I SPENT A MONTH WITH A (VASE), I SPENT TWO WEEKS WITH A (BOOK)

2013 / blue, teal, and green Risograph interior, fold-out (poster) cover, glue and tape bound, edition of 100 / 10.25" X 6.5"

52 pages

In August of 2013, I spent two weeks with a book. The edition was printed on a Risograph GR3750 stencil duplicator on the occasion of residency at SPARE, Chicago. I Spent a Month with a (Vase), I Spent Two Weeks with a (Book) uses a machine to re-explore an earlier vase I replicated through repeated tracings by hand.

About Risograph Printing at SPARE

The Risograph GR3750 stencil printer is the basis of SPARE. The Risograph is best when its imperfections can be appreciated. It will often look a little rough, misaligned, and handmade. Similar to screenprinting you print one color at a time which brings alignment, overprinting, and other layer techniques into play. When printing multiple colors the alignment will never be precise. These qualities can be seen as limitations, but SPARE prefers to exploit, challenge and play with the capabilities of the Risograph machine.