Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Washi exhibit opens

 Adrianna Cubides, performance artist
 Tim Barrett introduction - Japanese style vat and mould
 detail of Adrianna's paper words tendril (show artists' contributions)
 Sands, Signs, Symbols:Western Journeys by Mary Ellen Long
 Paper works through the years by MEL (part of mini-retrospective)
 The artist-curator with Ancestry and Sando Sign sculpture
 Washi installation - Priscilla Robinson, Catherine Nash, Lois James
 Tom Leech marbled papers, Sukey Hughes Goddess books
 Lori B. Goodman's Journeys
 Helen Hiebert's installation
 Wasp Washi installation in the lobby (MEL)
Before the opening with Tim Barrett, Adrianna Cubides, Shay Lopez - Goodman's Old Beginnings piece with Jill Powers' Small Winged Life on the wall and framed work by Nicole Donnelly

Friday, August 16, 2013

WASHI AND OTHER EPHEMERA: The Art of Hand Papermaking


  Washi & Other Ephemera:
The Art of Hand Papermaking
August 23–September 28, 2013
Handmade paperworks by nationally-recognized paper artists* and retrospective installation
by Mary Ellen Long / Guest presenter MacArthur Genius Grant award winner Timothy D. Barrett

Register for Workshops Online At www.DurangoArts.org
802 E. 2nd Avenue, Durango | (970) 259-2606
Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday

Exhibit Curator: Mary Ellen Long
Guest Presenter: Timothy D. Barrett
Recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grant.”

Opening Reception
Friday, August 23, 5-7 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Introduction by curator Mary Ellen Long
and demonstration of Japanese hand papermaking by
special guest Timothy D. Barrett
                                          Jill Powers - Winged Life installation

                                           Lori B. Goodman - Journeys

                        Robbin Ami Silverberg - Thoughts in the Form of a Letter




Mary Ellen Long - Shintai Scrolls


Ongoing invisible dance by performance artist
Adriana Cubides

*Robbin Ami Silverberg / Catherine Nash / Helen Hiebert / Nicole Donnelly / Jill Powers / Lois James / Sukey Hughes
Tom Leech / Priscilla Robinson / Lori B. Goodman / Mary Ellen Long

Monday, August 5, 2013

HANDPAPERMAKING WORKSHOPS


I will be offering two workshops during the EXCITING exhibit WASHI AND OTHER EPHEMERA: THE ART OF HANDPAPERMAKING at the Durango Arts Center.  These are the only classes I will be offering this year. 
MARY ELLEN LONG 
  
 *sign up on website  (click Education, then Adults,visual arts) or go to the front desk at DAC or call Sandra Butler at 259-2606     (Call me with questions - 259-4363)

SIDEWALK CLOUD WORKSHOP  (Inryu= Cloud Dragon) 

Saturday, August 31, 10-4 pm
$65. for DAC members; $75 for non-members

An opportunity to make hanging clouds of kozo fiber using stencils that
have been made from photos of “real” clouds.  Students will learn about   processing including cooking and handbeating. Focus will be on techniques of pouring pulp, embossing, and pulp displacement.  
all experience levels welcome..........        materials fee - $10. covering fiber

HAND PAPERMAKING WITH PLANTS WORKSHOP

Saturday, September 7, 10-4 pm
$65. for DAC members; $75 for non-members

Explorations with local wild and cultivated plants with some imported fiber added to the mix.  Stems, leaves, and petals will be harvested and processed during the preceding week before the workshop.  Techniques for inclusions, laminating, and embossing will be covered.                                                 material fee - $5. covering fiber

ALSO:

SEPTEMBER 24
TIM BARRETT WILL HAVE  HALF-DAY INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE PAPERMAKING WORKSHOPS 
:SEPTEMBER 14
HELEN HIEBERT, VISTING CO. TEACHER WILL OFFER THE
WORKSHOP ILLUMINATED PAPER STRUCTURES 

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papermaking in nature

cloud installation

papermaking with plants