Join us at Wild Press for an introduction to Risograph printing in this dynamic workshop facilitated by our Designer and Print Technician, Lou Rowland.

Risograph Printing

Originating in Japan in the 1980’s as a standard office print and photocopier by the Riso Kagaku Corporation; Risograph printing has become increasingly popular with artists, illustrators and graphic designers thanks to its low cost, beautiful quirks and charm. The Riso process blends elements of screen printing and photocopying, using spot colours and stencils to create textured prints with vibrant results. Using soy-based, non-toxic inks and stencils made from banana leaf fibres, Riso is one of the most eco-friendly ways to print.

Workshop

This studio-based session will introduce you to the Risograph machine and printing process. You will learn how to produce artwork suitable for printmaking: Experimenting with collage and mark-making techniques to explore shape, line, form and texture. We will then support you with printing a 2-colour A3 edition from your final design.

All materials are provided but feel free to bring along any mark-making tools or greyscale printed images you’d like to use. No experience necessary. This workshop is suitable for professionals and beginners alike.

Included

Materials and paper for sketching

Printing paper

Wild Press sample pack

Light refreshments and snacks

20x A3 Risograph prints

Lou Rowland

Lou (she/her) is an Irish illustrator, printmaker and musician with a wealth of experience in the creative arts. She loves bright colours, patterns and playful compositions, often working through risograph & screen printmaking, illustration, textile surface design and embroidery.

She graduated from NCAD, Dublin in 2016 with a 1:1 in Visual Communication and from Glasgow School of Art with an MDes in Illustration in 2018.

You can check out Lou's work on her website, or by following her on Instagram.

Wild Press

Wild Press is the Risograph printing division of Wild & Kind Studios, offering a range of design, print and finishing services for posters, prints, flyers, business cards, greeting cards, postcards, leaflets, stickers, zines and booklets. You can find out more about Wild Press here, or by following us on Instagram.

Venue

Directions will be clearly signposted in and around the building to help you find us.

Wild & Kind Studios is located 300 metres from Bridgeton railway station, with excellent bus and cycle links, free street parking, accessible lift, accessible and gender-neutral bathrooms available.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions, concerns or requests regarding accessibility.

Booking

We are a social enterprise using profits to promote wellbeing and empower communities in Scotland. For this reason, we have reserved a limited number of free spaces for those who would otherwise be unable to attend due to financial barriers.

General admission tickets are priced at £40, with an additional option to make a donation using our Pay-it-Forward system. Contributions help us provide all members of our community with access to workshops and events.

If you would like to be considered for free spaces at our events, simply record your interest by registering for our waitlist at checkout. Please note that these spaces are limited subject to availability of resources and joining our waitlist does not guarantee entry to this workshop.

Free spaces are allocated with complete discretion. Please be assured that no distinctions will be made between those awarded free tickets and full price ticketholders.

Wild & Kind is a registered Community Interest Company, SC571888.

Refunds

Full price ticketholders may request a refund up to 14 calendar days before the event. Please contact the event organiser with proof of purchase to request a refund.

Purchases made in in the form of Pay-it-Forward donations are non-refundable.

If you have requested or been awarded a free ticket for one of our events and no longer wish to attend, please contact the event organiser as soon possible to allow another member of our community to take advantage of this opportunity.