MARCH '25: Rising to the occasion 🤸🏻‍♀️ MoCCA Fest, continuing the RisoLAB residency, and thoughts on rising to the occasion

Here’s what I got up to in March! Full read below or on firsthold.substack.com 🌱

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#risolab #risograph #risoanimation #artreaidency #moccafest2025

FEB '25: Let's just do this thing! 😤 The RisoLAB Artist in Residence program, Jersey Art Book Fair, and launching this newsletter!

A short but busy month! Full read in the link below:
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#risolab #risograph #risoanimation #artresidency #jabfair2025

A rare face pic to share some exciting news! I am currently the artist in residence at the @risolab 🎨

Working on an ambitious project for the next couple months… stay tuned 👀

#risograph #riso #risoanimation #risolab #2Danimation #indieanimation #tvpaint #cel #printmaking #selfpublishing

Front cover of our #Risograph #zine 📓: "The Spies of Zeus: Desfixiateur", a record review by S&P alum Rik Pollen. #Riso colours: BLACK, WHITE, RED. 🟣⚪⚫ Cover art by Benjamin Mendelewicz 🤝 Printed by the good folks over at #RISOLAB NYC.

front cover for Algoeye 0.5.0

won't be able to print again until the fall semester at #risolab #sva picks up, so furiously writing and designing so's i'm ready

#zine #riso

large number of risograph prints laid out in a room for drying

reissues of Whirligrid and No Ordinary Monkey single sheet zines

i'm currently designing the posters for the backs, but will be cutting and folding some for immediate distribution

#riso #risograph #risolab

first fairly successful #riso print i've made. this a #duotone of a pic i shot on a dancefloor many years ago

taking a course at SVA's #RisoLAB