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New Members welcomed!
Ready to try something new or interested in reviving your dormant printmaker? Elephant Grass Print Collective is welcoming new members for 2017. Join us for the first membership meeting of the new year on Sunday, January 8, 1 pm, 30 School Street, Parker’s Cove. (Snow date Jan. 15th). Meet members and learn about what we…
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What you find in the shop when you tidy up.
At the start of every year we welcome new members. That means we also needed to dust off additional storage shelves and make room in the flat files. While cleaning up we discovered we still had a few Water Box Sets remaining for sale. If you missed your chance in December 2015 to buy this…
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A Star has left the building
Our oldest press, a currency press from 1830, has moved on to a new life with printmaker Maria Doering. Under utilized at EGPC due mainly to many members lacking the strength required to turn the wheel, we felt the press could be a better fit for the right printshop. Right now, Star is keeping a…
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Measure Twice, Cut Once …
… fold and collate 27 sets. EGPC members gathered at the shop to build presentation folders and put the finishing touches on the Water 2015 Box set. With so many hands we made fast work of it. Consensus among those present is that this is our best set yet (we say that every year). Still…
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The water is rising
Keeping with the four elements motifs, Water is the theme of our 2015 Box set. Members have been cutting, printing, embossing, pasteing chine colle, and transferring for months to complete their prints in time for the launch of EPGC’s annual fundraiser. 8 individual limited edition prints on 11 x 7.5″ paper (image size varies) presented…
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snowed in?
is a pretty popular question these days. It is February in eastern Canada and the snow banks are over our heads. Despite all that nature has throw at us, EGPC is staying toasty and busy. Three new members joined in January bringing core membership up to 11. With an assorted range of experience and interests, …
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Quiet but not inactive – winter preparations and 2014 Box Set
From lack of postings, it may appear that EGPC studio was dark all summer. Just the opposite. Individual members were busy following summer pursuits ( gardening, swimming, vacationing, exhibiting, taking or giving workshops) but now we are back in the shop preparing our 2nd Annual Box Set fundraiser. Ever so popular last year and fun…
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Get Inky at our 1st Annual Open House!
Sunday, Sept. 29, 11am-4pm It has only been 5 months since EPGC set up shop in our home at Parker’s Cove Place and we have been busy ever since moving in the furniture,(heavy) presses (heavier) and fund-raising. Still, EGPC member found some time to flex our printmaking muscles. Join us at our first Annual…
