Ruthie Knowles
Gallery
Artist Statement
A self-taught artist, Ruthie infuses her hand painted glassware with a lighthearted charm by using bright colors and whimsical original designs. She describes her work as functional and fun, practical and pretty. By painting freehand each piece is a distinctive one-of-a-kind creation.
Her main body of work consists of tabletop items from margarita sets with silly brightly colored fish to wine glasses with an elegant grapevine design. Floral patterns cover vases, lamps and anything imaginable.
Ruthie includes some surprises in her pieces; the fish items always have one little fishy going the wrong way, the snow people are color coordinated, each glass in a set of wine glasses or martinis are different, eliminating the need for wine charms!
A specially formulated paint, created for glass, is used exclusively. After each piece is painted, it is heat set. While the paint is permanent, hand washing is recommended to ensure years of beauty and enjoyment.
