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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 1d

Yes, we really enjoyed meeting you too!

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 1d

Thank You!

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 6d

I’ve finished drawing my new ideas to the woodblocks. I’ll be working on these three reduction woodcut prints in tandem as the colors are so closely related. I’m hoping to start printing these lush rainbow rolls (blended rolls) soon! #printmaking #fineart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 20d

I’m excited to present my new Halloween cards! I’m offering them in two different sets (Spooky and Haunted) on my website. Or you can buy them individually at my studio in NE Mpls! Quantities are limited so grab them up while you can! Happy Halloween, friends!

#halloween #art #printmaking

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 29d

Halloween is my favorite holiday so I thought it was time to freshen up my card collection with a few new spooky designs! I hope to print these this week and have them available online and in my studio before the end of September!!! Happy Halloween spooky friends! #woodcut #printmaking #halloween

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Aug 21

Working on the next stage of “The Berry Mason”. This will be a woodcut and drypoint combination print. After making a few test prints, I cannibalized one to flip and transfer the image to the woodblock. Next up: carving… carefully!
#printmaking #fineart #drypoint #woodcut

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Aug 12

There is less than a week left to view Luna, an exhibition about the moon curated by me at Ripple River Gallery near Aitkin, MN. If you haven’t had a chance to see it, be sure to plan a trip this week! For more info on the show, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/pages/upcomi...

#fineart #printmaking

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jul 21

Thank you to everyone who came out to the artist’s reception of LUNA at Ripple River Gallery this past Saturday! If you were not able to make it, the show will be on exhibit through August 17th!

emilygraykoehler.com/pages/upcomi...

#fineart #painting #printmaking #ceramics

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jul 16

Amy and I spent the afternoon yesterday hanging LUNA, an exhibition I curated of work from myself and five other artists on the theme of the moon! The show will be up at Ripple River Gallery through August 17! The artists’ reception is this Saturday, July 19th, from 3pm to 5pm! #fineart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jul 14

Tomorrow I’ll be heading up north to Ripple River Gallery to hang LUNA, an exhibition I’m curating on the theme of the moon. It features my three newest woodcuts and art by five other carefully selected artists. Opening reception: July 19, 3-5 p.m. The show runs: July 16 - August 17th! #fineart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jun 26

I just love all the little mason bees that pollinate my Aronia each spring. So, between the stages of all the big reduction woodcuts I’ve been working on lately, I’ve been scratching, scraping and burnishing bees and flowers on some little copper plates!
#printmaking #drypoint #fineart #bees

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jun 24

I’m printing layer two on this last piece I’m working on for my upcoming Luna show at Ripple River Gallery … I’ll have three pieces in this invitational and I’ll be curating the works of five other artists for this themed exhibition! Can’t Wait!
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #moon

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jun 19

So many moons!!! One month from today the show opens! I’m just finishing up one of the prints which will be in Luna, an invitation exhibition I’m curating at Ripple River Gallery… cannot wait! To learn more about this print or the exhibition, visit: emilygraykoehler.com
#woodcut #fineart #moon

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jun 17

I have a vivid memory of sitting in my Grandma’s kitchen watching her peal apples. As she worked, she created long, unbroken curls. It was magic. Today as I carved around the delicate power lines on this woodcut, I could not help but think of my grandma. Maybe magic is inherited! #woodcut #magic

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Jun 3

I have another moon woodcut underway for the upcoming Luna exhibition at Ripple River Gallery, July 17 - Aug 17! #fineart #printmaking #woodcut #moon

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 29

I’m printing the third layer on “All Under the Same Moon”. This print took a back seat during Art-A-Whirl preparations but I’m finally back at it! This reduction woodcut will be in my upcoming themed invitational exhibition at Ripple River Gallery this July/August! #woodcut #fineart #moon

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 22

It’s not often I get to use a handsaw to remove a whole section of a printing block! The sky imagery is already printed and since it doesn’t overlap any other parts of the print, I was able to make quick work of it with the right tool!
#woodcut #printmaking #fineart #artprocess

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 20

Thank you to everyone who came out for Art-A-Whirl last weekend! Your support for me and all the other artists in Northeast Minneapolis is greatly appreciated! You Rock!

Image Credit: Kari Maxwell
#fineart #printmaking #artawhirl

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 16

Art-A-Whirl starts in just a few hours! My studio will be open all weekend so swing by to check out my newest prints, freshly painted accent walls, brand new cards and more!

Find me in studio 137 on the main floor of the Thorp Building (I’m right next to the big old freight elevator)! #artawhirl

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 15

Since the forecast is calling for hail, I picked a bouquet of my peonies so we can enjoy them for Art-A-Whirl even if today’s storm wreaks havoc on my garden… I’ll take the rain though!

Art-A-Whirl is this weekend! Fri: 5 - 10pm, Sat: Noon - 8pm, Sun: Noon - 5pm!

#artawhirl #fineart #printmaking

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 11

Is an accent wall really an accent wall if it’s the same color as all the other walls? 🤔 I think not! 💜💜💜 Come check out the transformation next weekend for the 30th Annual Art-A-Whirl! Fri: 5pm - 10pm, Sat: Noon - 8pm and Sun: Noon - 5pm! #fineart #artawhirl #printmaking

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 9

Art-A-Whirl is just one week away!Today’s task: making collaged proof cards. It’s a fun way to make use of my mistakes and tests while offering a unique, less expensive option to visitors. Swing by studio 137 in the Thorp Building during Art-A-Whirl to check them all out!

#artawhirl #printmaking

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 8

My drying racks are full of works in progress and I’ve printed a mess of new cards for the 30th annual Art-A-Whirl! Swing by my studio May 16-18th to check out what I’ve been working on! Studio 137 in the Thorp Building.

#artawhirl #printmaking #fineart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · May 8

Art-A-Whirl is hitting NE Minneapolis in just 10 days (May 16-18)! My fellow artists and I at the Thorp building are excited to invite you to visit our spaces, find some new art, grab a bite at one of the food trucks we’ll be hosting and generally support the arts in Minneapolis! #artawhirl #fineart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · Apr 18

This first layer has a rainbow roll and another color requiring three brayers! I’m almost out of space on my inking station! I’m loving how this reduction woodcut is coming along though. Learn more or pre-order “Early” on my website!
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking #moon

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