Local artist turns trash into treasure

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Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Local artist turns trash into treasure</h1>
                <h2><p>When local artist Isobelle Ouzman finds discarded books around Seattle, she doesn't miss an opportunity to bring them second life through her Altered Books series. Using a mix of techniques and materials -- including water colors, glue, and pens -- Ouzman renders new visual works of art through</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/ashli-blow/">Ashli Blow</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/content/images/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/photo-18.jpg" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="300" height="224"></figure><p>When local artist Isobelle Ouzman finds discarded books around Seattle, she doesn't miss an opportunity to bring them second life through her <a href="http://isobelleouzman.com/altered-books/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Altered Books</a> series. Using a mix of techniques and materials -- including water colors, glue, and pens -- Ouzman renders new visual works of art through carving out <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/seattle-artist-turns-discarded-books-into-gorgeous-works-of-art/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">concentric designs (mentioned on the Laughing Squid blog)</a> from the old pages of forgotten books.</p>
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When local artist Isobelle Ouzman finds discarded books around Seattle, she doesn't miss an opportunity to bring them second life through her Altered Books series. Using a mix of techniques and materials -- including water colors, glue, and pens -- Ouzman renders new visual works of art through carving out concentric designs (mentioned on the Laughing Squid blog) from the old pages of forgotten books.

By Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal