RISO BASICS with BearBear

Sat 03/28/26
10:00AM
All Ages
learn
$95

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RISO BASICS is a foundation-level workshop facilitated by Diana Chu and Ben Grzenia of BearBear (www.bearbear.co). This class is designed for beginners who want to understand what Risograph prints have to offer and how Risography translates visual information onto the page. Students leave with: A short history of Riso, a comprehensive understanding of how a one-color riso machine works, plus ten copies of a single two-color 11”x17” print that they design in class. We use analog media + the scanning bed to make our prints! Those with minimal Riso experience are encouraged to join. No artistic or printmaking background necessary. Recommended for ages 16 and up. All materials are provided, no preparation needed. Masks are currently optional but welcome. Minimum of 2 students to run the class. No refunds or exchanges.

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BearBear Creative Studio & Risograph Hub

(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Art, Community

Diana H. Chu is a writer and illustrator who works best with pencil to paper. She traded years of art director gigs for the entrepreneurial frontier in 2021. Her background is in communication design (BFA) and illustration practice (MFA). She hails from Virginia, Hong Kong and St. Louis. Ben Grzenia is an avid outdoorsman who grew up in Southern Wisconsin. His background is in graphic design (BA) and printmaking (MFA), with emphasis on collage, screen-printing, and now Risography. He has worked across various industries as a designer (and once as a bagel baker!) Diana and Ben launched BearBear in Milwaukee as a self-publishing Risograph studio in 2019. BearBear hand-crafts contemporary art books and indie publications, believing that artisan imperfection is a virtue.