Ruth Bell
![POMEGRANATE II POMEGRANATE II](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Pomegranate-2.jpg)
POMEGRANATE II
![JOSEPHS COAT JOSEPHS COAT](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Josephs-Coat-2.jpg)
JOSEPHS COAT
![JOSEPHS COAT (detail) JOSEPHS COAT (detail)](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Josephs-Coat-Detail-1.jpg)
JOSEPHS COAT (detail)
![JOSEPHS COAT (detail) JOSEPHS COAT (detail)](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Josephs-Coat-Detail-2.jpg)
JOSEPHS COAT (detail)
![JACOBS LADDER JACOBS LADDER](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Jacobs-Ladder.jpg)
JACOBS LADDER
![JACOBS LADDER (detail) JACOBS LADDER (detail)](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Jacobs-Ladder-Detail-1.jpg)
JACOBS LADDER (detail)
![CANDLE/LOST NESHAMA (OUT IN THE COLD) CANDLE/LOST NESHAMA (OUT IN THE COLD)](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Candle-Lost-Neshama-out-in-the-Cold.jpg)
CANDLE/LOST NESHAMA (OUT IN THE COLD)
![BEHOLD THIS CHALLAH BEHOLD THIS CHALLAH](images/showcase/ruth-bell/Behold-this-Challah.jpg)
BEHOLD THIS CHALLAH
My work is inspired by Biblical stories and images. The philosophy of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) is a strong influence and my aim is to infuse my tapestries with a spiritual dimension.
I like to make the fibres and colours vibrate together, flowing in and out of each other like a constantly moving and rippling stream, revealing the life source that animates the subjects represented.
Tapestry gives a wonderful spatial effect where objects appear to hang in suspension as if held in place by an inner force.
I use vibrant colours, hand dyed fibres and varied textures in my quest to reveal the concealed energy within physical reality.
I am available to give talks about Tapestry and my work as a tapestry artist.