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MY CART

studio story

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I've always been passionate about writing,

painting, and theatre.

 

But in college, I developed a deep curiosity about health and healing. That led to a decade-long sabbatical from art while I conducted ethnographic research in South Africa and then received my PhD in Medical Anthropology in 2014.

 

In 2017, I returned to my own creativity and founded Stone Cicada Studio to share some of the stories and insights that have simmered in my mind for years.

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To read about my ethnographic work, check out my Research Profile.

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Otherwise, take a look at my artwork.

Jessica Ruthven is a visual artist who specializes in oil paintings, block prints, and pen and ink watercolors. She is based half-time in the United States and the other half in South Africa. 

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