{"id":1876373,"date":"2026-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876373"},"modified":"2026-04-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:00:00","slug":"this-risograph-studio-celebrates-400-artist-postcards-mailed-around-the-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876373","title":{"rendered":"This Risograph Studio Celebrates 400 Artist Postcards Mailed Around the Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/riso-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a gif of riso prints\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Risotto Studio, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">This Risograph Studio Celebrates 400 Artist Postcards Mailed Around the Globe<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T13:56:09-05:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fgabriella-marcella-risotto%2F&amp;title=This%20Risograph%20Studio%20Celebrates%20400%20Artist%20Postcards%20Mailed%20Around%20the%20Globe\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#dae5a9afb8b0bfb9aee78eb2b3a9ffe8ea88b3a9b5bda8bbaab2ffe8ea89aeafbeb3b5ffe8ea99bfb6bfb8a8bbaebfa9ffe8eaeeeaeaffe8ea9ba8aeb3a9aeffe8ea8ab5a9aeb9bba8bea9ffe8ea97bbb3b6bfbeffe8ea9ba8b5afb4beffe8eaaeb2bfffe8ea9db6b5b8bffcbbb7aae1b8b5bea3e78eb2b3a9ffe8ea88b3a9b5bda8bbaab2ffe8ea89aeafbeb3b5ffe8ea99bfb6bfb8a8bbaebfa9ffe8eaeeeaeaffe8ea9ba8aeb3a9aeffe8ea8ab5a9aeb9bba8bea9ffe8ea97bbb3b6bfbeffe8ea9ba8b5afb4beffe8eaaeb2bfffe8ea9db6b5b8bfffe8eaff9fe8ffe2eaffe3eeffe8eab2aeaeaaa9ffe99bffe89cffe89cadadadf4aeb2b3a9b3a9b9b5b6b5a9a9bbb6f4b9b5b7ffe89ce8eae8ecffe89ceaeeffe89cbdbbb8a8b3bfb6b6bbf7b7bba8b9bfb6b6bbf7a8b3a9b5aeaeb5ffe89c\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472713\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gen Z has made headlines recently for turning to analog media and the slower pace of life synonymous with a pre-internet world. Alongside DVDs and print magazines, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/69405\/1\/young-people-are-leading-a-snail-mail-revival-tiktok-trend-letters-analogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">snail mail<\/a> has also been on the rise as more people flock to spaces untouched by an algorithm or AI.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the endless scroll subsumed much of our collective psyche, though, Gabriella Marcella was already combating digital fatigue through the design studio Risotto. Marcella founded Risotto in 2012, just after graduating from university, where she fell in love with risograph printing. She purchased her first machine secondhand and set up shop in her bedroom before moving to the <a href=\"https:\/\/agile-city.com\/building\/glue-factory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glue Factory<\/a>, a former warehouse that still houses the studio along with other creatives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/riso-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472713\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/riso-5.jpg\" alt=\"riso prints on a corkboard and shelf\" class=\"wp-image-472720\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>By 2017, Marcella realized she wanted to share others\u2019 work, too, and launched the Riso Club, which mails four postcards by four different artists to subscribers each month. \u201cAs a print fanatic, I\u2019m guilty of having a lot of prints that just sit in a cupboard, so I think having them as a useful object is really important,\u201d the designer told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/features\/risotto-riso-club-graphic-design-spotlight-080426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It\u2019s Nice That<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The project grew from there, and this month, Risotto is celebrating its 100th mailing with a large-scale retrospective that presents all 400 artworks together for the first time. On view from April 11 to 19 at the Glue Factory, the exhibition celebrates the sheer breadth of styles, aesthetics, and messages that have been translated into a risograph print. Whether the artist lives in Bogota, Damascus, Philadelphia, or Melbourne, their work is shipped to patrons around the world, allowing them to reach new audiences wherever they are. Marcella adds:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Having something like a subscription that allows you to consume creative media on a completely different cycle, as slow as snail mail is, is really refreshing. I also think having that physical object in front of you that you can interact with means you engage with the work more, you might read the caption at the back, find out who the artist is, and so on.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For those just joining the club or unable to see the exhibition in person, Risotto released <a href=\"https:\/\/risottostudio.com\/pages\/riso-club-atlas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a searchable digital atlas<\/a> of all 400 works. Find more on <a href=\"https:\/\/risottostudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the studio\u2019s website<\/a> and follow along on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/risottostudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RC_100_envelope-4UP-group-45_emboss.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472713\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RC_100_envelope-4UP-group-45_emboss.jpg\" alt=\"four riso prints on a colored background\" class=\"wp-image-472725\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/riso-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472713\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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