ashley barlow, artist

As mentioned in a previous post, I happily went to the Uptown Art Fair a few weekends ago, and was impressed by many of the artists and artisans that were there. Here's another artist that caught my eye.

Ashley Barlow creates these fun, quirky collages with materials from old magazines and other mixed media. I think a lot of her collages have these interesting narratives within them that are open to interpretation. The placement of the human figures and their surroundings all tell a story. She uses bright colors and textures to help make the compositions pop. I especially like that the collages feel really casual and simple (but as we all know, 'simple' is really hard to do!). I bought a print of one of her collages, and am waiting to get a nice frame for it (You can check out her Etsy shop here). And as always, I'm happy to support handmade! :)

Here are a few samples of her work:

All images are the property of Ashley Barlow.