Two Assemblages Juried into Art in the Workplace Exhibition at McMaster Innovation Park on View until October 30, 2025

Showbox

In these works, I’ve transformed mundane objects in vintage typesetter trays into artistic assemblages, elevating them to totemic status. To create my colourful art box assemblage, “Playtime”, I used vintage typesetting stamps highlighted in bronze along with playful items from my collections of corks, bottle caps, billiard balls, lighters, glaze testing pieces, and other bits ‘n’ bobs. I filled a vintage typesetter’s box with an assortment of glittery baubles from my hoard of trinkets to make my razzle-dazzle “Showbox” assemblage.

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Selected works for sale through Saatchi Art

My Optimism of Color Blog

Every Tuesday and Friday, I post a photo or piece of art that I’ve created that reflects what I call the Optimism of Color. Through vibrant colors and bold visceral forms, these works shout out my joy at being alive, and my good fortune at being able to continue to make art after surviving five cardiac arrests in one night in 2011.

Each of the images I post brings a smile to my face. I hope they bring you similar joy and laughter through the Optimism of Color.

All photos © Linda Joyce Ott 2025

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