New Painting Debuts at SCAD Open Studio Event

Posted on November 6, 2020October 13, 2020 Posted in newsTagged exhibition, mixed media, new artwork, new work, online art exhibition, open studio, SCAD

ATLANTA, GA: Macey Ley will exhibit her latest work, blind eyes could blaze at the 16th annual SCAD Open Studio event November 13 – 15, 2020.

Open Studio will showcase more than 500 jury-selected works submitted by SCAD students, alumni, and faculty from across a wide range of media, including mixed media, sculpture, painting, photography, and printmaking.

SCAD Art Sales, a premier curatorial platform, will offer guests access to its expansive artist network through the work on display. Launched in Winter 2016, SCAD Art Sales represents a unique channel whereby SCAD champions its students and alumni. Artwork available for purchase ranges in price, with inventory continuously updated as new and established artists submit work through the SCAD Art Sales online portal.

Open Studio will take place Friday – Sunday, November 13 – 15, 2020, on the dedicated Open Studio page. SCAD VIPs will have early access to preview and purchase artwork on Thursday, November 12, 2020.

Important Dates
Thursday November 12 – SCAD VIP Online Access
Friday, November 13 – Sunday November 15 – Open to the public
Monday, November 30 – Artwork delivery begins

our language

Posted on March 15, 2013May 23, 2014 Posted in artist bookTagged art, bind, binding, body, bondage, books, bound, handmade, handmade paper, language, ley, macey, mixed media, paper, recent work1 Comment

artist book: accordion fold
materials: handmade paper, acrylic paint, gel medium, graphite, water color

closed: 7 in. x 5 in. x 1.5 in.

Words Have No Wings

Posted on July 15, 2012November 24, 2013 Posted in printsTagged acrylic, art, bird, bound, canvas, confinement, escape, explosion, flight, fly, flying, freedom, ley, macey, mixed media, painting, print, serigraphy, silk screen, victory, wing, wings, words have no wingsLeave a comment

Materials: Acrylic and serigraphy on canvas
Each: 55.12 in. x 27.56 in.

In Words Have No Wings birds play a prominent role — their restless nature and need for order, their need for boundless sky and secure resting places. The birds are in flight as they have escaped, but ironically, they are caught in a whirlwind created by their own flight.

Duvet with Birds

Posted on May 27, 2012November 30, 2012 Posted in printsTagged art, bed linens, bird, bluebird, confinement, duvet, escape, fabric, flight, fly, flying, freedom, full bed, ley, linens, macey, mixed media, pattern, pillow, print, queen bed, serigraphy, sheets, silk screen, victory, wing, wings2 Comments

Duvet and Pillows
Materials: serigraphic print on cotton
European double-size duvet with 6 standard pillowcases: 78.74”w x 78.74”h (approx.)

Catch Me If You Can 2

Posted on May 21, 2012November 30, 2012 Posted in artist book, printsTagged art, bind, binding, bird, bondage, books, bound, catch me if you can, confinement, escape, flight, fly, flying, freedom, gestural drawing, hand cut, handmade, hanging book, home, ley, macey, mixed media, motion, nest, painting, paper, serigraphy, silk screen, speed, victory, watercolor, wing, wings1 Comment

Artist book/sculpture with 9 chapters
Materials: serigraphy and water color on paper, copper and silver wire, beads
Each: 3”w x 30”h
Entire book hanging: 45”w x 40”h (approx.)