Reception Night at the Stronghouse Gallery in Telluride

The Talisman series and three framed collages...Pale Sand, Indigo Root and Nara

(Un)Bound: Artists' Books from the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA

3 of my artists' books have been shown this spring in the Central Library Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.  The collection includes 50 books by 36 artists who have lived and live in the San Diego area. , 

COLLAGE WORKSHOP

There are still spaces in my Collage Workshop, Saturday, May 16, 10-4. $65.  Accepting beginning to experienced participants, small class, consultation on individual projects, all materials provided.  In the artists' studio.  Contact: wmelart@yahoo.com

THE LANGUAGE OF GESTURE: THE WORK OF JOYCE CUTLER-SHAW

THE LANGUAGE OF GESTURE: THE WORK OF JOYCE CUTLER-SHAW
Don't miss the opening reception of the work of an extraordinary artist from Southern California in the Art Library, Durango Arts Center, Friday May 8, 5-7. A video presentation will be part of the evening, taking place in the Center's Education Studio throughout the evening.

Purple Cats and Green Skies

Durango Arts Center - Friday, March 27th.... Opening reception of group exhibit curated by Juanita Ainsley featuring Juanita, Melanie Yazzie, Natalie Goldberg and Rodney Hatfield.All about the influence of children's art on the 20th (2lst) century art world. 

FRIDAY NIGHT IN DURANGO

Two events this coming Friday, March 6 - 

Reception at Open Shutter, 5-8 - The Annual Community exhibit - My photograph Detritus Noturnal (one of my open books of Japanese Momi paper, scorched) laid on snow).  As close as I could get for the theme of Night and Day.  And check out a Jeff Madeen moment in the "vault", always "beyond the ordinary"!

Mixed media work by Catherine Nash

Reception at the Art Library, Durango Arts Center, 5-7 - The artist Catherine Nash of Tucson, AZ will be in town to open her Retrospective exhibit and to teach her weekend workshop.  Her work is terrific and brings new perspectives to book art and mixed media expression.

Drop in to both exhibits

Durango Arts Center Juried Show

My works 
 To Learn About the Pine and Spine are included in this annual exhibit.  Through March 21.

To Learn About the Pine

Spine

New Website

This is my first post on my new blog.  Hope you enjoy my new website!