ABOUT RUTH

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Ruth’s contrasting works carefully tread the line between maximalist and minimalist. Her large- scale pieces capture the chaos of interconnecting planes, exploring the intangible and fleeting images which are reflected in the surface of a city. Her ready- to- wear collection also takes inspiration from the urban environment, but in a more delicate sense. It is evocative of the movement of light across a city’s architecture.

Ruth has been making such pieces since graduating from The Glasgow School of Art’s Silversmithing and Jewellery department in 2016. Each piece is handmade in precious metals and resin, and Ruth now works from her studio in West Sussex, where she continually experiments with new processes, techniques and materials in order to advance her practice, with sustainability at the forefront. Her new work now fully makes use of eco- resin and recycled silver and gold.

Ruth is an avid maker, constantly keen to develop new, innovative work. She also teaches Design and Technology, where her love of making can be shared. Her work is exhibited internationally.

Professional Practice

  • [August 2020- Present] TEACHER OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, West Sussex

  • [January 2020- March 2020 ] DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING/ TUTOR; Moon Over Sea Studio, Glasgow

  • [November- December 2019] ARTIST IN RESIDENCE; Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn

  • [September- November 2019] WORKSHOP ASSISTANT; Shona Jewellery, Glasgow

  • [August 2017- July 2019] JEWELLER IN RESIDENCE; Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex

  • [January 2017] GETTING STARTED; The Goldsmiths Centre, London

  • [September 2016- June 2017] ARTIST IN RESIDENCE; The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

  • [July- August 2015] INTERNSHIP; with silversmith Hamish Dobbie, Glasgow

  • [June 2015] APPRENTICESHIP; with jeweller Phillip Sajet, Frankfurt

Awards

  • [2016] Shortlisted for ‘Award for Creativity and Innovation’ and ‘Award for Manufacture'; Benchpeg Awards

  • [2016] Essay Prize for the School of Design; The Glasgow School of Art

  • [2016] Incorporation of Hammermen Prize, Glasgow

  • [2016] Precious Metal Bursary; The Goldsmiths’ Company

  • [2015] Carole Harper Memorial Prize; The Glasgow School of Art

  • [2013] Commendation; British Art Medal Society