A tree in a nearby park becomes a blur of texture. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 20 layers
Tag: West Coast
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…
Summer Shows
I’ll be in three local shows this summer! History X Contemporary Y Curated by the IDEA Odyssey collective, whose slogan is “historic neighborhood, contemporary art”, the exhibit asks us “to explore how our histories shape our contemporary understanding of representation and identity.” This statement resonates with me, particularly with my recent work, so I was delighted that Trousseau…
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…
Flying House 2013 Preview
I’m wrapping up preparations for the 8th Annual Flying House Art & Craft Sale at the end of the month. Here’s a gallery of images I’ll have available — come see! Details 270 NE Birch Street, Issaquah, WA Saturday, April 27, 11am to 5pm Sunday, April 28, 11am to 5pm Lots of wonderful art & crafts to see and be…
A New Gallery!
I am delighted to have work listed in a new, local, online gallery: artsyo.com! The following pieces are all now available there: Billed as Seattle’s original art finder, Artsyo lists local artists and lets you search by price range, color, shape, size, name, neighborhood, and more. Go have a look & see what great…
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
Show: Saturation Point
I have a piece in a show! June Sekiguchi accepted Sleepy, which I had printed on a 16″ square of aluminum, and mounted to a wood panel. I’m in great company. In addition to the piece shown here by Susan Melrath, there are also works by Deb Freng. Irena Jablonski, Jan Tervonen, Gretchen Van Dyke, Camille…