ANNUAL JURIED SHOW

Durango Arts Center through March 21

Two of my sculptural books are included.

 Spine

 To Learn About the Pine (detail below))

My new website:

maryellenlongart.com

(UN)BOUND exhibit in San Diego, CA

A few of my artists' books are included in the exhibit "(Un)Bound, Artists' Books from the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA taking place at The San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd, 
San Diego - opening reception, Sat. Jan 31 from 12PM-2PM. The exhibit runs until April 26, 2015.

Forest Library

RECENT PLACEMENTS

Two of my works are now in the Penrose Library Collection at the University of Denver.

 "Forest Stories: Grouse" and 3 panels of the installation book work "Connemara"

NEW WORK

One of my box assemblages - 2014 - recently placed in a Durango collection.

New Works

"Once Upon a Time", a book sculpture and "Black and White", a collage with handmade paper.  These and other new works will be included in my Open Studio event this weekend.  209 El Diente, Durango, CO

ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO

OPEN HOUSE AND STUDIO SALE

MARY ELLEN LONG

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

DECEMBER 6 & 7

10-4

209 EL DIENTE DRIVE

EDGEMONT

259-4363

PAPERWORKS

COLLAGE, SCULPTURE, PRINTS, DRAWINGS

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PAINTINGS, ART OBJECTS, BOX ART, ARTISTS’ BOOKS

WINTER SOLSTICE ARTISANS' MARKET

Have a little corner at the Durango Arts Center opening tonight 5-7.  Repurposed Shintai cast paper baskets and a selection of my Nature Bundles (combinations of found materials - nature conversations!

RECENT ARTISTS' BOOK PLACEMENTS

This fall a number of my one-of-a-kind artists' books have found a permanent home in the Special Collections Library of Baylor University in Texas.  They were sold through Abecedarian Gallery's recent exhibit "Pulp Mastery", in which my work and the work of Melissa Jay Craigs was featured.

Four of my editioned books were also placed in the collection.

 Shintai Book

 Shintai Pages

 Shintai Scrolls

 Sand Games

 Forest Stories:Snake

 Arroyo Roots

Wasp Maze
Chi

NEW INSTALLATION

"Through the Forest" an installation using nature-altered oriental spirit papers is part of the Members Exhibit at the Durango Arts Center for the month. The papers were laid along a forest trail held by a stone throughout the winter.  In the spring, the harvest revealed the change that this collaboration with nature and time created

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