Author and assemblage artist, Ellen Orleans is also a devotee of carousels and kayaking, waterfalls and waterfowl.
She has written seven books, most recently, Inside, The World Is Orange and Mother Blue and the Deep Down Under. Ellen’s work has appeared on NPR’s Hanukkah Lights, has been performed theatrically, and published widely.
An outsider (and insider) art enthusiast, Ellen creates assemblages and collages featuring lost, found, and fractured objects. Also, small plastic animals. Her art has been exhibited in Boulder and Denver.
Ellen has taught writing and nature journaling in schools, libraries, and along hiking trails. A resident of Wild Sage cohousing, she manages sustainability programs for the City of Boulder and leads seasonal story hikes for toddlers.
Ellen believes in multitudes and confluence, internally and in community.
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