I’m delighted to be returning to the 8th Annual Flying House Art & Craft Sale at the end of April, and I hope you can come by. Great people, wonderful art and crafts, all in a lovely setting. Details 270 NE Birch Street, Issaquah, WA Saturday, April 27, 11am to 5pm Sunday, April 28, 11am to 5pm I’ll have Sleepy back…
Author: Liz Ruest
Artist creating digital collage fine art by layering printmaking, photography, and paper collage. Roots in Ontario, based in the Pacific Northwest since 1989.
Digitally Darkened
A powerful use of digital photography by Thierry Cohen: cityscapes without lights, superimposed on the night sky as it would have been: http://thierrycohen.com/pages/work/starlights.html From the post at Co-Exist by Patrick James, shared by Cece Chou on GOOD.
Technique: Complicated Masks
As I layer digital images, I’m trying to emulate physical effects. I love how paint or encaustic wax looks when it’s partially adhered, scraped off, covered again… But, even with images of great texture, how can I do that just with pixels? Here, I’ve started a collage of some of the usual suspects: some texture details,…
Goals in the Mist
It’s been very foggy here in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s the same with my goals. Often, as I described last year, I focus on changing habits rather than setting goals. That meshed nicely with Kesha Bruce’s Ten Easy Steps: make more art! But maybe it’s time for some actual goals. Every source I read,…
Todd Hido: Dreamlike Landscapes
Thanks to Black Box Gallery‘s blog, I spotted these beautiful minimalized landscape photographs by Todd Hido. His site doesn’t have pinnable images, so I encourage you to explore it yourself.
The Purpose of Art
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. — Cesar Cruz, via brooksbecky on Twitter
Trousseau
Layers of lace and texture represent memories. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 20 layers
Inspired by Fiber
I was excited to apply to a local show, Stitch, which encouraged non-fiber artists to apply. Boy, you can’t get more non-fiber than me! As I ran around the house gathering texture images from all kinds of knitted, crocheted, and hand-sewn pieces, though, I realized just how much of an inspiration it really is. I…