Ruth Chase

When the world gets weird, I retreat to my studio, spend time in nature and work it out with paint.

I have become obsessed with light, science and consciousness, pulling on the thread and following it wherever it takes me. I spend a lot of time with my feet in the dirt and my face toward the sun. Gosh, light is so damn mysterious. No wonder our ancestors paid such close attention to it.

I’ve been returning to old photographs, some of which I have lived with for decades. Maybe I’m looking for traces of what they knew as an anchor in such strange times.

Created for The Story of Land, Water, and People Exhibit by Ruth Chase as part of Huswej’s Visibility Through Art Initiative www.Huswej.Org
Women Independence Interdependence by Ruth Chase

West of Lincoln Project

Working on the West of Lincoln Project I learned that my strength comes from remembering who I was as a little girl growing up in Venice, Ca..  Having lived a less then perfect childhood I found that my innocence made me brave and strong.

Gloria Olivas Omar

Everybody earns a second chance just like Eddie Hadvina in West of Lincoln Project.

Santa Monica Airlines Skateboards

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of something that has awakened so much in me already!! There are no accidents in this world and I count the I AM HERe project as an amazing gift!

Kimberlee Evans

I am touched by your beautiful work on the West of Lincoln Project. You are doing good work in the world, Namaste.

Staci Tye

“You are turning being a member of our town into an art. I can’t wait to see the progress and participate in BELONGING. This is one of my favorite ways of belonging here!!

Valerie Hiestand Stuart

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