Scotty Bemelen
Amore Amour, 2026
Recycled Oregon, patinated copper, aluminium wire, driftwood, handmade copper poppies, epoxy clay, found shells, paint, hard wax oil
H: 960 + poppies x W: 450mm
Many build walls as protection from fear, Amore Amour speaks to a different shield. Built from love, inner strength and confidence in your own ability, its scalloped back rotates between...
Many build walls as protection from fear, Amore Amour speaks to a different shield. Built from love, inner strength and confidence in your own ability, its scalloped back rotates between two expressions; one side studded with beach shells, the other carved with turtle shell geometry. Both are armour. Both are protection. Handmade poppies rise on verdigris stems, refusing to break. The four legs — driftwood, aluminium, charred timber, patinated copper — represent every person who stood tall in their difference. Standing not despite it but because of it. Built by love. Protected by love. Unashamed.