2018

Naturalistic Bottle Trees by Stephanie Dwyer

Tree-shaped wire frames covered in blue bottles — Bottle tree installation at the Shangri La Botanical Gardens in Orange, Texas

Many bottle trees you’ll see – assuming you see bottle trees at all – are stiff. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but Southern folklore metal artist, Stephanie Dwyer, sets hers apart by making them sinuous and twisty, like real trees.

Bottle tree with colourful bottles with shacks — Bottle tree at Shack Up Inn, bent over as if by the wind

Her iconic bottle tree, part of a series inspired by Hurricane Katrina, channels lone trees all over the world, carved into art forms by the wind on some exposed ridge. It seems to grow out of the turf at the Sack Up Inn, and to nod with respect and resilience to its shadow. Continue reading “Naturalistic Bottle Trees by Stephanie Dwyer”