For two weeks, Liberty Bottleworks received 20 art submissions for their contest to find a winning design that would be printed on bottles scheduled for release on Earth Day, April 22, 2012. After many votes on the company’s Facebook page, Angie Reed Jackon’s drawing of a tree with the phrase, “everything Grows with Love,” was declared the winner.
According to Liberty Bottleworks, the winner will be able to have proceeds of the bottle sales go to their charity of choice. Jackson selected a rural Title 1 school in Tennessee and funds will go to plant trees on the school grounds.
“This was Liberty’s first art contest and we were overwhelmed by the quality of designs that we received,” said Liberty Co-Founder Ryan Clark. “All the finalists’ work was worthy of winning and the voting really came right down to the wire.”
In the end, Jackson’s design won out with more than 500 votes on Liberty’s Facebook page, besting runner up Bentia Kim by less than 30 votes. The three finalists were chosen from more than 20 entries from all over to country.
The winning design goes into production immediately and is up for sale now on Liberty’s website. Seven dollars from each bottle sold with Jackson’s design will go to benefit the Tennessee school she opted to support.
The winning design is printed on Liberty’s 100-percent recycled aluminum and BPA-free bottles in the company’s Yakima, Wash. factory.
Liberty Bottleworks works with artists from local Yakima graffiti artists to international skiing star Lyndsey Dyer for unique art to print on the company’s bottles, with designs rotating each year plus special seasonal designs, including a baker’s dozen of special Earth Day bottles. For more information, visit www.libertybottles.com