Course Code: 26FRI150I
This four week, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Thursdays, November 19th - December 17th, from 6PM to 9PM ET (skipping 11/26 for Thanksgiving).
- Thursday, November 19th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Thursday, December 3rd, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Thursday, December 10th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Thursday, December 17th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on November 5 at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
Transform your Risograph skills from single prints to sequential storytelling. This intermediate workshop bridges printmaking and publishing, closing the gap between the screen and the press.
The course is built around two core skills: imposition and digital file preparation. You'll begin by folding, mapping, and sequencing pages by hand, so that the logic of multipage structure becomes physical and intuitive before it becomes digital. From there, you'll learn to translate that understanding into file preparation: separating artwork for Riso output, setting up channels and overprints, and executing the full print workflow from digital file to press. By the end of the weekend, you'll have moved through the complete production pipeline, and the decisions you make on screen will make sense because you've already made them with your hands.
Working collaboratively, you'll design, print, and bind complete eight-page zines, developing the problem-solving instincts that come from understanding every stage of the process.
This course is the prerequisite for Riso III: Experimental Color and Image Making, where students explore color separation, layering, and Riso's distinctive aesthetic possibilities. Students wishing to advance to Riso III should begin here.
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.
All other materials will be provided by the Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.
About the Instructor
Becca is a Brooklyn based artist, printmaker, and bookbinder working around the form of the book. She often works with the risograph, letterpress, the manipulation of papercuts, and creating installation experiences for artist books. Becca teaches book art at various levels among other freelancing, commissions, book conservation and installation work. Becca completed a residency at InCahoots (Petaluma, CA) and has shown work at San Francisco Center for the Book, UC Berkeley, Mills College, and the Zuckerman Museum of Art. She received an MFA in Book Arts from Mills College and a BA from James Madison University. Becca’s work can be found in collection at Columbia University, VCU, and the UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library, among others.
All images courtesy of the instructor unless otherwise noted.