Ruby has a cross-cultural sensibility. A first generation American with familial and cultural roots in Germany, Ruby grew up in the mountains of Colorado, and spent her college years and twenties in Paris and Berlin. Ruby moved to Seattle in 1989. In Seattle, Ruby discovered the ideal environment to support her inner balance. Ready access to nature and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest felt like home, feeding her body and spirit; while the vibrant arts and cultural community nourished her mind and imagination. The artistic expression of this cross-cultural pollination makes for an eclectic aesthetic that is punctuated with the color, rhythms and humor of her life experiences, which plays out in her abstract paintings. Ruby’s work is held in private collections in Canada, the USA, Europe, and the Island of Réunion. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and public exhibits throughout Seattle and the Greater Puget Sound area. She is a member of Women Painters of Washington and her paintings are regularly shown at Women Painters of Washington Gallery in Seattle and ryan james fine arts in Kirkland. Her wearable artwork textiles have been featured in Aspen Magazine and have been sold at boutiques in Santa Fe and Aspen.