Weft

Morning quiet, seen through the haze, endures. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 11 layers

Backing

Trees reach for each other through details of lace and hand knitting. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 28 layers

Fusing

A tree in a nearby park becomes a blur of texture. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 20 layers

Working Big

I’m diving in to a large assemblage piece! When artEAST posted a call for this year’s Rookery, I was intrigued. Last year’s baseline led to astounding results but was essentially sculpture, outside my wheelhouse. This year’s baseline is flat. Now that, I might be able to do! The Starting Point Here’s my base, a 24″ square…

Focusing on a Theme

Is a set of horizons too focused? Were my 2010 trees too focused? How much variation is too much? Did the 2012 images have too many directions? Welcome to the questions buzzing in my head as I try to finish up a body of work for the year! I normally wait to ascertain a theme for the…

Continental

A distant view, layered with texture and cloth, as if to echo the generations who’ve looked to a new land. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 6 layers

Constant

The sun always rises, but I don’t always catch it. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 5 layers

Windup

A beach at the end of the road. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 29 layers