Ruth Tabancay

Ruth Tabancay
Berkeley, CA

email: rutabaga10@comcast.net

Before I became an artist, the career choices I made involved many engrossing hours studying bacteria and human tissues under a microscope. But it was years after I began studying art that I was startled to find I was re-creating, with textile materials, the microcosmos that had been imprinted into my subconscious. Stitched teabags recalled vast plains of squamous epithelium; ikat weavings, striated muscle; liquidamber fruits, viruses. Regardless of the materials or technique, my work continues to be informed by that early imagery. Recently, coming full circle, I have used the scanning electron microscope to take highly magnified pictures of my current media, fiber and cloth, which I hand-wove using the computerized Jacquard loom.

Grandmother's Tea Garden 48" X 36" X1"
		Ruth Tabancay Berkeley, CA email: rutabaga10@comcast.net web site: ruthtabancay.com Before I became an artist, the career choices I made involved many engrossing hours studying bacteria and human tissues under a microscope. But it was years after I began studying art that I was startled to find I was re-creating, with textile materials, the microcosmos that had been imprinted into my subconscious. Stitched teabags recalled vast plains of squamous epithelium; ikat weavings, striated muscle; liquidamber fruits, viruses. Regardless of the materials or technique, my work continues to be informed by that early imagery. Recently, coming full circle, I have used the scanning electron microscope to take highly magnified pictures of my current media, fiber and cloth, which I hand-wove using the computerized Jacquard loom.
Birthing Bed 20" X 32" X 60"

Mini-skirt 239X 11" X 13"		back to top