Say you have a few thousand wine corks lying around...

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Maybe you could make a portrait.

http://vimeo.com/45818343
"Trisha" is a portrait made of 3,621 used/recycled wine corks.

Directed, filmed, edited and created by Scott Gundersen.
See more at: https://www.facebook.com/scottgundersen.art

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1. beautiful

true labor of love.

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3. He's done a couple others too.

One of them had more than 9000 corks.

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2. or a Cork Boat

Hi,
I read this book many years ago, it was really pretty interesting.

Cork Boat tells the story of Pollack's improbable quest. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save their corks, corrals a brilliant but headstrong partner, and eventually cajoles more than 100 volunteers to help build the boat - many until their fingers bleed. Ultimately, Pollack completes his vessel of 165,321 corks and sets sail on a fantastic voyage down the Douro River in Portugal, where the Cork Boat becomes a national sensation.

Equal parts memoir, adventure story and travelogue, Cork Boat ferries the reader on an unlikely, inspiring journey from the corridors of power to the windswept gorges of northern Portugal, all aboard an absurd yet beautiful vessel. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of whimsy, adventure, and the power of imagination.



http://www.corkboat.com/

Peace

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4. Wow.

I've made a couple bird houses out of corks but a boat?

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5. The lack of railing on that loft is disturbing

A cozy scene otherwise