"... often an element of peril or black humour in my compositions"

Ruth Tabet

I draw on half-remembered childhood themes, creating images that encapsulate timeless fairy tales, archetypes, dreamscapes and magic in an attempt to reach for truths.

There is often an element of peril or black humour in my compositions; I draw using pen and ink in a stream-of-consciousness state, often without stop for hours on end. Each work is highly detailed and may take days to complete.

There can be multiple perspectives in a single image; some are realistic but the aim of the work has little to do with realism.

Selected works are re-created as limited edition silkscreen prints, working with a long term printing partner, iterating screens, inks and paper until the printed work and the drawing are perfectly aligned.

From these editions, I then select a set of prints in order to further explore the spirit of the image, using gilts and colour to produce a series of unique hand-coloured works.

artist & ceramicist
Ruth Tabet

previous exhibitions at the bell gallery

works previously at the bell gallery:

For all enquiries and availability of works to be purchased from the gallery, please call 01986 894456 or email: jackie@thebellgallery.com

Ceramic Pot - RT1

£140

Ceramic Pot - RT2

£140

Ceramic Pot - RT3

£170

Midnight Owl

Pen, Ink and Watercolour
Framed
£360

Bibi

Pen, Ink and Watercolour
Framed
£475

Joy

Pen, Ink and Watercolour
Framed
£495

Ceramic Pots - RT6 A&B

£96 & £80

Ceramic Pots - RT7 A&B

£180 each

Ceramic Pot - RT8

£145

Gone Fishing

Pen, Ink and Watercolour
Framed
£750

Harvest Festival

Pen, Ink and Watercolour
Framed
£590

Melting Point

Pen, Ink and Watercolour
Framed
£750

Where The Wild Thing Runs

Silkscreen • Edition of 25 hand coloured
Framed 61cm x 64cm
£800

Silver Dreams

Silkscreen • Edition of 30 hand coloured
Framed 81cm x 64cm
£700

Tea With Geoffery

Original Ink
Framed 81cm x 64cm
£750

A Fine Pair

Silkscreen • Edition of 30 hand coloured
Framed 65cm x 83cm
£700

The Black Hare

Silkscreen • Edition of 30 hand coloured
Framed 65cm x 83cm
£925

The Drop

Silkscreen • Edition of 25 hand coloured
Framed 67cm x 85cm
£800

The Authority

Silkscreen • Edition of 25 hand coloured
Framed 65cm x 84cm
£800

Bella Beelzebub And Boo

Original Ink Drawing
Framed 65cm x 84cm
£1250

Adrift

Silkscreen • Edition of 25 hand coloured
Framed 65cm x 84cm
£850

Trouble In The Hen Coop

Silkscreen • Edition of 30 hand coloured
Framed 65cm x 64cm
£650

The Pelican

Original Ink Drawing
Framed 65cm x 84cm
£1400

Blue to White

Glazed Ceramic No. NP2
19h x 16w
SOLD

Green

Glazed Ceramic No. 20
7h x 22w
SOLD

Bronze

Glazed Ceramic No. 438
17h x 11w
SOLD