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About ellymackay

I'm Elly MacKay, an artist working with yupo paper and ink to make 3-D paper worlds. I live north of Toronto, Ontario. My twitter and etsy, as well as this blog, is theaterclouds.

New works and news from the New studio!

Well, it has been a busy time here, getting settled into the new house. We still have a long way to go and there are still piles of boxes but we are enjoying picking paint colours, planting the garden and … Continue reading

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A surprise in the mail from the OAC

We moved 2 weeks ago to our new home and got a call from the new residents offering to pass along some mail. I am SO VERY happy we picked it up. In the pile of flyers, there was a … Continue reading

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GIVEAWAY

I put together a surprise envelope to give away during the move.  (2 prints, cards and postcards) If you would like it, let me know what you would like to see in my little theater this spring… underwater explorers, aardvarks,  a … Continue reading

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Home Sweet Home! We’ve Moved.

Over the weekend we moved to our new home. Koen has a room of his own and I finally have the studio I have always dreamed about… multiple windows, room for my different theaters and storage for all the bits … Continue reading

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National Post

Some great coverage in The National Post! Today I am working on the manuscript for my next book with Running Press. It has been about a year since I last worked on it. It is nice to have had some … Continue reading

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Quill and Quire – Starred Review!

Thank you to the Rocking Horse here in Owen Sound for hosting the book launch for If You Hold A Seed. What a fabulous time! We sold out. They have just gotten a new shipment. Westside nurseries contributed seed packets … Continue reading

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Rocket to the Moon

This is not about paper arts but I have to share it! The very talented men in my family have collaborated on this beautiful piece and I am so in love with it.  My husband, Simon is a woodworker. He … Continue reading

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Review of If You Hold A Seed…

I’ve just seen the first review of If You Hold A Seed… Publisher’s Weekly Books are starting to arrive! Thank you to everyone who has purchased one. I will be doing a book signing at the Rocking Horse in Owen … Continue reading

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A magazine so good you will be waiting by your mailbox…

I’ve fallen in love with FLOW magazine. Have you heard of it? Until last month it was only available in Dutch. It is now being shipped all over the world to paper lovers like me… in English. The first copy … Continue reading

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La Petite Issue 10

The latest issue of La Petite is now out – The Winter Issue. It was nice making the snowy backgrounds in my theater, while enjoying it out the window.

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