In 2023, a client reached out to Jeff at JAM Bottle Cap Art to commission a unique bottle cap mosaic. This client turned out to be a private collector of historical American documents. Through communicating about the mosaic, a few questions came up: what if Jeff was supplied with an assortment of damaged and incomplete historical paper materials? What could he create with them? These questions brought forth a new idea -  much like Jeff up-cycles beer bottle caps into unique mosaics, now he can breathe new life into centuries old paper materials and create truly one-of-kind collages. History meets fine art.

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The first, and now only, idea involved the creation of a portrait of the beloved 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Using only damaged or incomplete Civil War era newspapers, Jeff meticulously sorted, cut, and arranged the papers to create this literal time capsule that is woven into the venerable visage of Lincoln. Using newspapers from every corner of the country torn in two, this biographical portrait gives a glimpse into the social, political, and wartime landscapes that Abe oversaw - there's a good chance that he himself read some of the articles included in this piece while having his morning coffee.