Ships in Bottles ~ Jim Goodwin

Ever wonder how a ship goes into a bottle? Now you can learn the techniques of this unique maritime craft with bottle shipwright artist Jim Goodwin. Jim will instruct you through the process of making the ship to collapse so that it will fit into a bottle. Activities in this craft include light sanding, painting, drilling very small holes, working with a fine needle & thread, knot tying, paper cutting, using a hobby knife, and working with clay. Two vessels will be made, Rob Temple’s Schooner Windfall and Blackbeard’s Sloop Adventure, that will give you the experience to advance to more challenging ship rigs. The Ocracoke Lighthouse will also be made to insert into your bottle. Wood working experience is not necessary, though helpful. So join Jim “hitting the bottle” at the Ocrafolk School this Fall.

Jim Goodwin has been making ships in bottles for over nine years and has since been preserving this rare maritime craft by giving demonstrations at museums and selling his work at regional maritime festivals and at the Village Craftsmen on Ocracoke. He was guest craftsman on PBS’s Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill, and his work will be seen this December in the Dreamworks’ film “The Lovely Bones” .

Materials Fees
If participants have their own favorite tools, they are most welcomed to bring them. Tools used are: fine needle-nosed pliers, x-acto hobby knife, fingernail clippers, good paper scissors, and a Dremel tool (if you have one).
All other materials will be provided by the instructor. Materials fee = $40

Contact
sledyard@carolina.rr.com