Shop Show & Tell with CHACHI

Welcome to the second installment of ‘Shop Show & Tell’; a blog series dedicated to sharing our favorite stories, projects, and even objects from the studio (Check out our first post). This month, we’re checking in with our Education & Production Assistant, Alexandra Riesco aka Chachi.

Chachi began as an intern with a passion for all things intaglio. She went on to become our first Key Holder Resident before being hired on in her current role assisting with commission printing and book projects while providing invaluable support to IS Projects’ educational programming. Chachi will be moving to Hanover, New Hampshire next month and will be sorely missed around the shop!

Chachi is an artist and printmaker based in Miami, FL. Her interest in the sciences and love for the outdoors feeds into her art practice, which incorporates intaglio, relief, and bookbinding techniques to explore natural processes.

Check out a few of Chachi’s original prints below and visit https://www.alexandrariesco.com/ for more info.

Which project have you learned the most from?

Existent books! I learned so much about bookbinding during the many steps in the process of putting together each book. It was also really interesting to see two artist’s books come together and the printing techniques they chose for their work.

What’s your favorite press?

Easily the Praga (aka Myron), our manual etching press because it has a captain’s wheel which is my favorite way to pull prints!

MYRON

What’s your 'MVT' (Most Valuable Tool)?

I kind of love the omnigrid ruler. It’s so versatile and useful for checking if things are square since it's transparent.