Ruth Hamill Visual artist working across painting, printmaking and collage.
Mixed Bunch, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 38x23 inches, 2023

Mixed Bunch, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 38x23 inches, 2023

Iris, Collage  (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 38x23 inches, 2024

Iris, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 38x23 inches, 2024

Seventeen Tulips,  Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 36x38 inches, 2023

Seventeen Tulips, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 36x38 inches, 2023

Mixed Bouquet, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 41x27 inches, 2024

Mixed Bouquet, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 41x27 inches, 2024

Red Tulips, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 39x26 inches, 2024

Red Tulips, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 39x26 inches, 2024

Twenty-six Tulips, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 37x33 inches, 2023

Twenty-six Tulips, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 37x33 inches, 2023

Yellow Lillies, Collage (gouache-painted paper  on Japanese gampi) 41x32 inches, 2024

Yellow Lillies, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi) 41x32 inches, 2024

Orange Lilies,  Collage (painted paper collage on Japanese gampi), 42x23 inches, 2024

Orange Lilies, Collage (painted paper collage on Japanese gampi), 42x23 inches, 2024

Roses and Hydrangea, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi),  38x22 inches, 2024

Roses and Hydrangea, Collage (gouache-painted paper on Japanese gampi), 38x22 inches, 2024

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Though appearing full of life, vased flowers are undeniably transient, cut from their life source and decaying. This work explores transience in contemporary life through the pervasive symbol of cut flowers. This series of still life collages is built from 500 to more than 2000 pieces of gouache-painted paper per piece.