Jo Westfall
Tied and Wired, 2017
Neckties, piano wire, various coated wiring, stair railing 3' x 5'
Assembled from one man's collection of neckties.
Jo Westfall
Rising From Rust, 2019
Manhole ring, metal banding, piano wire, copper wire, canning lids, washers, and trampoline springs - all sourced from Mansfield, Ohio area. 3' x 3'
Exhibited during invitational event at Richland Source solutions-based journalism in Mansfield, Ohio
Jo Westfall
Running Sound, 2022
Various musical elements including: Speaker cable, instrument cable, microphone cable, guitar and piano strings, drumsticks, drum tuners, piano wood, guitar pedals, and recycled coated wiring 4' x 4'
Recycled and repurposed materials. Most of the elements of the piece were played by musicians until they were no longer usable. On display in 2022 at Denton Materials Hard and Soft exhibit, and University of North Texas School of Music.
Jo Westfall
Foltz Machine Assemblage, 2019
Elements from the processes of a machine shop in Ohio, including broken tools, metal scraps, wiring, and woven shipping straps. 27" x 34"
Foltz Machine is a precision job shop in Canton, Ohio. Machinists contributed worn out tooling and elements of their processes, resulting in an assemblage to be hung in their reception office.
