Ellen M
@ellenmartist
ellenmueller.com -- artist, author, reader, gardener, walker, cyclist, zine-maker (she/her) 📍 Minnesota, USA (Dakota and Ojibwe land)
I'm busy prepping the goodies for the plant pressing workshop next Sat at #TestPlotMN! Register for free: forms.fillout.com/t/cEjQRPFNLjus Participants receive instruction #zine, a plant pressing, basic #watercolor palette, & matte medium for sealing & creating layered effects. See you there?
Noting all the celebration of the "Buckthorn Singles" events, I thought it would be good to get the word out about this September workshop! Please register so we are prepared with enough materials. forms.fillout.com/t/6v3v19p47Uus #Buckthorn #TwinCities #InkMaking
NEW DATE! FREE: creating plant pressings in homemade air-dry clay. Sat, Aug 1, 9:30-10:30am #TestPlotMN in St. Paul Please register so we can know how many supplies to bring: forms.fillout.com/t/cEjQRPFNLjus This workshop is part of my on-going project, A Line That Grows.
Blurry #swallowtail #butterfly - it didn’t want to hold still for a photo…
Woooo that rain is coming down! Glad I snapped this earlier today! #BeeBalm #monarda #gardening #bloomscrolling
Thank you for having us, #MinnesotaCenterForBookArts - the #McKnightBookArtsFellow panel last night was a lot of fun! ellenmueller.com/mcknight-pan...
This little #mushroom popped up in a crack in my stone path and it’s a really cute shape 😊 #fungi #gardening
It’s happening! After three years of tending this #garden and planting #ButterflyMilkweed I am seeing my first #monarch #caterpillar in my garden 👀
2025 McKnight Fellowship for Book Artists Panel Talk #SarahEvenson and #EllenMueller With #EdieFake and #GuenMontgomery Wed, June 24, 2026 6:30 PM 8:30 PM #MinnesotaCenterForBookArts
Sun, Jun 21, 11am–1pm Black Garnet Books, Saint Paul Wen-Li will present her publication to share her ongoing personal learning journey in social justice.
Join us for 3 #NativePlants planting events at the southeast garden of #GrassLakeWetlandMinneapolis Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 4:30-5:30pm Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 10-11am Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 4-5pm
I’m in love with my #PrairieSmoke this year 😍 #Gardening #minnesota #NativePlants
We planted so. Many. Plants. This past weekend. 😳 well over 1000. #GrassLakeWetlandMinneapolis #GrassLakeMinneapolis #NativePlants #BuckthornRemoval
Erosion Blanket Planting - SE Shore of #GrassLakeWetlandMinneapolis 10am-Noon, Sat, May 30 Why: Patching up bald spots on the shoreline to prevent #buckthorn re-growth How: We'll provide the plants, erosion blankets, garden knives (although bring your own if you have them) forms.gle/PPAnswhf3QRZ...
Cool to see how #traffic management works in #Minneapolis via #OpenDoors event this weekend!
Do you like #nature, but prefer not to get your hands dirty? Do you like to use your #MobileDevice to document nature? Join us! Breakfast #BioBlitz led by Rachel Kimpton Sat, Jun 6 at 9-10am; #GrassLakeMinneapolis southeast shore. #DonutHoles! Bring your mobile device with @inaturalist.bsky.social
Fencing installed at #GrassLakeMinneapolis - next up, planting! See link for more Grass Lake Restoration Team events: forms.gle/1QfTo2DuNszc... #NativePlants #Minneapolis #GrassLakeRestorationTeam
The plants are arriving! Join us: Planting Seedlings at Grass Lake, Mpls Sat, May 16, 1-3pm & Sat, May 23, 1-3pm Meet at the fencing on the shore across from 6028 Girard Ave S, Mpls Bring your work gloves, a spade (or better yet a bulb auger), and a full watering can (if you have them).
Site Prep at #GrassLakeMinneapolis! We're planning a bit of light fencing to help avoid the #bunnies / #geese who love to nibble fresh #seedlings. See you there? May 2, 1-3pm Meet across from 6028 Girard Ave S. Bring gloves for driving stakes, cutting & tying with wire, & pinning garden staples.
Just started some new #seeds for the garden! @epicgardening.bsky.social #PrairieRoadOrganicSeed #JohnnysSelectedSeeds #SeedSaving #squash #Cucumbers 🥒
Our #NativePlant #signage arrived for the #garden on the southeast shore of #GrassLakeMinneapolis! We’re starting with #seedlings so there won’t be many #flowers year 1, and these photo-signs will help people envision years 2-3 #Butterflyweed #StiffGoldenrod #FoxgloveBeardtongue #WildBergamot
Our #NativePlant #signage arrived for the #garden we’re #planting on the southeast shore of #GrassLakeMinneapolis! We’re starting with #seedlings so there won’t be many #flowers year 1, and these photo-signs for the fencing will help people envision years 2-3 👀
Eeeeee - planted #tomatoes last weekend and am already seeing some #growth 🌱🍅 #seedlings #gardening #planting #minnesota
Had a great time at Minnesota Center for Book Arts this weekend! We had #RobinWallKimmerer on the brain - check out her latest "Plant Baby Plant" project! #Letterpress #printmaking #NativePlants #PlantBabyPlant ellenmueller.com/letterpress-...