Joseph Bearbower
Est. Waterloo, IA

↳ A Quiet Note from the Studio

The words 'The Comeback' assembled from pencils, erasers, paperclips, pencil shavings, crumpled coral paper and staples
New Piece — 001

After a long stretch away from the studio, Joseph "Joey" Bearbower is picking the pencils, erasers, staples and paperclips back up.

New work. Same hands. Built one tiny object at a time.

Status● Back
Chapter02
Year2026

↳ The Note

I stepped away because I had to. I'm back because I want to.

The work hasn't changed in spirit — small objects, simple words, a lot of patience. What's changed is me. There are more things I want to say now, and the desk is the only place I know how to say them.

— J.B.

↳ The Archive

From the
years before.

2015 — 2019