Curious about the art of hand printing but unsure where to begin? Wrap up your summer and join Elephant Grass Printmakers for a morning of hands-on printmaking demonstrations on September 13, 9am-1pm at Annapolis Royal Farmers Market in Annapolis Royal. We will be there to help you ink and print your own mini relief print.
And if you are looking for raffle tickets for our upcoming draw for 6 fabulous pieces made by Nova Scotian artists, here is another chance before the draw in October. We are holding the raffle to help us upgrade some of our equipment. Prizes generously donated by Nova Scotian artists, Deb Kuzyk, Wayne Boucher, Julie Rosvall, Marianne Brown and David Silverberg.
Happy Printer at Mapannapolis eventGetting a little help from EGPS member.Stencil Printing on a rock. Paper is not the only surface you can print on.From one of our Market Day events in 2025Raffle Draw to help EGPS upgrade our equipment.
We have been out of the studio lately, hosting workshops in the surrounding communities, but we know folks have been dropping by and are disappointed no one is in. Because we miss seeing visitors, we’ve decided to host a Summer Open House at EGPS studio on Saturday, August 9, from 11am to 2pm. While you are having fun at the hands-on demonstrations, don’t miss your chance to buy your tickets to enter our 2025 Make the Bed Raffle for one of 6 outstanding prizes generously donated by local artists.
The studio is located at 240 St. George Street, 2nd floor, Annapolis Royal.
Raffle Tickets are $5 ea or 3 for $10. Tickets can be purchased at EGPS studio or directly from EGPS members. You can also buy tickets at The Red Onion Market, 253 St George Street, just across the street. Sorry, no direct online sales, but contact us if you want tickets and cannot buy in person.
Funds raised will help us make upgrades to studio equipment, including replacing the Ettan press bed. A new bed will bring the press back to nearly original condition, allowing printmakers at EGPS studio to create high-quality prints for many years to come.
The raffle draw will take place on October 19, at the opening of “Freshly Pressed” our members’ exhibition at the Flora Hall Gallery, King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Shipping of the prize at the winners’ expense. License: AGD-355773-25
The Prizes: (click on image to see details.)
Wayne Boucher, The Red Pony Stuck, painting and collage, 7.5 x 12” $500 value. Who wouldn’t want to win an original Wayne Boucher creation from his recent Red Pony series?!
Marianne Brown pendant with handmade silk cord (adjustable) and tassel, agate, and Japanese glass beads. $175 value. Absolutely beautiful!
Deb Kuzyk’s Bluebird Ginger Jar, 2025, 9” h x 6” diam. Stoneware is so very elegant, with its wraparound bird imagery, and also very useful! $450 value
An unforgettable outing for two at Julie Rosall’s studio in Annapolis Valley. First Impressions: Printmaking with Natural Materials, Two tickets for this FoodArtNature experience. $158 value
Julie Rosvall’s hand-knit lace scarf is also hand-dyed! This wool, silk, and mohair blend fashion item is so soft, you won’t want to be without it. $140 value
5 Birds, engraving on lexan, artist’s proof, 5.5 x 9.5” $400 value. An original etching from the imagination of David Silverberg, one of Maritime’s master printmakers and artists. In his print, narrative realism is countered by an incredible fantasy. This is a rare opportunity for the serious collector of fine art prints.
Wayne BoucherMarianne BrownDeb KuzykJulie RosvallJulie Rosvall
Starting in February 2025, EGPS will be launching our 2025 workshops in four Thursday afternoons at the studio with Lorna Mulligan, exploring Nature with simple printmaking techniques.
Ease into printmaking through hands-on creative play and spend four afternoons with Lorna Mulligan. We’ll take a painterly, mixed-media approach which will involve lots of fun experimentation with simple printmaking ideas including monoprint and relief printing, letterpress, collage, embossing and ink marbling. The theme is: your interpretation of NATURE. You’ll learn a bit about composition and colour harmonies along the way, as we combine and layer our printed papers full of beautiful colour, textures and imagery.
Most material is supplied! Students are encouraged to bring some of their own papers to print upon, including found papers. Bring pencils, ruler, eraser, scissors and glue stick. EGPS will supply the printing ink, plates and the fine art papers for printing.
Lorna Mulligan is an artist, calligrapher and teacher who has recently moved to Nova Scotia from Montreal. She studied at the University of British Columbia and at the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. Her watercolours, artist’s books and mixed media artworks have been exhibited across Canada, in the US, and in Europe. She has been teaching art for over twenty-five years.
THURSDAYS, 12:30 – 2:30pm, FEB 13, 20, 27 and MARCH 6
$140 (members)* 165 (non-members) Suitable for 15yrs above. Why not renew your Membership or become an Associate Member now ($50) and get the discount?
Registration andpayment can be made via e-transfer to elephantgrassprint@gmail.com, or by cash or cheque.
Elephant Grass Printmaking Studio , 240 St. George Street, 2nd floor, Annapolis Royal, NS
PAINT, PLAY, PRINT! Weekly Schedule
Wk 1 – Black ink, with brush and brayer, also the start of creating stamps and relief plates
Wk 2 – Printing on large papers, plus metallic ink on black paper, colored ink exploration
Wk 3 – Monoprinting various ways, some embossing and start of Tetrapak plate drawings
Wk 4 – Printing Tetrapak prints, Letterpress words or phrases, assemble artwork into folder
May 4, 2024 is a day where Printmakers all over the world celebrate the fine art of printmaking and letterpress through group or individual print related activities which we then share on our social media.
At our monthly Print Circle, EGPS members will be joining in with demos, chat and posting from 1-4pm. What is a Print Circle? PC’s are casual gatherings of EGPS members, friend and anyone interested in sharing resources, and information about fine art printmaking and letterpress, held once a month at EGPS studio, 240 St George Str, 2nd floor, Annapolis Royal.
There is no agenda or scheduled program except it is a time to come together, show each other what we are creating, whether it is work in progess or finished prints, ask questions or get inspired talking shop
Everyone is welcome from the experienced to the aspiring novice. If you love the smell of ink and don’t mind getting a little messy, you may be a budding printmaker. Why not come by and check us out?
Elephant Grass Printmakers Society 