Ruth is a multidisciplinary artist known for her paintings and layered paper artworks. Her style and technique are rooted in contemporary Jewish folk-craft: She began cutting paper as a teen and later established her practice designing ketubahs (Jewish wedding art,) creating over 2,000 works for couples worldwide. Ruth lives and works in Chevy Chase, Maryland, recently returned to the area after twenty-five combined years in Israel and on the west coast. She is represented by Long View Gallery in Washington DC
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I create works of cut, layered paper and inkjet prints. Like tree rings or geological strata, my works are artifacts of repetition and change. Often, I begin by painting acrylic on paper, scan my work, and then create multiple archival-quality inkjet prints of each image. Then, I laser-cut the prints so that each layer repeats--but slightly diverges from--the preceding one. Finally, I stack and assemble the cut, printed sheets into composite structures that call to mind waters, rocks, and other natural forms.
