With the emphasis on “going green” on most people’s minds these days, Nadine and Glenn’s Original Lobster Trap Art is a pioneer in their industry. Located in the Florida Keys, they take old and unusable lobster traps and recycle them, creating unique weathered picture frames from the wood. Because the traps are underwater, the wood gets very rustic from not only the water, but the marine animals that live on the trap. The wood, which varies from fisherman to fisherman, ages differently, making each frame a unique piece of art.
Most of the traps have been used for over 5 seasons in the Florida Keys lobster business. The season runs from August 6th through April 1st each year. During the off season, the lobstermen repair the broken traps and remove any old wood that will not make it through the next season. This repair wood is also used to make the picture frames. Nadine and Glenn collect the loose wood from Key West to Key Largo every year. They store the wood slats in a large warehouse until it is needed to make the picture frames. They also collect the whole lobster traps that cannot be repaired. These whole traps are dismantled, and the wood is placed with the loose wood collected during the repair season. “By recycling the lobster pots, we keep the landfills from being the final resting place for these traps” explains Nadine Lahti, co-founder of the company.
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