Local White Bear Lake artist and printmaker Emily Gray Koehler uses plant material and a concern for the environment to create art with a message.

As a 2015 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, White Bear Lake artist Emily Gray Koehler chose to use this opportunity to explore her love of the environment and conservation in conjunction with her passion for the media of printmaking. In her ensuing series of prints entitled The Trespasser’s Garden, Koehler investigated the ecology of invasive plants in Minnesota along with humanity’s culpability in their introduction. In March, she will present a narrative tour of these works and share insights into her artistic process and investigative research. 

This presentation is the March meeting of Wild Ones St. Croix Oak Savanna. We host monthly meetings on native plants and natural landscaping.  Refreshments and socializing begin at 6:30 pm with the main program at 7 pm.