Analog Riso

Come experience all the fun of Riso printing without computers involved! This is an introductory workshop for Riso first-timers but also a good chance for those who might have overlooked the built-in features of the Riso machine.

Participants will learn how to make the most out of your Riso printing whether you are scanning watercolor, collage, drawings, or your analog photographs. Each student will take home an edition of 10 lettersized two-color prints. This workshop is follow-up to Hands-On Riso and will be focused on using the machine, and is a prerequisite for Duotone Riso.

Fun Fact: Risograph printing is favored by artists due to its ability to create interesting dynamics from the machine’s spot colors, the overprints, and the relationships between colors.

Required Materials:

• Pencil and paper for taking notes
• Students are encouraged to bring media such as watercolor, drawing pencils, photographs, collage, etc.
• Clothes that can get stained or dirty (CBA will provide aprons, but the ink used on press can stain)

All other materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.

About the Instructor:

Eva Parra (1982) is a researcher, educator and printer. She is part of the curatorial collective Indisciplinadas where she has developed exhibitions such as No room for books and soft [cover] revolution. She is the co-founder of Calipso Press, a printing studio, publishing label and artistic collective established in 2015 in Cali, and since 2022 based in NY. Calipso hosts a residency program oriented to expanded publishing and printing experimentation. They have participated in Art book fairs such as NYABF, UNFOLD Shanghai, Libros Mutantes Madrid, Rrreplica México and curated contemporary art projects such as Post Digital Mimeography (Colombia Biennale, Pereira, 2016) and A Sketch for the Future (Miriam Gallery, New York, 2022).

All images courtesy of the instructor.