Artist's Statement
I create mosaic art because I cannot escape the need to bring my
headful of ideas to life. My work is a combination of imagination
and experiences (some might call it daydreaming) and I am lucky
enough to meet the occasional muse.
I crave cutting and gluing glass and I am attracted to color, pattern
and shape to the point of distraction. The interplay between colors
becomes one of the most important elements as I work. My designs are
often influenced by nature and my travels. My work incorporates
glass, ceramic and bits-n-pieces of anything.
Biography
Glass artist and attorney Ruth Swartout took her first stained glass class from artist Brenda Supuwood over five years ago. Ruth intended to make leaded glass windows for her house. She has yet to make any windows for the house, but has been hooked on stained glass and mosaic art ever since. Ruth has a creative background in music and photography and has studied stained glass and mosaic design and technique with Brenda Supuwood, Peter McGrain, Regina MacDowell, Enzo Aiello and Christine Stewart. Ruth teaches mosaic art at the Creative Arts Studio in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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