Emily Gray Koehler
@emilygraykoehler.com
emilygraykoehler.com
Printmaker | Artist | Gardener
I am a NE Minneapolis-based printmaker creating works inspired by nature and the environment. Find me in studio #137 of the Historic Thorp Building. She/Her.
Printmaker | Artist | Gardener
I am a NE Minneapolis-based printmaker creating works inspired by nature and the environment. Find me in studio #137 of the Historic Thorp Building. She/Her.
And finally, I present Light’s Last II! Inspired by the sunset over about a half an hour on a single trip out. The sky and its reflection on the water changed from bright and fiery to dark and rich as the waves from the wind and our wake calmed and the evening progressed.
#fineart #woodcut #sunset
#fineart #woodcut #sunset
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today I’m printing the final layer on Light’s Last I. Wow, the black layer really makes this one pop!
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#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
To learn more, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Today I’m printing the final layer on Light’s Last I. Wow, the black layer really makes this one pop!
To learn more, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
To learn more, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
I just pulled the final layer on Light’s Last III. I took the images that inspired this reduction woodcut at late dusk when the skies were darkening, the waves had calmed and the lake was drifting toward sleep.
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#fineart #printmaking #woodcut #sunset
Learn more: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #printmaking #woodcut #sunset
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I just pulled the final layer on Light’s Last III. I took the images that inspired this reduction woodcut at late dusk when the skies were darkening, the waves had calmed and the lake was drifting toward sleep.
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#fineart #printmaking #woodcut #sunset
Learn more: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #printmaking #woodcut #sunset
The movement in the water is finally coming out in my newest woodcut, Light’s Last II. Inspired by an image I took shortly after the boat turned sharply, I love how the waves in this print imply the boat without actually depicting it!
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The movement in the water is finally coming out in my newest woodcut, Light’s Last II. Inspired by an image I took shortly after the boat turned sharply, I love how the waves in this print imply the boat without actually depicting it!
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #sunset #water
Light’s Last III is coming together nicely after printing the second layer…. The colors are so rich! Check back to watch this reduction woodcut develop further. For more info or to pre-order, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking #sunset
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking #sunset
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Light’s Last III is coming together nicely after printing the second layer…. The colors are so rich! Check back to watch this reduction woodcut develop further. For more info or to pre-order, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking #sunset
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking #sunset
Layer three is underway on Light’s Last I. Those sunset pastels are really punching each other up! I’m loving how this reduction woodcut series is turning out. Only one more layer (black) to print on this colorful beast.
#printmaking #woodcut #fineart #sunset
#printmaking #woodcut #fineart #sunset
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Layer three is underway on Light’s Last I. Those sunset pastels are really punching each other up! I’m loving how this reduction woodcut series is turning out. Only one more layer (black) to print on this colorful beast.
#printmaking #woodcut #fineart #sunset
#printmaking #woodcut #fineart #sunset
Layer two on “Light’s Last II” is printed! These pastels are not normally my jam, but I know they will POP once the darker layers are printed over them.
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#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
To learn more or to pre-order, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Layer two on “Light’s Last II” is printed! These pastels are not normally my jam, but I know they will POP once the darker layers are printed over them.
To learn more or to pre-order, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
To learn more or to pre-order, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
The late autumn light is putting on a show in my studio as I print the second layer on “Light’s Last I” today. I love how much dramatic reduction woodcuts like this one change with each layer!
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The late autumn light is putting on a show in my studio as I print the second layer on “Light’s Last I” today. I love how much dramatic reduction woodcuts like this one change with each layer!
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut
Spent my studio time today carving the next layer of the three new prints I’m working on (Light’s Last I, II, II). I plan to print next week. Check back to watch these reduction woodcuts develop!
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#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
Learn more or pre-order here: emilygraykoehler.com/collections/...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Spent my studio time today carving the next layer of the three new prints I’m working on (Light’s Last I, II, II). I plan to print next week. Check back to watch these reduction woodcuts develop!
Learn more or pre-order here: emilygraykoehler.com/collections/...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
Learn more or pre-order here: emilygraykoehler.com/collections/...
#fineart #woodcut #printmaking
I’ve finally printed the first blended-roll layers on my three new woodcuts: Light’s Last I, II and III. Check out these lovely colorfields on my website and what they will (hopefully 😉) turn into! Pre-orders availavle now! #printmaking
#woodcut #fineart
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#woodcut #fineart
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October 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’ve finally printed the first blended-roll layers on my three new woodcuts: Light’s Last I, II and III. Check out these lovely colorfields on my website and what they will (hopefully 😉) turn into! Pre-orders availavle now! #printmaking
#woodcut #fineart
emilygraykoehler.com/collections/...
#woodcut #fineart
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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
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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
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
#halloween #art #printmaking
September 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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
#halloween #art #printmaking
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
September 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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
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
#printmaking #fineart #drypoint #woodcut
August 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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
#printmaking #fineart #drypoint #woodcut
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
#fineart #printmaking
August 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
#fineart #printmaking
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
emilygraykoehler.com/pages/upcomi...
#fineart #painting #printmaking #ceramics
July 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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
emilygraykoehler.com/pages/upcomi...
#fineart #painting #printmaking #ceramics
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
July 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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
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
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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
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
#printmaking #drypoint #fineart #bees
June 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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
#printmaking #drypoint #fineart #bees
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
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #moon
June 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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
#printmaking #fineart #woodcut #moon
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
#woodcut #fineart #moon
June 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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
#woodcut #fineart #moon
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
June 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I have another moon woodcut underway for the upcoming Luna exhibition at Ripple River Gallery, July 17 - Aug 17! #fineart #printmaking #woodcut #moon
June 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I have another moon woodcut underway for the upcoming Luna exhibition at Ripple River Gallery, July 17 - Aug 17! #fineart #printmaking #woodcut #moon
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
May 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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
#woodcut #printmaking #fineart #artprocess
May 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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
#woodcut #printmaking #fineart #artprocess