Ruth Geos lives and works in San Francisco. Her studio at the Shipyard has been her constant working and creative base since 1986. Her distinctive and original work, drawing on bird feathers, gold, poetry, and music, reaches for the ecstatic edges of life and thought. Her studio was recently included in the Hyperallergic feature, A View from the Easel: https://hyperallergic.com/868105/a-view-from-the-easel-220/
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the studios at Hunters Point Shipyard, and her own 38th year at the shipyard, her studio will be a part of Fall Open Studios, in deep appreciation of the good fortune of having a studio, and the work it has made possible.
!["To pile like Thunder to its close"
Gold, 30 bird feathers [including Lady Amherst Pheasant, Budgerigar, Tragopan, Guinea Hen, Amazon, Macaw, Conure, Ocellated Turkey, and other parakeets, parrot and pheasant feathers], water-gilded cherry wood, poetry, and music.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, To pile like Thunder to its close/
Music: Julia Wolfe, The Fountain of Youth
7 x 5 x 4.75 inches](https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/To-pile-like-Thunder-to-its-close.jpg "To pile like Thunder to its close")
!["The Keats Series: In such an extacy"
Gold, 54 bird feathers [including African Grey,MCAw, eclectus, Hamburg, amazon, Moluccan cockatoo, hawk-headed parrot, and other birds], water-gilded cherry wood, poetry & music.
Poetry: John Keats, Ode to the Nightingale
Music: Johannes Brahms, 4th Symphony
3.5 x 4.75 x 4.5 inches](https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Ruth-Geos.-Keats-Series.-In-such-an-extacy.jpg "The Keats Series: In such an extacy")
!["Beyond the Realm of Bird Part 1"
Gold, bird feathers[ including parakeet, parrot, peacock, pheasant, and other distinct bird feathers], water-gilded wood: the whole consisting of 20 individual bird squares, each approx. 2 x 1.5 x 1.5, total size of the whole: 3.5 x 12.5 x 12.5.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson: A Wind that rose](https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08_Beyond-the-Realm-of-Bird-Part-1.jpg "Beyond the Realm of Bird, Part 1 (No. 1-20)")
!["Le Poême de l’Extase"
Gold, 133 bird feathers [including Lady Amherst Pheasant, Ring-Necked Pheasant, Silver Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Grey Peacock Pheasant, Ocellated Turkey, Wild Turkey, Guinea Hen, Magellan Goose, Peacock, White Peacock, Princess of Wales Grass Parakeet, Conure, Budgerigar, Jungle Fowl, Tragopan, Flamingo, Cockatiel, Hamburg, Scarlet Macaw, Blue & Gold Macaw, and other birds], Water-Gilded Cherry Wood, Poetry, and Music.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson, On my volcano grows the grass;
Music: Alexander Scriabin, Le Poeme de L'Extase and
John Adams, Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes.
33.5 x 16 x 20 inches](https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/A3.0.-Poeme.resize-2.Three-quarters-front-trying-to-resize-copy-2-2-copy.jpg "Le Poême de l’Extase")
!["The Keats Series: The Sad Heart of Ruth".
Gold, 28 Bird Feathers [including feathers of African grey, macaw, budgerigar, peacock, hamburg, lovebird, amazon, silver seabright, pionysis, grass parakeet, and other birds], Water-Gilded Wood.
Poetry: John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale.
5 X 4 ½ X 4 ½ inches
Poetry: John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale.](https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/12_Keats-SadHeartOfRuth-72dpi.jpg "The Keats Series: The Sad Heart of Ruth")
!["The Gorgeous Nothings: East End"
77 feathers [including budgerigar, cockatoo, rose-breasted cockatoo, macaw, peacock, guinea hen, jungle fowl, amazon, conure, and other parrot, parakeet, and pheasant feathers] water gilded wood, poetry and music.
Poetry: Emily Dickinson
Music: Gabrielle Smith, Carrot Revolution.
2 ½ x 2 ½ x 3 ¼](https://www.shipyardartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/GNothing.EastEnd.Three-quarters-view.jpg "The Gorgeous Nothings: East End")
