Assemblage, ‘We rattle our sabres, bad neighbours with a vague border’. Tin, stamp, text, poem, Canadian flag pin, king chess piece, plastic drink swords, paint. Jo Forrest 2025.
‘We’re steely-eyed defenders of the tyrant on the throne, he’s absolutely crazy but, he’ll throw a dog a bone’. Pandora let the sorrows out #988 v:40 Jo Forrest 2024 Assemblage 2025. Tin, plastic and real bones, wire, beads, poetry, paint, glitter. 4 x 8 1/2”
‘once upon a time’, assemblage. ‘A grand loom wove the cloth, once upon a time, when dreams came true, and wearing blue was a badge of honour’. ‘a badge of honour #1015 v:5 Jo Forrest 2024, assemblage 2025. 4 x 7”
‘burning chair’.
Burned mechanisms from the fire.
One of five rescued mechanisms. Just laying out the possibilities at the moment.
Mechanism number two. Some previously made objects, made from recycled watch parts, and an eye, made from a plastic eye, and a squished bottle top I found on the road.
‘Towering inferno’, photograph of burning cupboards from the garage, an image for a painting?
‘hu yu’? Assemblage of chair swivel, rescued from the fire. Scrap wood base. Not quite finished, but I like the antlers, left for me by the house’s previous owner.
‘snafu’ assemblage, deer antlers added. Not quite finished.