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

Participating in BELONGING allowed me to share how I connect children with nature, land, and bring a sense of belonging to a place.

Rick Berry of Fox Walkers

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

Through the West of Lincoln Project I have been able to remember the amazing chapter in my life that is the formative time for who I am now.
You have reignited my deep passion for painting and renewed the value of it in my life.
Love from rainy England

Sybil Roberson

I relate to the wolf because of its strength, speed, and because me and my brothers were raised like a wolf pack in Dogtown. Quote from the West of Lincoln Project

Brad James

Belonging and I AM HERe has affected me deeply in ways I didn’t expect.

Jennifer Rugge

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