Welcome to OneofaCork.com! This site is an online gallery displaying many of my latest creations within the medium of recycled wine cork. Here you will learn about the history of wine cork, how you can save the endangered specie that is wine cork and how you can own one of these spectacular acts of historical preservation. |
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 Cork In The Road is the piece that re-ignighted my interest in wine cork as an art medium. I chose the name "Cork In The Road" as a play on, and reference to, the phrase "Fork In The Road". We as a culture, country, society and species are facing a fork in the road. Actually we are facing many forks in many roads. The natural wine cork is transitioning from a beautiful, seductive material that is impossible not to touch or tumble through your fingers, into a sterile, man-made, hyper-colored, synthetic plastic affair that is as forgettable as the inferior wines they stopper. Cork In The Road is the perfect compliment to any large environment where wine and the beauty of natural wine corks enjoy appreciation. The top of this piece is "encrusted" with champaign corks. Approx. 3,500 corks Size: 6' tall, 34" wide Available |
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 Don’t try to label this beauty. She sings an aria with feminine zeal in a chorus of unknown pasts. There are no labels logos or titles on these corks. From sandy Yellows to oxidizing blues she monuments the memories of those people, tastes, smells, experiences, and moments to which we cannot match an exact place, time, name or reason but which remain permanent; etched on and in us till the end. Size: 37” x 13” Approx. 670 corks Available |
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 You will be surprised by the strength of it's stature. Marshall is a soundly constructed geometrically influenced vessel, perfect for illuminating any wine enthusiasts varietal experiences. Size: 63.5" tall, 12.5" square Approx. 1,800 corks Available |
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 A crisp brick construction style contoured to an elegant body line that suggests a maternal nature. Vada remains an attractive form to which inquisitive hands are instinctiyely drawn. Size: 40" x 18" Approx. 1200 corks SOLD |
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 Bronley is constructed in three spiraling rows which begin at the base and climb each other to converge on themselves at the neck. At just under 4 ft tall Bronley stands as one of my most sturdy and rugged creations Size: 44.5" X 25" Approx. 1500 corks Available |
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 Anthony peeks from behind the piano bench or around the corner of the hallway to see if anyone is paying attention. Wheathere they're looking or not he'll remain content peacfully studying the room. Size: 25" X 14.5" Approx. 400 corks Available |
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 Reminiscent of a cookie jar I once knew, this piece depicts the silhouette of an old wooden barrel. Fittingly this piece was commissioned to house the future accumulation of wine corks. Size: 14.5" X 8" Approx. 225 corks SOLD |
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 Pawn twists ever so slightly, is covered with a dark wax Stain. The corks used for this piece do not have printing or symbols on them making the rich dark color and high gloss sheen the star of the show. Size: 25" X 10" SOLD |
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 Jarvis wants to remind you of an aincient terra cotta water pitcher. A round latice work of wine corks and wire that adds a vacuous din of servitude that sends you back to ancient Rome. Any environment becomes a Coliseum. Size: 38" X 14" Approx. 550 corks SOLD |
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 Spirah takes your eye on a clockwise journey up the length of a slender body pausing only to appreciate the ribs and shoulders on your way to a neck and crown that beg to be gripped. Hundreds of wine stained corks are intersecting at individually mitered junctions making this piece a delicate collection of clean lines arranged along converging curves. 37" X 12" Approx. 675 corks SOLD |
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 East is a modest piece that proudly earns it's attention by adhering to a sharp look of balance and precision from any angle. Size: 30" tall X 11' wide Stained (light wax finish) Approx. 440 corks SOLD |
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 At first glance, ROOK's spiral brick pattern sometimes gives the impression of old world basketry. Wine corks with brand logos or dates printed on the the flat circular sides are displayed facing out to take advantage of artwork which often goes uncelebrated by wine cork artisens. Size: 37.5" X 13" Approx. 900 corks SOLD |
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 Her construction style gives the impression of having been woven. And Her classic body line welcomes your touch. Size: 31.5" tall X 10" wide Approx. 450 corks Available |
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 Erin is comprised of flesh tone wine corks which do not display any company labels. The variations in red wine stains adorne her with a beauty all her own. Size: 28.5" x 9.5" Approx. 375 corks Available |
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 Many varieties of cultivated rhubarb are grown for eating. A popular compliment to rhubarb is the common strawberry. Size: 23" tall X 9" wide Approx. 430 corks SOLD |
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 Tubs is a simple piece. A golden oak wood-stain clings to it's irregular, ill calculated, and inconsistent exterior. Size: 12" X 10.5" Approx. 200 corks Stained (dark wax finnish) SOLD |
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 Twisted bricks makes a spectacle of what would otherwise make a sad pile of composite corks. Composite corks are produced by compressing lots of tiny bits of milled cork stalk into uniform molds of the classic wine cork shape and bonding them together with a synthetic polymer wich (allegedly) doesn't have any effect on the taste of the wine it is botteling. Size:20" X 7.5" Approx. 300 corks Available |
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 Display your own taste in wine. ZigZag is the perfect way for you to care for or continue your own wine cork collection. ZigZag is a handsome addition to any workplace or corporate environment where one might indulge in the occasional drink on the job. You might even defend the occasional workplace drink with the reasoning that you are helping collect corks for historical preservation Size: 16"X 8" Approx. 225 corks Available |
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 Congruent descending spirals layer around one another to creat a simple but seductively curious pattern. You'll enjoy tracing each row back and forth with your fingers. Size: 16.5" x 7" Approx. 220 corks SOLD |
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 On a forty-five degree slant these bricks are far from unstable. Each branded brick boasts and begs for appreciation. A real head turner! Size: 12" x 9.9" Approx. 150 corks SOLD |
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 Le Courk Eiffel started it all. I stood at the edge of the curb for the light to change when a friend of mine who owned the restaurant we were facing arbitrarily asked. "steve I gotta lota wine corks in the kitchen and the back and I'm askin' all the staff what we should do with 'em you got any ideas?" "I'd make an Eiffel Tower!?" I said in a quick blurb like it might have been obvious. "Great!" he said after a brief silent stare. We both stepped off the curb simultaneously. "Their Yours!" He pronounced decidedly. I didn't know what had really just happened. but somehow I had just received the short term duty of collecting his collection. His collection consisted of six large wine cases filled and overflowing with wine and champagin corks. I picked them up soon after and went to work. After exhibiting Le Courk Eiffel at the Ventura County Fair and taking home every prize there was, It sold to a Woman who loved it so much. She later had it shipped to Panama when she moved. 8' 9" and livin' in Panama Approx. 4,425 corks SOLD |
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