Blackbird - VrijFormaat

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Risograph print Common Blackbird (Turdus merula).  Illustration from our collection Birds, a series of colourful riso prints. This series starts with the birds we spot in our surroundings. So birds that are common in and around the urban environment in the centre of the Netherlands. But given the great love for bird spotting and traveling, chances are that fascinating birds from completely different regions will also find a home in this series.

This print is packed in a protective plastic sleeve with an extra cardboard backing card. 

Specifications

• size: 21 x 29.7 cm (A4)
• paper: 160g Biotop
• made in the Netherlands
• frame not included

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Joke and Esther are the creative forces behind VrijFormaat. Graphic design is the focus, as it is with their other project, but here they explore all kinds of design and illustration within various techniques. They draw, paint, embroid, sew, print, and work both analog and digital. And since they bought their own risograph, they have been captivated by this inspiring technique.

Risography is a technique where you use a duplicating machine to print colours separately, layer by layer. The result is somewhat reminiscent of screen printing. Risography uses semi-transparent inks based on vegetable oil (soy or rice). Due to the technology, each print is slightly different, which makes each riso print unique.