Ruth Rae has a strong background in jewelry design and
metalsmithing, But her true passion is “mixed media
fiber art”, Recognized for its unexpected yet elegant
combinations of altered fabrics along with
transparencies, found objects and words that is held
together by hand and machine stitching, her work has
been featured in numerous art magazines. Ruth
collaborated with fellow artist, Kelly Snelling, to
produce “A Charming Exchange”, a book about techniques
and inspiration for creating mixed-media jewelry
created with charms from a selection of twenty-five
talented contributing artists. Ruth is currently
working on her next book about mixed media fabric art
that will be released in early 2009.
You can view her work online at: ruthrae.com