peek inside the fantastical ukrainian village home and studio of artists jared and jessica joslin

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Peek inside the fantastical Ukrainian Village home and studio of artists Jared and Jessica Joslin

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By Andrea Bauer

on 11.10.14 at 04:00 PM

Entering the Ukrainian Village home of artists Jared and Jessica Joslin is like teetering on the edge ofa dream--a place where creatures have skeletons fashioned from Victorian chandeliers, wingscomposed of antique candy dishes. Jessica modifies and combines the bones of birds, cats, turtles,and other animals with decorative metals to create fantastical beasts; it's easy to imagine the soundsthey'd make if they could move--the creaking of tiny gears, the tip-tapping of metal claws across thefloor. They're surrounded by Jared's surreal paintings, mostly portraits set in bygone circus scenes.

The Joslins met in 1992 at SAIC and first bonded over the dead birds in their freezers; both werecollecting specimens that had flown into a mirrored building and fallen into a fountain below. "Theyjust looked like these little jewels, and they would scoop them up and dump them in the trash,"Jessica says. "I thought that was just so horrible." "We both respected the birds we collected," Jaredadds, "and we wanted to give them a different life." Jessica offered Jared taxidermy lessons, and thepair has been together ever since.

The Joslins spend their days working a few feet apart in their living room--Jared painting at his easel,while Jessica does metalwork at an antique watchmaker's desk, creating her intricate creatures.Sharing a work space "is about sharing ideas," Jared says. "It's a support network between the twoof us; we encourage each other."

When Jessica was growing up, her family had a cupboard of natural curios like seashells, pressedflowers, and animal skulls (some of which she's used in her sculptures.) The couple now has theirown cabinet of found wonders and circus-themed figurines. Sometimes these objects end up inJared's paintings. "Acquire what you love," he advises. "With anything you live with, there's gonna bea constant narrative."

Jessica's solo exhibition "Immortal Zoo" is currently on display through 11/22 at Firecat Projects,2124 N. Damen, 773-342-5381, firecatprojects.org.

Peek inside the fantastical Ukrainian Village home and studio of artists Jared and Jessica Joslin

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