About: Artist Meryl Ruth

B.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Boston University, 1977
Master of Arts, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities, Lesley College, 1982

Meryl Ruth did not begin her career with clay but with watercolor. It was after a ceramics course that she changed the focus of her art. Trained as a painter, process is very important to Meryl. She can spend hours building, throwing, changing, painting, piercing and otherwise adorning each vessel. Meryl's dedication to her art is expressed in the uniqueness and detail found within each vessel.

In January 2004, my sister, Lynn Alice Friedman, was diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer. In honor of Lynn, I have been developing a new line of work called the "LAF" Line. LAF Line pieces are joyous and humorous and stand not only for the initials of my sister's name, but the lines on a laughing woman's face. "

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