One of the great things about having creative friends is pimping their stuff.
Rachael Ashe is a photographer, mixed-media collage, and altered book artist. She does amazing things to old books and this summer her work is displayed at the Pacific National Exhibition (the PNE) in Vancouver in the Container Art show.
Container Art is an ambling exhibition. The containers travel the world and are then filled with beauty at every stop.
So don’t just ride the rollercoaster, check out cutting edge contemporary art from Vancouverites.
Rachael Ashe’s container includes amazing book art that floats along the side and back walls. I particularly love the accompanying paper flowers that hang from the ceiling.
Her series is called Forgotten Knowledge and uses a set of twenty-five Funk & Wagnall’s encyclopedias combined with found objects from nature.
Visit Rachael Ashe’s Container Art from August 21st to September 6th at the PNE
Can’t get to the PNE, that’s ok. Just purchase her stuff on Etsy. Ya! Do it, Rachael’s art is cool. I own two altered books already.