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Jessica Joslin

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About Me


When I was a little girl, I fell madly in love with a room-sized display of articulated skeletons. I grew up in Boston, or rather; I grew up wandering about in the magical halls of the Harvard University Natural History Museums. There were skeletons of giraffe, antelope, monkeys, lemurs, and shrews…also scores of beautiful, exotic taxidermied animals and tropical birds of every hue. The exhibits were in beautiful old wooden vitrines, with tiny engraved brass plaques and hardware.I was enchanted by the strange beauty of it all…
At home, we also had curiosity cabinet of sorts. Whenever we’d go for a hike or a walk on the beach, we’d collect natural objects (feathers, shells, seedpods, bones…) to add to the family collection. In 1992, when I began building the first beasts of my menagerie, it was using objects sent in a care package from my father, the same pieces that I'd collected as a child.

Click HERE to visit my WEBSITE jessicajoslin.com

My Interests


Egon, 17"x8"x9"
Antique hardware and findings, brass, bone, leather, steel,
cast/painted plastic, glass eyes.

Egon, detail

Vida 6”x7”x9”
Brass horns and antique findings, velvet, toad skin,
antique brass branch, cast pewter, glass eyes

Vida, detail

Candido & Caprice (detail)

Candido & Caprice, 40" x 16" x 20"
Brass, snakeskin, vestment trim, velvet, antique opera glove leather,
turtle shell, cast and painted plastic, glass eyes

Ludwig, 24”x10”x15”
Antique hardware, brass, bone, velvet, glove leather, steel, glass eyes

Ludwig (detail)

Marcel, 23”x8”x15”
Antique hardware, brass, beads, horns, bone, shoe taps, glove leather,
steel, glass eyes

Marcel (detail)

Lupe (detail)

Lupe, 11" x 6" X 16"
Antique hardware, brass, bone, painted wood ball, leather, glass eyes

Fiala (detail of Fiala & Lartet)

Lartet (detail of Fiala & Lartet)


Fiala & Lartet
11" x 6" x 22"
Antique hardware, brass, bone, leather, cicada wings,
antique velvet & trim, model cannon, pewter feet, glass eyes

Click HERE to visit my WEBSITE jessicajoslin.com

Click HERE To find out about my BOOK, Strange Nature

All images contained herein are © Jessica Joslin and courtesy of Lisa Sette Gallery.

I'd like to meet:



MEET THE OTHER JOSLINS...

Jared Joslin, Circus Self Portrait
My brilliant husband.

www.jaredjoslin.com

Russell Joslin, Empty
My brilliant brother (technically, my brother-in-law)

www.russelljoslin.com

Shots Magazine

My Blog

Coilhouse Interview

My very favorite new blog (aside from the always delightful Wurzeltod)  Coilhouse: "a love letter to alternative culture, written in an era when alternative culture no longer exists." Where els...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:24:00 PST

New Interview

Allow me to bend your ear...er...eyes...with my random tales... Interview on myartspace online now ...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:19:00 PST

Recent Press

I'm happy to say that I've gotten some lovely folks in Iceland excited about my work...enough to put my flamingos, Candido & Caprice on their cover! See the spread in Stína below. (I've also inclu...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:28:00 PST

7+7+7=21 Group Show

7+7+7=21 Group Show- Reception Tonight!  ...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:10:00 PST

beinArt Interview & Upcoming Events

LINK: To my interview on beinArt LINK: To check out the many wonderful artists on the beinArt website  ...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:05:00 PST

FAQ: Info for COLLECTORS and Afficionados

For All of you lovely folks who are interested in my work and have been asking: *** 1. Is your work for sale? Yes. Of course, I do miss them all when they go away. But I also need to make sp...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:46:00 PST

Recent Press

Recent Press:   Some of my beasts have recently been featured in a gorgeous editorial in DAZED & CONFUSED Magazine! January issue,"FANCY" shot by Chris Strong   METAL Magazine...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:24:00 PST

The story about Happy...

"Happy" is the first of the beasts that was made to commemorate a specific pet, using it's actual bones. It started with a conversation. At one of my openings, I was talking to a couple of collectors...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:18:00 PST

"The Brass Menagerie" is now ONLINE!

Lisa Sette GalleryNovember 2- December 30, 2006***Click here to visit Lisa Sette Gallery... Click here to visit The Brass Menagerie at jessicajoslin.com ...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:15:00 PST

Upcoming Events & Gallery Links

Visit the new beasts at:www.jessicajoslin.comSolo Show: Lisa Sette GalleryNovember 2006...take a sneak peek...Lineage Gallery "UP" ShowJuly 21- August 20View ShowInterview in Animal Magazine  pp...
Posted by Jessica Joslin on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:02:00 PST