Mary Ellen Long

Thursday, March 27, 2014

"JOURNEY..." EXHIBIT AT OPEN SHUTTER

Correction to the last day of this exhibit: Wednesday, April 2.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

JOURNEY OF THE ARTIST AT OPEN SHUTTER GALLERY

Here are some shots of the Open Shutter Gallery exhibit. A reminder and correction on the time of my slide talk to be given at 5:30-7 tonight, March 11.

Added to the exhibit are a multitude of my "Nature Bundles" pinned on the wall and displayed on shelves, etc.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST at OPEN SHUTTER GALLERY

EXHIBIT

The Red Room at Open Shutter Gallery

MARY ELLEN LONG

Photographs documenting

the artists outdoor environmental art including a selection of artists’ books that use photography in unconventional ways.

opening Friday,

March 7, 5-8 p.m.

continuing until April 9

This exhibit is an extension

of the exhibit “Journey of an

Artist: The Art of Mary Ellen

Long” at Fort Lewis College

Art Gallery through March 19

Stone Dream Deep, Clearview trails, Durango, Colorado

Seed Circle Residence in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Waters Past at Edgemont Highlands, Durango, Colorado

Kelp Spiral (in process) in Anguilla, British West Indies

SLIDE TALK

A presentation of images by the artist telling the story of her work in the landscape over a 30 year period.

Tuesday, March 11, 5-6:30 p.m.

OPEN SHUTTER GALLERY 735 Main Avenue 382-8355

Sunday, February 23, 2014

JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST

The exhibit "Journey of an Artist: The Art of Mary Ellen Long" is now open. It has been wonderful to see where I have been in this art adventure of 49 years! Putting up selections of work done through these many years is quite a revelation.

Center image: "From the Forest Library" (nature-altered book pages)
Pedestals: artists' books and box art

Center installation: "Aspen" drawings, "Roots into Rivers" (nature-altered paper and sand drawing)

Side gallery framed by cast paper "Aspens", "Cloud Root Paper", handmade paper hanging book
Wall: "Sequence I-III, painting with leaves,

Side gallery: framed collage, mixed media work, artists' books

"Awakening" collage; "Sands, Signs, Symbols". handmade paper scroll; Center gallery:
prints, mixed media wall work, artists' books - RECEPTION SHOTS BELOW -

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST:

THE ART OF MARY ELLEN LONG

Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, Durango, Colorado

February 19th - March 19th, 2014

Opening Reception

Friday, February 21st, 4:30-6 p.m.

Mary Ellen Long began creating images through printmaking

and painting beginning in the mid sixties and has been

exploring ideas in various other media ever since. Works on

and of paper, artists’ books, and environmental projects have

been part of her artistic output and an overview will be seen

in this retrospective exhibition.

Gallery Hours, Monday - Friday, 10 to 4

(970) 247-7167

http://www.fortlewis.edu/art/ArtGallery.aspx

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

ANNOUNCING A NEW PUBLICATION

Just published through IMac is the book Journey of an Artist: The Art of Mary Ellen Long. This book documents selections of my art since 1965 to the present. Included are images of early silk screen prints, etchings, lithographs, and paintings.

Examples of collage, mixed media, and environmental installation in the last 30 years are also shown. This catalog relates to the upcoming retrospective at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.opening February 19 with a reception on February 21. More details will be posted soon.

Monday, December 9, 2013

ANNUAL RITUAL

Each year, after a significant snowfall, I bury paper in the forest. The earth with natural detritus of leaves and pine needles from the forest environment "prints" and embosses the paper as the weight of the snow presses down on the paper throughout the winter. In printmaking terms, the earth is the plate and the snow is the press. The paper is harvested in the spring and the resulting natural art is used in artworks such as artists' books and installations.