Binding

A foggy day, inverted to produce ghostly trees. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 6 layers

Tack

We find our way, over the years, correcting direction over and over again. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 13 layers

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

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…

Hemmed

Inspired by the strong women in my family tree. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 26 layers

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