News Featured Mementos of Joy | A New Collection by Rya Wu Posted on January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 by Mackenzie Smith From Residency to Reflection: Barcelona as Catalyst Seattle Art Source is pleased to present Mementos of Joy, a new collection of 13 works by Seattle-based fine artist Rya Wu. Created in the wake of her recent artist residency in Barcelona, this body of work reflects a period of openness, movement, and quiet attunement to joy as a lived, collected experience. Rather than grand declarations, these works offer something more intimate: small, resonant moments held gently, like keepsakes. Paintings by Rya Wu. Wu’s multidisciplinary practice—spanning painting, glass, and wire sculpture—draws deeply from her background in psychology, silversmithing, life coaching, and jewelry making. In Mementos of Joy, those influences surface through layered materials, rhythmic compositions, and tactile details that feel both precious and grounded. The works feel simultaneously delicate and intentional, inviting viewers to slow down and notice what lingers. Paintings by Rya Wu; floor sculptures by Nancy Mintz. As Wu shares, “Whatever you’re experiencing right now—any feelings, sensations, memories, questions—it’s all welcome here.” Mementos of Joy extends that invitation outward. These works do not ask to be decoded; they ask to be felt. In doing so, they create space for reflection, affirmation, and connection—reminding us that joy can be personal, layered, and deeply resonant. Paintings by Rya Wu. Mementos of Joy is now available to view through Seattle Art Source. We invite you to spend time with the collection and discover the moments that resonate with you. Shop Mementos of Joy The Kindest Season $3,700.00 Oil on canvas 36″ H x 48″ W The Kindest Season by Rya Wu unfolds as a horizontal procession of interconnected, organic shapes that feel both architectural and bodily. Saturated blocks of teal, rust, mustard, coral, and soft pink interweave with curved forms, creating a rhythmic flow across a pale, open ground. The composition feels expansive yet intimate, balancing structure with softness. Emotionally, it carries a sense of movement and lived experience, evoking warmth, resilience, and a quiet confidence in complexity and change. 1 in stock The Kindest Season quantity Add to cart Archaic Fluxations $2,650.00 Oil on linen canvas 40″ H x 30″ W Archaic Fluxations by Rya Wu carries a playful yet tentative energy, alive with motion and curiosity. It draws on a sense of whimsy and quiet structure, where intuitive forms feel loosely organized, as if thinking their way into place. Layered textures and bold color relationships evoke belonging and connection. Warm yellows, ochres, and deep pinks dominate the composition, gently balanced by touches of deep turquoise, suggesting inner exploration, resilience, and a quiet sense of hope. 1 in stock Archaic Fluxations quantity Add to cart Thank You For Visiting $2,400.00 Oil on canvas 40″ H x 30″ W Thank You For Visiting by Rya Wu is composed of layered, biomorphic shapes that feel both playful and intentional, interlocked like fragments of experience finding balance. Bold reds, deep browns, soft blues, and vibrant greens are outlined with fluid contours, while dotted and textured areas add quiet visual rhythm. The elements feel suspended yet grounded, suggesting movement without chaos. The work carries a sense of resilience and integration with contrasting energies held together in harmony. 1 in stock Thank You For Visiting quantity Add to cart Lucid Enchantments $2,300.00 Oil on canvas 48″ H x 36″ W Lucid Enchantments by Rya Wu is a layered and quietly expressive painting, built from stacked, fluid forms that suggest a figure shaped by experience rather than defined by it. Soft pinks and warm oranges mingle with turquoise, blue, and yellow, creating a sense of movement, vulnerability, and resilience. The composition reads like an emotional architecture, holding memories, questions, and moments of becoming. 1 in stock Lucid Enchantments quantity Add to cart On a Trip $1,150.00 Oil on canvas 24″ H x 24″ W On a Trip by Rya Wu presents a playful, abstract landscape where bold, interlocking shapes create a dense yet joyful composition. Dreamlike in tone, its layered forms and vivid colors feel in motion, suggesting shifting emotions, fragments of memory, and unspoken inner questions. The balance of weight and lightness gives the work a sense of both curiosity and care. The piece centers lived experience and emotional truth, offering a space of contemplation and celebration. 1 in stock On a Trip quantity Add to cart On Our Way $1,150.00 Oil on canvas 24″ H x 24″ W On Our Way by Rya Wu is robust and expressive, built from interlocking, fluid shapes that seem to drift across a soft pink ground. Vibrant teals, warm yellows, oranges, and reds create a lively rhythm, while open spaces and curved forms suggest emotional breathing room. The composition reads like a collage of feelings and memories, fragmented yet connected. 1 in stock On Our Way quantity Add to cart The Stowaway $1,150.00 Oil on canvas 24″ H x 24″ W The Stowaway by Rya Wu is composed of curved, interlocking forms that fold into one another like a slow, deliberate gesture. Deep blues, warm ochres, earthy browns, forest greens, and flashes of orange create a grounded yet dynamic palette against a pale, open background. The painting feels both contained and in motion, as if the shapes are negotiating space and balance. It carries a quiet intensity, suggesting introspection, resilience, and the gentle tension of holding multiple feelings at once, inviting a moment of thoughtful pause. 1 in stock The Stowaway quantity Add to cart Gentle Holdings $1,150.00 Oil on canvas 24″ H x 24″ W Gentle Holdings by Rya Wu is a playful yet introspective painting, built from soft, organic forms that seem to hold emotion rather than represent objects. Saturated pinks and warm yellows cradle cooler turquoise and earthy tones, creating a sense of protection, tenderness, and movement. The shapes suggest inner landscapes, memories, questions, and feelings gently unfolding. Offering a quiet sense of solace and affirmation, this piece honors inner experience while inviting reflection, healing, and connection. 1 in stock Gentle Holdings quantity Add to cart Fruitful Landing $1,150.00 Oil on canvas 24″ H x 24″ W Fruitful Landing by Rya Wu is an abstract, modernist painting with softly overlapping organic shapes. Warm ochres and mustard yellows dominate, punctuated by deep greens, teal, white, and a small red accent. The forms feel fluid and balanced, with gentle curves and muted contrast, giving the piece a calm, contemplative, slightly playful mood, like a quiet visual rhythm rather than a fixed subject. 1 in stock Fruitful Landing quantity Add to cart Quiet Considerations $1,150.00 Oil on canvas 24″ H x 24″ W Quiet Considerations by Rya Wu offers a sense of embrace and quiet reflection through its delicate, vivid composition. Soft, overlapping organic forms rest against a golden-yellow field, creating balance and gentle motion rather than tension. Earthy oranges, deep reds, greens, and muted blues interact like emotional fragments held together, suggesting care, growth, and introspection. The overall mood is calm yet intimate, evoking a feeling of being held in a moment of contemplation, where emotion is present but softened, inviting a space of quiet understanding and inner warmth. 1 in stock Quiet Considerations quantity Add to cart Jupiter Rising $800.00 Oil on canvas 20″ H x 20″ W Jupiter Rising by Rya Wu carries a quietly powerful presence, balancing bold, organic forms against a luminous yellow ground. Earthy reds and greens interlock with darker, anchoring shapes, creating a sense of emotional weight softened by openness and light. The composition feels reflective and searching, like a visual meditation on memory and inner questioning. 1 in stock Jupiter Rising quantity Add to cart Open for Business $800.00 Oil on canvas 20″ H x 20″ W Open for Business by Rya Wu is a warm, curious, and gently introspective painting, with organic shapes floating against a soft yellow ground. Earthy greens, reds, and golden tones interweave with playful accents and subtle patterning, creating a sense of movement and emotional layering. The arrangement suggests fragments of memory and feeling coming into conversation, holding both vulnerability and resilience. 1 in stock Open for Business quantity Add to cart The Embrace $300.00 Oil on canvas 14″ H x 11″ W The Embrace by Rya Wu features a softly balanced composition of rounded, overlapping forms that seem to orbit one another within a warm pink field. Teals, coral, mustard, deep blue, and red create gentle contrast while maintaining balance, with translucent layering that suggests connection rather than separation. The curved shapes and small floating accents give the piece a sense of quiet movement and breath. Evoking intimacy, vulnerability, and the fluid nature of inner life, the piece invites you to linger in a space of calm reflection and emotional openness. 1 in stock The Embrace quantity Add to cart Share to Related News 4 Lessons from my First 10 years as a Business Owner As Seattle Art Source celebrates 10 years, this reflection honors a decade of growth, lessons learned, and the incredible community of artists and clients who made it possible. It’s a look back with gratitude—and a wholehearted embrace of whatever the next chapter brings. Read More How to Buy Art from Seattle Art Source | 3 Easy Ways Buying art should feel approachable. Discover three simple ways to shop and connect with original artwork through Seattle Art Source. Read More New Home, New Walls | Where to Start with Art If you’ve recently moved, you’re not alone in wondering what comes next. Learn how Seattle Art Source helps homeowners confidently choose art for their space. 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