Very simply - objects placed in bottles, that are obviously too big to fit through the bottle neck. Most people have seen ships in bottles, but over the years all sorts of other items have been bottled, including tennis balls, shoes, coins, Rubiks cubes and of course, playing cards.
With a lot of time, patience and ingenuity. My bottles are designed to make you think. If you are the kind of person who gets easily frustrated by not knowing a secret, then they are probably not for you!
What's the point of any creative art? To inspire. To stimulate thought. To show the world a little differently. But mainly I simply want to show you something you've never seen before.
Every card case has a small 'window' cut into the side, which clearly shows that all the cards are present. You can even lightly shake the bottle and see the cards move.
I am aware my bottles are not cheap. However raw materials make up only part of the overall price. The price also reflects the many hours I spend creating and perfecting each one. If you buy one, I hope you'll agree it will be money well-spent.
I am a normal (supposedly) 28-year-old living in Nottingham, UK. I have a full-time job and two young children, and somehow I find the time to indulge my passion for impossible bottles.
That's a matter of opinion. Probably not.
I'm currently working on putting my mother-in-law in a bottle. Early results are looking good.
These are now available to purchase here.
Phil Evans
ImpossibleBottle.co.uk