Ruth Rae is a classically trained jeweler. During Ruth’s tenure as a metal smith she began to experiment with other forms of media and techniques. As time has progressed Ruth’s true passion has become “mixed media fiber art.” Ruth’s pieces are recognized for their unexpected yet elegant combinations of altered fabrics, vintage lace and antique paper that find themselves intertwined with transparencies, found objects and words that are bound together by hand and machine stitching.
Ruth enjoys sharing her creative process as a nationally known instructor as well as in her contributions to Cloth Paper Scissors, Quilting Arts, Belle Armoire Jewelry, Somerset Studio, Somerset Life, Art Quilting Studio and Were Woman Create. Ruth has even graced the cover of Sew Somerset and Art Quilting Studio.
Ruth can be seen on Quilting Arts TV (show # 204), along with two Quilting Arts Workshop DVD ’s available from Interweave Press. Ruth has published two books with Northlight one a unique jewelry book, “A Charming Exchange”. The other is “Layered, Tattered and Stitched: A Fabric Art Workshop”