The Artist Behind Belvitro.

Over a decade ago, I painted my very first bottle.

A few weeks earlier, I had wandered into a quirky little shop in Tulsa and spotted a couple of painted wine bottles sitting on a shelf. I thought to myself, Those would make wonderful Christmas gifts! Then, almost immediately, another thought followed: Maybe I could try making some myself. Hmmm...

There was just one problem: I'm allergic to wine. Ugh. AND I didn't know ANY wine drinkers. So I did what any determined artist might do — I went dumpster diving.

I found all the beer bottles I'd ever want at... you guessed it, a BAR. And only two blocks away. I struck gold. Then it was time to practice. I ordered acrylic glass paint, picked up some oil spouts, and just like that, my journey into "Bottle Art" began.

Back then, I was a canvas painter. I never imagined that this little experiment would grow into an actual business. I certainly never imagined that, all these years later, I would be painting and selling hundreds of beer bottles, wine bottles, and liquor bottles every year.

That little experiment eventually became Belvitro — from bel, meaning beautiful, and vitro, meaning glass. To me, it's a name for the idea that thrown-away glass deserves a second, more colorful life.

My art is shaped by the way I move through the world — with care for what has been overlooked or thrown away.

My artwork draws from my own taste, creativity, and curiosity: florals, sugar skulls, vines, bright colors, and the deep blue glow of cobalt glass, just to name a few.

A painted bottle isn't a weeks-long commitment like a large painting. It takes hours, not months. I can work on three or four at a time, yet each one becomes its own small, original piece of art.

They're recycled, practical, affordable, portable, and good for the environment. Best of all, they turn something ordinary into something beautiful AND useful.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy painting them.