Ceramic Collage + Riso Printing = CER-RISO Workshop

Looking to try some creative activities in 2024? Come along to MAKE studios in Ayr to try your hand at both Riso printing and Ceramic collage with artists Laura Lightbody and Saskia Jae Singer all in the one day!

This exciting new workshop involves experimenting with papers and collages to create your very own run of colourful Riso prints in the first part of the day, before using the same inspiration materials later in the afternoon, to create your own ceramic collage using enamels and blank tiles. Riso printing is a sustainable printing process that uses vegetable, soya based ink- similar to screen printing!

Why not book your spot in this packed day of creating, whilst celebrating all things colour, shape and pattern!

Morning event 10am-12.15pm:

Participants are introduced to the riso process in the morning slot playing about with papers making up black and white images before taking it to the Riso printer and generating their images.

Refreshment Break - 30 mins participants are welcome to bring along their lunch. Tea, coffee, sourdough pastries and lunch from Narture's bakery/ cafe will be provided.

Afternoon event 12.45 pm- 3pm:

Using the Cricut machine we can cut out the same shapes from the enamel papers before applying them to a plate/tile. The pieces will then be taken away and fired and return within two weeks to participants.

By the end of the whole day each participant will have a selection of Riso prints and a corresponding piece of ceramics decorated in their own motifs.

About the Artists

Laura Lightbody trained at the Glasgow School of Art and works in the south-side of Glasgow as a ceramicist and teacher. She specialises in slip-cast ceramics decorated with bold, coloured enamel motifs. The surface patterns she develops are inspired by graphics and patterns taken from the everyday. She relishes focusing on intricate details that are often overlooked to create patterns that are simple yet eye-catching. To supplement her 3D work she also produces drawings, collage and Riso prints. Her striking forms and artwork are handmade, and hand decorated, ensuring each one is truly a one-off. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauralightbody_/

Saskia Jae Singer

Saskia is the co-founder of Narture CIC along with her artist father Robert Singer. She graduated from Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2019. Collaboration and Curation is integral to Saskia’s socially engaged practice, initiating projects, Dain Hings and Narture CIC, both with the ethos of bringing people together tae dae hings. Narture bakes real bread to earn the dough to fund arts projects, fusing food and arts as a sustainable income source, benefiting local people’s participation in cultural activities. They have a Bakery, Cafe, Studios and Make all based in Ayr town centre.

Testimonial:

What a perfect way to spend a Saturday! Collage and riso printing with Saskia in the morning and fantastic collage and tile making with Laura in the afternoon. Lovely group participating and great to see everyone’s creativity and enthusiasm. Wee bonus of yummy pastries and coffee and absolutely delicious lunch included. Looking forward to seeing the fired tile and the next workshop!

Anne Marie