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Recognize these bottles on Newark Street? Those are the work of art of a local Jersey city street artist named “Pappi“. Well, the bottles – which he names Glass Bottle Bubbles – are gone now.

Luckily, a JC resident – Trent Adams – was able to take pictures and upload them on his Flickr photostream where I first saw them. More importantly, he’s got the story to back it up.

Couple of days later, I was able to contact Pappi via Flickr. His real name initials is PJW, and he had been using bottles gathered from local bars, and wired them by the neck at his own studio to make the glass bottle bubbles. He then installed them during wee hours (4am!).

(Story continues below)

It’s not easy to turn trash to a thing of beauty. But if you are creative like Pappi, you’ll be able to find treasure out of junk and people will appreciate your talent. He said passerby gave him words of encouragement for his work. A group of men, he said, told him: “This is SO New York!” To which, Pappi replied: “It is now Jersey City too.”

For PJW, it’s hitting two birds with one stone: 1. He eliminates trash and converts it to something useful. And 2.) He is giving something back to the community by improving the street’s appearance.

Unfortunately, the Jersey City Parking Authority (JCPA) had removed the installations. We hope we know the exact reasons why.

In the next part, I will post Pappi’s two (2) theories as to why his Glass Bottle Bubbles were removed.

Meanwhile, head over Trent’s flickr photosteam and/or blog and give him props for being the first to publish the story of Glass Bottle Bubbles.

Glass Bottle Bubbles:
Location: Newark Street & 1st street JC 07302
Artist: PJW / Pappi
Contact Info: Flickr profile (Website coming soon)

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