Magan Ruthke

Made with reclaimed wood from wood shops in Florida and Baltimore and a guitar makers shop in Maine. Connected with copper wire and black waxed cord. This piece also features an ocean created with handmade mulberry bark paper and a mulberry branch.

4 1/4"x4"

Acrylic on Reclaimed Yew Wood. Black Waxed Cord.

3 1/2"x 3 1/2"

Acrylic on Reclaimed Yew Wood. Black Waxed Cord.

3 1/2"x 3 1/2"

Acrylic on Reclaimed Yew Wood. Black Waxed Cord.

3 1/2"x 3 1/2"

Made with reclaimed wood from woodshops in Florida and Baltimore and a guitar makers shop in Maine. Found Branch. Black waxed cord.

7"x6 1/2"

Made with reclaimed wood from woodshops in Florida and Baltimore and a guitar makers shop in Maine. Found branch. Black waxed cord.

7"x6 1/2"

Made with reclaimed wood from a guitar makers shop in Maine. Black waxed cord. Found branch.

7"x10"

Made with reclaimed wood from a guitar makers shop in Maine. Black waxed cord. Found branch.

12 1/2"x2 1/2"

Created from reclaimed wood from a guitar makers workshop and a workshop in Florida, this landscape is inspired by my time camping in the Grand Canyon. Pieces are hand-cut, sanded, and then sewn together with vintage thread passed to me from my grandmom. Hand-painted with acrylic. 

Black waxed cord. 

7.75"x 7.75"

Created from reclaimed wood from a guitar makers workshop, this landscape is inspired by the Canaan Valley in West Virginia, next to Dolly Sods Wilderness. Pieces are hand-cut, sanded, and then sewn together with vintage thread passed to me from my grandmom. Hand-painted with acrylic. 

Black waxed cord. 

8.75"x 6"

12"x8" Oil Pastel on Arches Paper

Acrylic, Pencil, and Aerosol on Canvas. Hand-made stencil.

18"x24"

Acrylic on Wood Panel

8"x8"

Acrylic on Wood Panel

8"x8"

10"x14" Gouache on Arches Paper