Lauren Rutten : Photographer, Artist, writer, swashbuckling explorer
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
Gold Leaf
22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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22×17 inch Archival Pigment Print on Handmade Asuka Paper
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Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches Arches Oil Paper
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x12 inches on Cradle Board
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x12 inches on Cradle Board
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x12 inches on Cradle Board
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches
2023
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches on Arches Oil Paper
2023
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches on Arches Oil Paper
2023
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches
2023
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium1
2x12 inches on Cradle Board
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium
12x16 inches
2024
Oil Paint & Cold Wax Medium1
2x16 inches
2024
Oil Paint on Canvas
20x20 inches
2023
Painted Abaca Pulp, Acrylic Ink
20 x 22 in., 2023
Painted Abaca Pulp
114 1/2 x 19 in., 2023
Basket Reed, Hand-Written Text on Muslin, Mohair
10 x 8 x 7 in. , 2023
10 x 8 x 7 in. , 2023
Assembled Found Objects, Bed Springs, Cheese Grater, Red Yarn
12 x 12 x 7 in., 2023
Poured Abaca & Cotton Pulp, Medical Records, Deer Bones, Photo Image Transfer
15 x 15 x 3in., 2023
Poured Abaca & Cotton Pulp, Medical Records, Knotted Prayer Rope, Photo Image Transfer
17 x 17 in., 2023
Poured Abaca & Cotton Pulp, Medical Records, Orange Yarn, Photo Image Transfer
17 x 19 in., 2023
Hand-woven Basket, Red Wire, Muslin, Red Glass Vintage Buttons
8 x 11 x 12 in., 2023
Hand-woven Basket, Red Wire, Muslin, Red Glass Vintage Buttons
8 x 11 x 12 in., 2023
Deer Bone, Horse Hair, Leather, Cotton Thread
12 x 5 in., 2023
Handmade Cotton Paper, Medical Records, Surgical Knots, Cardiogram
18 1/2 x 12 in., 2023
Handmade Abaca Paper, Pulped Medical Records, Gum Arabic Transfer Printed Rose
!5x15 inches
2023
Handmade Abaca Paper, Pulped Medical Records, Cotton T-shirt Pieces, Gum Arabic Transfer Printed Cardiogram
8x8 inches
2023
Handmade Abaca Paper, Pulped Medical Records, Hand Stitching, Laser Printed Vintage Image
8x8 inches
2023
Handmade Abaca Paper, Pulped Medical Records, Hand Stitching, Laser Printed Vintage Image
8x8 inches
2023
Handmade Abaca Paper, Collaged Archive Materials, *Text on Muslin
*line from a book by Gary Renard - Love Has Forgotten No One
11 1/4 x 14 in., 2023
Handmade Cotton & Abaca Paper, Medical Records, *Text on Muslin, Vintage Mailing Label, Photo Image Transfer
*From a song by John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane
12 1/4 x 18 1/2 + 12 in. additional cloth, 2023
Handmade Cotton, Abaca & Kozo Paper, Photo Image Transfer, Forget-Me-Not Seeds, Red Thread
11 1/4 x 14 1/4 in., 2023
Handmade Cotton and Abaca Paper, Medical Records, Embedded Rhododendron Blossoms, *Text on Muslin
*From a Poem by E.E. Cummings
12 x 18 1/2 in., 2023
Handmade Abaca, Cotton and Kozo Paper, Cardiogram, Machine Stitches, Handwritten Sheet Music with Tuba Scales
9 1/4 x 12 in., 2023
Hand-stitched Pamphlet Book, Handmade Abaca & Cotton Papers, T-Shirt Pocket
4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., 2023
Hand-stitched Pamphlet Book, Handmade Abaca & Cotton Papers, T-Shirt Pocket
9 x 5 1/2 in., 2023
Hand-stitched Pamphlet Book, Handmade Abaca & Cotton Papers, T-Shirt Pocket, *Text on Muslin
*From a Poem by E.E. Cummings
9 x 5 1/2 in., 2023
Hand-Stitched Pamphlet Book, Handmade Abaca & Cotton Papers, Image Transfer, Surgical Knots
9 x 5 1/2 in., 2023
Hand-Stitched Pamphlet Book, Handmade Abaca & Cotton Papers, Photo Image Transfer, Stitched Red Thread
9 x 5 1/2 in., 2023
Hand-Stitched Pamphlet Book, Handmade Abaca & Cotton Papers, Cardiogram, Medical Notes, Stitched Red Thread
9 x 5 1/2 in., 2023
18 x 12 inches
mixed media collage, text, ink, watercolor
text reads: I am home
©2014 Lauren Rutten
Detail from "i am home"
mixed media collage, ink, watercolor, text
©2014 Lauren Rutten
mixed media collage, ink, watercolor, text
text: I am here in this holy home
18 x 12 inches
©2014 Lauren Rutten
mixed media collage, ink, watercolor, text
text reads: "I forgive myself. All is forgiven."
12' w x 18" h
©2014 Lauren Rutten
18 x 12 in
Collage, Ink, Watercolor, Text
text reads: This is where I live
Collage on paper, Ink, Text
24" x 18"
"I am this vessel, the vessel that never goes empty"
Detail of "I Am This Vessel"
Collage on paper, Ink, Text
24" x 18"
"I am this vessel, the vessel that never goes empty"
mixed media collage + text
18x12 inches
©2014 Lauren Rutten
24x30 mixed media: collage, ink, watercolor, text
©2014 Lauren Rutten
24 x 12 in.
collage mixed media, text
©2014 Lauren Rutten
mixed media collage & text
shopping bag journal
27 x 12 in
©2014 Lauren Rutten
mixed media collage & text
24 x 12 in
©2014 Lauren Rutten
hand made books + text
collage
watercolor
each book represents a different element
24' x 9"
hand made books + text
collage
watercolor
each book represents a different element
24' x 9"
hand made books + text
collage
watercolor
each book represents a different element
24' x 9"
24 x 36 in
watercolor painting
©2014 Lauren Rutten
24 x 12 in
watercolor mandala & text
©2014 Lauren Rutten
Lauren Rutten (b 1962, New Jersey, USA) explores themes of loss, remembrance, longing, and connection within her creative practice. Her work employs photography, painting, collage, handmade paper, and writing to examine the intersection of the body, land, and spirit. Lauren earned a BFA in photography from the University of Delaware and an extended Master of Arts from a joint program with New York University and The International Center of Photography. Lauren's career spanned 35+ years as a professional photographer. She also taught photography and art as an arts-in-education resident to students from kindergarten to college level. She has exhibited in the New York region, as well as recently in North Carolina. Lauren was the recipient of several artist grants, teaching awards, and a Penland winter residency. In addition, Lauren facilitates Amherst Writers and Artists Method groups. Lauren became a resident of Marshall, NC in 2016 and was a partner at Flow Gallery for six years. Since the passing of her husband in late 2021, Lauren has been a full-time studio artist.
