Saturday, November 30, 2013

DECEMBER OPEN STUDIO


 OPEN STUDIO / OPEN HOUSE
MARY ELLEN LONG
  * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART * ART *
                           Saturday, December 7, 10-5     
                                    Sunday, December 8, 1-5

                                    UNIQUE GIFT IDEAS
SMALL ART OBJECTS, COLLAGE, DRAWINGS, PRINTS, BOOK ART, SCULPTURE

REFRESHMENTS

259-4363 FOR MORE INFORMATION

209 EL DIENTE DRIVE, DURANGO (EDGEMONT)

 Tidal - altered photograph
 Birds Nest - sculpture of egg, root, wasp nest
 Bone, Bark, Paper - assemblage
Bookend - sculpture of natural materials

Monday, November 18, 2013

THE SHORE

During the fall season, time was spent in Southern California and Maui.  Here are some of my favorite shots.
 Shore birds, South Del Mar, CA beach
 low tide at Del Mar
 Sea grasses and kelp
 Storm approach at Del Mar
 Kihea Beach, Maui
 Black sand beach near Hana, Maui
 Tidal at Koko beach, Hana,Maui
                         
 Offering papers on tidal pool,  Hamoa Beach, Maui

RECENT PLACEMENT OF WORK

The following books were placed in the collections of the Athenaeum in La Jolla and the Special Collections, Geisel Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla
 Cloud, Root, Paper (two in the series)
 Winter Pressing 2012                                                                                The Walk The Wild The Way
This past September my traveling Roots exhibit opened at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library in La Jolla, California.  During my visit I also presented a collage trunk show at the Athenaeum and had a table at the San Diego Book Arts Fundraiser at UCSD, displaying boxes of collage and a selection of my artists' books.