Kevin Jay Stoltzfus was born in Lancaster County, PA on April 23, 1958 to James and Mary Lois Stoltzfus. On December 3, 1977 Kevin married his high school sweetheart, Elaine Eckman. Together they have one son, James Kevin Stoltzfus. On August 2, 2002 Jim married his college sweetheart, Elizabeth Beck. Jim and Liz have two sons, Jack and Benjamin and one daughter, Lucy.
Kevin graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School in 1976 and MTA Truck Driving School in 1981. A second generation truck driver, Kevin has been driving tractor trailer delivering beautiful custom kitchens across the US for Quality Custom Cabinetry (QCCI) since December 1986. These kitchens were the inspiration for building a complete kitchen in a bottle.


As a teenager, Kevin's other hobbies included many strenuous activities such as swimming, roller skating and motorcycle drag racing. But since developing osteoarthritis like many others in his family, Kevin's hobbies as an adult are a bit calmer. They include boating, hunting and puttering in his barn. Kevin is also a Nascar fan. So far the osteoarthritis has had little effect on Kevin's bottle art, but we are concerned for the future since Kevin has many more bottle ideas in his head.
Kevin has built 10 or so log cabins in a 3 liter wine bottle. Kevin enjoys building these bottles and has had several sold at charity auctions. Others have been given to family and friends as gifts. The log cabins remind Kevin of wonderful times he and Elaine have spent in their 1902 log cabin home in Huntingdon County, PA.
Building a Log Cabin, by Kevin Stoltzfus
Kevin has been featured in magazines and in the Lancaster County, PA "New Era," publication, Friday, January 19, 2007. The following are two of those articles. (click on picture to see a larger image)
Kevin currently has two bottles in progress. One is a large bottle that is a replica of the inside of a church. Kevin is building the individual pews from bass wood. And the second is a kit model of Dale Earnhardt's #3 race car. Kevin and Elaine are big Nascar fans.
Bottles by Kevin Stoltzfus
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Other examples of this Artist's work - Click on a picture to enlarge