Not anymore.
“I create with the intent to fill out the beauty I see in life, or extend past what feels too beautiful to experience and not shy away from it.”
Set to display her work at the Donald Gallery in September, self-taught local artist Ruth Irving takes advantage of fibers and mixed media to tell the story of mycelium from the fungi’s perspective. Glass beads become seed sacks; silk threads become a colorful, undulating surface; fiber is pulled, stuffed, and woven to create textures and surfaces until there is a shift into another realm.
But for Ruth, her work is about so much more than revealing the unseen underground: it’s about the unseen inside. “In biology, cells are repeated and consistent in all life but inherently individual and alive. In my work, the inner and outer spaces become a metaphor…I create the intimacy I seek for myself.”
Hours of Operation Fall 2023*
Tuesday 12–6:30pm | Wednesday 2–4pm | Thursday 12–4pm | Sunday 9am–1pm
*Other times by appointment. Call Robin at 914.693.0473.