Liz Ruest
@lizruest.com
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Artist, editor, reader.
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Carlyn Yandle 🇨🇦
1 day ago
Atmospheric river as art inspiration:
#creativeprocess
#artblog
#JoyfulMakingInPerilousTimes
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We're soaking in it
Fibre artwork drowning in metaphors
https://open.substack.com/pub/carlynyandle/p/were-soaking-in-it?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=2a2uhe&utm_medium=ios
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The Tyee
5 days ago
Since being announced Monday, the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ name of the new bridge joining Surrey and New Westminster — stal̓əw̓asəm — has drawn a wave of social media criticism.
@rjjago.bsky.social
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The Fascinating History Ignored by Critics of a Bridge’s New Name | The Tyee
In 1808, a Kwantlen man saved the life of Simon Fraser. The Pattullo Bridge’s replacement will stand as testament.
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/12/12/Fascinating-History-Bridge-New-Name/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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I’m delighted to have work at Outsiders & Others in Vancouver: a contribution to Postcards at the Edge, opening today, and a small selection of cards. Come see postcards from around the world and support this worthwhile art space, through December 20. More here:
www.lizruest.com/2025/2025-po...
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Show: Postcards from the Edge | l i z ruest
Art, mailed from around the world to Vancouver: come see!
https://www.lizruest.com/2025/2025-postcards-edge/
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she of the dark mossy lands
12 days ago
What if, and I know this is wild, what if we didn’t play Christmas music in every retail or customer-facing space for six straight weeks?
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Misty Granade
22 days ago
What an adventure today has been!
misty.granades.com/2025/09/16/i...
#ThinkingAboutMaking
#MakingThings
#ArtYear
#OnlyBeautifulThings
#ArtJournal
#ArtBook
#Collage
#CollageMaker
#AbstractWatercolor
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See? Getting trickier! But wow is my brain spinning up on this...
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21 days ago
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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-...
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Daniel Temkin
about 1 month ago
As a bonus, here’s the Cree keyboard Jon designed
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Sharon Gottula
about 1 month ago
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
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News and Coffee
about 2 months ago
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.
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@maryfrancesness
about 2 months ago
the wild ocean in a stone wall
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Damn, done already? So good...
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#booksky
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The Rewind Files by Claire Willett
Washington, D.C. 2112United States Time Travel BureauWhen Regina Bellows, a bookish junior agent ...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0d517d59-3ec2-44d0-a081-f6eec0ceb375
about 2 months ago
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The Tyee
about 2 months ago
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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‘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.
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/10/24/Louise-Penny-Interview/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial_weekend_read
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Elizabeth Briel
about 2 months ago
Newest addition to the bucket list:
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Brent Butt
about 2 months ago
This is all I put on a resume.
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Mike Pope
2 months ago
"It's a good start"
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What an utter delight this book is! How did it take me this long to find it?
#BookSky
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The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. Bu...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ed329dd9-8cd7-4ddd-9659-e0020b02a2bf
2 months ago
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So good!
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3 months ago
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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...
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Show: First Saturday Artists | l i z ruest
Vancouver artists showing together: come join us!
https://www.lizruest.com/2025/show-fs-artists-2025/
3 months ago
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Lioness
3 months ago
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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The Tyee
3 months ago
Rock and roll can never die, Neil Young once wrote. 🎶
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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.
http://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/09/05/Neil-Young-Holy-Grail-Record-Collectors/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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Gillian Theobald
3 months ago
@studioegallery in Seattle. Sept.6-Oct.6. Artist reception Sept.13
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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
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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 ...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/9e1f89e8-bdaf-421d-9552-3be30a14d52f
4 months ago
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JRC - onewordlong
4 months ago
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
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Seaside Fleet: Seattle. Wrap up. — onewordlong the art of jrc
3 days in the Emerald City - The Seaside Fleet: Collage-O-Rama
https://buff.ly/NEfQmWC
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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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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...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/690e1624-985d-4b73-b907-f768f6736bc2
4 months ago
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Jill McDougall
5 months ago
Collage on paper with pink, black and white
#analogcollage
#collage
#abstract
#art
#blackandwhite
#pink
#typography
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Elizabeth Briel
5 months ago
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/...
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Elizabeth Briel on Instagram: "🇫🇷 en commentaires 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 ...
18 likes, 1 comments - ebrielart on July 29, 2025: "🇫🇷 en commentaires 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 wor...
https://www.instagram.com/ebrielart/p/DMuNcYqMYIw/
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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
5 months ago
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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
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Still Life by Sarah Winman
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet ...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/cc4d4aef-2811-4386-8d10-98b96bf34617
5 months ago
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Simon Kuestenmacher
5 months ago
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:
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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!
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WikiTree.com
A community of genealogists connecting the human family on one FREE and accurate tree using traditional genealogy and DNA testing.
https://www.wikitree.com/
5 months ago
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Benjamin Dreyer
6 months ago
This is a beautiful and beautifully written essay, and I'd love to see tons of people reading it.
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Aman
For a few months when I was 21, I stood in the doorway of a Times Square movie theater every night and chatted with a man named Aman, who’d emigrated to the United States from Afghanistan the year bef...
https://open.substack.com/pub/peterbirkenhead/p/aman?r=i691&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Jeannie Chalupa (a pebble)
8 months ago
if you like collage or make collage, please take a look at my little project
rubblemag.org
. I would love it if you would participate! please share to anyone who might be interested. here is the kinds of thing you can see, and be part of (ps the fade function is the neatest part)
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Kirsty Hall
6 months ago
Yeah gods, it’s beautiful. Those disappearing doors are everything.
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Carlyn Yandle 🇨🇦
6 months ago
open.substack.com/pub/carlynya...
#no51ststate
#canadaproud
#cbc
#canadaday2025
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Colour me red and white
Sorry not sorry my Canadian pride is showing
https://open.substack.com/pub/carlynyandle/p/colour-me-red-and-white?r=2a2uhe
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Lioness
6 months ago
Look at how gorgeous this is. The table *and* how it works.
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Torea
6 months ago
“I am telling you that decisions are no longer as cheap as they used to be…Life requires a certain amount of curiosity and exploration. Life is an open world game. It rewards you for exploring. And capitalism cannot fucking stand that.” Provocative, from Mike Monteiro:
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
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How to live off the rails
Sometimes you end up where you started. And that is beautiful. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2, you freak. This week’s question comes to us from Tyler...
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-live-off-the-rails/
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Conversations With Artists
6 months ago
Conversations with Artists invites all artists to submit artwork for possible inclusion in our online group exhibition titled Echoes: Art Inspired by Nature.
www.conversationswithartists.com/open-call
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The Tyee
6 months ago
The brilliance of science journalist Laura Spinney’s writing is that she uses the story of Proto-Indo-European, and its daughter languages, as a vehicle to uncover the turbulent history of the late Stone Age and the Bronze Age that succeeded it, Crawford Kilian writes.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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The Origins of Language, and How It Shaped Our World | The Tyee
‘Prehistoric peoples were not hairy barbarians, but sophisticated technologists.’
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/06/13/Origins-Language-Shaped-Our-World/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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I love books -- so, I made one? A review of the book formats I'm drawn to, and the result, now on my site. A long-simmering collage project, in a spelling workbook, has morphed, after much editing, into a new, digital version, Spelling It Out, available at
Blurb.com
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The Appeal of Books | l i z ruest
Books: when I'm not reading them, they become art projects!
https://www.lizruest.com/2025/appeal-of-books/
6 months ago
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She's done it again! I'm deep in the
@nicolaz.bsky.social
pile with Ammonite, and yep, loved it. Running out of her works to read. If you haven't read her yet, I recommend starting anywhere.
#booksky
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Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Winner of the Lambda and Tiptree Awards - "A knockout . . . Strong, likable characters, a compell...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/bfc2e75f-d129-4a00-a86c-f1422e7aa9c3
6 months ago
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katie blake
6 months ago
Be Positive, be silly. A collage with plastic netting which is in collaboration with Cancer Lifeline and will be paired with a patient poem. Fuck cancer @northwestcollagesociety
#collage
#collageart
#fuckcancer
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William Powhida
6 months ago
In studio-adjacent news, the artist list for Zero Art Fair 2025 is out today and you can register for our ticket lottery.
zeroartfair.com/visit/
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Week 22's challenge from
@pcc-paris-collage.bsky.social
just needed a bit. The bubbles image for the week is by Susan Wilkinson on Unsplash.
#ParisCollageCollective
#ParisCollageClub
#CollageArt
#DigitalCollage
#CreativeCommunity
7 months ago
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Well said, Hope! Collage = collaborative community.
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7 months ago
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Special Agent Collage Collective
7 months ago
Collage-O-Rama continues at Slip Gallery in Seattle. It is the place to be for free, drop-in art making! There are generous piles of collage materials waiting that you can use and even take home. Tools provided for collaging onsite. Supported by Seattle's Dept of Neighborhoods. Open hours:
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Maggie K
7 months ago
I have a books question: What's the best way to buy a book that will reward the author themselves the most? Like does buying a special edition contribute more to an author than buying the basic soft cover book?
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For week 21 of
@pcc-paris-collage.bsky.social
's challenge, some
#DigitalCollage
, some scans, what have you. The hourglass image for the week is from Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash.
#ParisCollageCollective
#ParisCollageClub
#CollageArt
#art
#CreativeCommunity
7 months ago
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