Liz Ruest
@lizruest.com
Artist, editor, reader.
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Those missions over at @specialagentcollagecollective.com are getting trickier. Here's my take on Mission 21: Why Art? Basically, the potential for dopamine each time I create. Apply here with your take, by the end of the year: www.specialagentcollagecollective.com/missions/21-...
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Those missions over at @specialagentcollagecollective.com are getting trickier. Here's my take on Mission 21: Why Art? Basically, the potential for dopamine each time I create. Apply here with your take, by the end of the year: www.specialagentcollagecollective.com/missions/21-...
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As a bonus, here’s the Cree keyboard Jon designed
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As a bonus, here’s the Cree keyboard Jon designed
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Seattle’s First Thursday brought rain and the debut of my Extinction Chandelier at the Window Gallery at Shift—dozens of pit-fired ceramic monarch cocoons reflecting on transformation and loss. On view through November at 310 S Washington St.
#SeattleArtWalk #ShiftGallery
#SeattleArtWalk #ShiftGallery
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Seattle’s First Thursday brought rain and the debut of my Extinction Chandelier at the Window Gallery at Shift—dozens of pit-fired ceramic monarch cocoons reflecting on transformation and loss. On view through November at 310 S Washington St.
#SeattleArtWalk #ShiftGallery
#SeattleArtWalk #ShiftGallery
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One of the cheapest & best things we can do for society is cleaning the air in public buildings.
Making sure it is fresh & properly filtered would limit exposure & reduce infections.
It would save lives, protect everyone, & reduce hospital use.
Making sure it is fresh & properly filtered would limit exposure & reduce infections.
It would save lives, protect everyone, & reduce hospital use.
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
One of the cheapest & best things we can do for society is cleaning the air in public buildings.
Making sure it is fresh & properly filtered would limit exposure & reduce infections.
It would save lives, protect everyone, & reduce hospital use.
Making sure it is fresh & properly filtered would limit exposure & reduce infections.
It would save lives, protect everyone, & reduce hospital use.
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the wild ocean in a stone wall
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
the wild ocean in a stone wall
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Bestselling author Louise Penny on her latest book “The Black Wolf”: “The best fiction plays with reality. You want it to be believable.”🐺📚
‘The Best Fiction Plays with Reality’ | The Tyee
Louise Penny talks about her new book ‘The Black Wolf,’ politics and why human decency still matters. A Tyee interview.
thetyee.ca
October 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Bestselling author Louise Penny on her latest book “The Black Wolf”: “The best fiction plays with reality. You want it to be believable.”🐺📚
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Newest addition to the bucket list:
Artists Janet Cardiff and Georges Bures Miller have left the limelight of the big cities and set up an amazing exhibition of their interactive multi-media works deep in the middle of British Columbia. Definitely worth the journey!
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#Canadianart
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#Canadianart
A Voice, A Song, A Dream
Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse
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October 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Newest addition to the bucket list:
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This is all I put on a resume.
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is all I put on a resume.
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"It's a good start"
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
"I'm correcting your grammar"
"I'm correcting your grammar"
No fee, I'm afraid.
October 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"It's a good start"
What an utter delight this book is! How did it take me this long to find it?
#BookSky 📚💙
#BookSky 📚💙
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. Bu...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What an utter delight this book is! How did it take me this long to find it?
#BookSky 📚💙
#BookSky 📚💙
So good!
Today I talk to Bridget Everett about Somebody Somewhere, facing her grief, the cabaret scene, dead animals. gets deep. Fun. Listen up! wtfpod.com
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
wtfpod.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So good!
Hey #Vancouver folks: the artists who open their studios every #FirstSaturday are in a show together. At long last, that now means me too!
Come by Parker St Studios this weekend or next, for an art show of over 3 dozen artists, almost 100 pieces.
Details: www.lizruest.com/2025/show-fs...
Come by Parker St Studios this weekend or next, for an art show of over 3 dozen artists, almost 100 pieces.
Details: www.lizruest.com/2025/show-fs...
Show: First Saturday Artists | l i z ruest
Vancouver artists showing together: come join us!
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September 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hey #Vancouver folks: the artists who open their studios every #FirstSaturday are in a show together. At long last, that now means me too!
Come by Parker St Studios this weekend or next, for an art show of over 3 dozen artists, almost 100 pieces.
Details: www.lizruest.com/2025/show-fs...
Come by Parker St Studios this weekend or next, for an art show of over 3 dozen artists, almost 100 pieces.
Details: www.lizruest.com/2025/show-fs...
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Anyone in the UK, preferably a librarian or library worker recognize this poster? At the bottom it says “Library Association Poster”
September 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Anyone in the UK, preferably a librarian or library worker recognize this poster? At the bottom it says “Library Association Poster”
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Rock and roll can never die, Neil Young once wrote. 🎶
Neil Young and the Holy Grail for Record Collectors | The Tyee
Before the legend, there were Winnipeg’s the Squires. On the eve of his Burnaby concerts, a look way back.
thetyee.ca
September 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Rock and roll can never die, Neil Young once wrote. 🎶
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@studioegallery in Seattle. Sept.6-Oct.6. Artist reception Sept.13
September 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@studioegallery in Seattle. Sept.6-Oct.6. Artist reception Sept.13
I’m thinking about time, on several fronts, it seems. I started reading Jenny Odell’s “Saving Time” app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e1f89..., and wow, is it going deep straightaway!
#BookSky 📚💙
#BookSky 📚💙
Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell
We are living on the wrong clock, and it is destroying us. The New York Times bestselling author ...
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August 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I’m thinking about time, on several fronts, it seems. I started reading Jenny Odell’s “Saving Time” app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e1f89..., and wow, is it going deep straightaway!
#BookSky 📚💙
#BookSky 📚💙
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FINALLY! My complete recap of Seaside Fleet: #Seattle is now live on my website here:
buff.ly/NEfQmWC
Tons of pix, and prepping detail.
#Art
#FoldedFleet
#collage
#PerformanceArt
buff.ly/NEfQmWC
Tons of pix, and prepping detail.
#Art
#FoldedFleet
#collage
#PerformanceArt
Seaside Fleet: Seattle. Wrap up. — onewordlong the art of jrc
3 days in the Emerald City - The Seaside Fleet: Collage-O-Rama
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August 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
FINALLY! My complete recap of Seaside Fleet: #Seattle is now live on my website here:
buff.ly/NEfQmWC
Tons of pix, and prepping detail.
#Art
#FoldedFleet
#collage
#PerformanceArt
buff.ly/NEfQmWC
Tons of pix, and prepping detail.
#Art
#FoldedFleet
#collage
#PerformanceArt
Enjoyed, recommend. Having visuals of his work in mind helped -- thanks to a visit to @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social with my buddy Marie. app.thestorygraph.com/books/690e16...
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: Two lives, one nation and a century of art under tyranny in China by Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Enjoyed, recommend. Having visuals of his work in mind helped -- thanks to a visit to @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social with my buddy Marie. app.thestorygraph.com/books/690e16...
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Collage on paper with pink, black and white
#analogcollage #collage #abstract #art #blackandwhite #pink #typography
#analogcollage #collage #abstract #art #blackandwhite #pink #typography
July 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Collage on paper with pink, black and white
#analogcollage #collage #abstract #art #blackandwhite #pink #typography
#analogcollage #collage #abstract #art #blackandwhite #pink #typography
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If you are in Paris and have torn/stained/badly-fitting denim you haven't worn for a while, I'm looking for you!
For my major 2025 project "Waves of Influence" I am seeking donations of secondhand blue denim to create a large paper installation. More info via: www.instagram.com/ebrielart/p/...
For my major 2025 project "Waves of Influence" I am seeking donations of secondhand blue denim to create a large paper installation. More info via: www.instagram.com/ebrielart/p/...
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If you are in Paris and happen to have torn/stained/badly-fitting denim you haven't worn for a while, I'm looking for you!
I work with paper in many ...
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If you are in Paris and happen to have torn/stained/badly-fitting denim you haven't worn for a while, I'm looking for you!
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July 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
If you are in Paris and have torn/stained/badly-fitting denim you haven't worn for a while, I'm looking for you!
For my major 2025 project "Waves of Influence" I am seeking donations of secondhand blue denim to create a large paper installation. More info via: www.instagram.com/ebrielart/p/...
For my major 2025 project "Waves of Influence" I am seeking donations of secondhand blue denim to create a large paper installation. More info via: www.instagram.com/ebrielart/p/...
Summer, hanging out near water -- yes please. "how necessary this" is a digital collage for summer, 12 layers © 2025. A new addition to my Redbubble images, at long last.
#Scape
#Scape
July 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Summer, hanging out near water -- yes please. "how necessary this" is a digital collage for summer, 12 layers © 2025. A new addition to my Redbubble images, at long last.
#Scape
#Scape
It took me a bit, but I finally got to this book, wish I'd done it sooner. What a great read! @sabimct.bsky.social concurs.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/cc4d4a...
#BookSky 📚💙
app.thestorygraph.com/books/cc4d4a...
#BookSky 📚💙
Still Life by Sarah Winman
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet ...
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July 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It took me a bit, but I finally got to this book, wish I'd done it sooner. What a great read! @sabimct.bsky.social concurs.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/cc4d4a...
#BookSky 📚💙
app.thestorygraph.com/books/cc4d4a...
#BookSky 📚💙
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The Spillhaus projection shows our world centered around the oceans. I love how the legend (sea surface temperature) is elegantly integrated into the pop up box. Source: buff.ly/N1LhFcw
July 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Spillhaus projection shows our world centered around the oceans. I love how the legend (sea surface temperature) is elegantly integrated into the pop up box. Source: buff.ly/N1LhFcw
For my #genealogy geeks: have I mentioned how much I like www.wikitree.com? This week's question: are you related to Eleanor of Aquitaine? The answer, with one click: 24th great granddaughter!
WikiTree.com
A community of genealogists connecting the human family on one FREE and accurate tree using traditional genealogy and DNA testing.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For my #genealogy geeks: have I mentioned how much I like www.wikitree.com? This week's question: are you related to Eleanor of Aquitaine? The answer, with one click: 24th great granddaughter!