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Riso Printing (Beginners)

Duration: Two-week evening course
Dates: Wed 17 Jun 18:00 - Wed 24 Jun 2026 21:30
Location: Print Studio

Learn all about the wonderful world of Risograph printing and create multilayered prints.

‘Riso’ is a fast-paced process that uses soy based inks and recycled paper. This course is perfect for using hand drawn techniques and collage to create richly coloured multi-layered prints.

You'll learn how to prepare your design by using collage, drawing, and painting in colour-separated layers. Then you'll print your design by choosing from our selection of bright colours.

This class is great fun! Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Well equipped studio. Looking forward to experimenting more.

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Need to know

  • What to bring

It’s best to come with an idea of what you’d like to make. Bring along a selection of your work you’d like to work with, e.g. sketchbooks, photos, paintings. We won’t be working with digital files.

 

  • What to wear

We'll provide aprons and gloves but recommend wearing old clothes as printmaking can be messy. Please note that open-toed footwear and sandals are not allowed.

 

  • Food & drinks

A sealed water flask or drinking vessel is permitted but other food and drinks are not allowed in the studio.

Meet your tutor

Aoife Cawley sitting on a chair wearing a decorated cape and holding a yellow perspex shape

Aoife Cawley

Aoife is a printmaker and textiles artist from county Kildare. Graduating in 2024 with First Class Honours in Contemporary Art Practice from DJCAD, her work explores folklore, mythology, history, and early Christian saints, blending traditional medieval art forms with contemporary techniques.
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DCA Print Studio is supported by Garfield Weston Foundation

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