{"id":94108,"date":"2026-06-29T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=94108"},"modified":"2026-06-22T19:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:47:24","slug":"wnc-crafts-2026-rachel-elise-studio-collaborates-with-rutherford-pug-on-new-line-of-handcrafted-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/wnc-crafts-2026-rachel-elise-studio-collaborates-with-rutherford-pug-on-new-line-of-handcrafted-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>WNC Crafts 2026:<\/strong> Rachel Elise Studio Collaborates with Rutherford &#038; Pug on New Line of Handcrafted Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_94090\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94090\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94090\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-Craft-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Elise Aughtry and Angelic Rutherford, artists<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rachel Elise Aughtry, of Rachel Elise Studio in Mars Hill, announces a line of collaborative work with Angelic Rutherford of Rutherford &amp; Pug, also in Mars Hill. Rutherford &amp; Pug opened this year and offers wares including textiles, art, home furnishings and curated vintage items.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAngie and I became fast friends when her shop opened a few months ago,\u201d says Aughtry. \u201cWe quickly bonded over our love of textiles. I\u2019m always interested in working with new materials, and she was looking to turn some of her textiles into bags.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94091\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94091\" class=\"wp-image-94091\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2-1024x962.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2-768x721.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2-810x761.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Rachel-Elise-Studio-IMG_8409-copy-2-1140x1071.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Elise Aughtry and Angelic Rutherford, artists<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rutherford is a long-time collector and creator of textiles with a background in television set design. \u201cWhen she couldn\u2019t find the fabric she wanted, she would design it and have it produced,\u201d says Aughtry. \u201cOver the years, she has used her knowledge of textiles to create quite a library of signature prints. It has been an honor to give them new life as a line of bags. Her Turkish Rug prints, in particular, are perfect summer colors.\u201d The bags are available at both shops and on Rachel Elise Studio\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Rutherford is equally excited about the creative partnership. \u201cIt\u2019s always such a joy to collaborate with Rachel,\u201d she says. \u201cShe\u2019s wildly talented, and we instantly bonded over our shared obsession with textiles\u2014safe to say we speak the same fabric-loving language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Aughtry, collaboration serves as a means of broadening perspectives as well as exercising creativity. \u201cIt\u2019s always exciting to work with new materials and develop deep relationships with other artists,\u201d she says. \u201cEvery artist has their own business model and points of distribution, so it\u2019s fun to figure out the logistics with a peer in the same field. Plus, it\u2019s a great way for both artists to expand their audience to new places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Rachel Elise Studio is located at 10 North Main Street, and Rutherford &amp; Pug can be found at 180 Carl Eller Road, both in Mars Hill. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/RachelElise.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RachelElise.com<\/a> and Instagram <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/rutherfordandpug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rutherfordandpug<\/a>. See <a href=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/feature-artist-rachel-elise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feature Artist story<\/a> for more about Rachel Elise Aughtry\u2019s work.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Elise Aughtry, of Rachel Elise Studio in Mars Hill, announces a line of collaborative work with Angelic Rutherford of Rutherford &#038; Pug, also in Mars Hill. 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