Substacks recommended by BearBear

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A place where I'll be sharing riso maintenance resources, notes on community printshops, and my own miscellaneous array of projects + writings.

Enter the mind of a Risograph + small press / print shop maestro who's oh-so generous and has the tinkering bone!

- BearBear

Secret Room Press

things we say about stuff we do risograph comics & art publishers secretroompress.com

Modern Chinese Cook

By Betty Liu

Modern Chinese Cook is a newsletter about what I, a Chinese home cook (author of My Shanghai), make in my Chinese American kitchen in Boston: respecting and learning from tradition, but not bound within the strict confines of it.

Zine Hug

Risograph printing comics, zines, and animation in Seattle, Wa.

Printing in Detroit

By Small Works

Writings from the Detroit print shop Small Works.

If you're into letterpress, immaculate design, and indie publishing: this one's not to miss!

- BearBear

Taxonomy Press Newsletter

By Rachel Hays

My risograph studio updates as well as writing about printing, gardening, food and life as an artist-publisher.

Everyone needs a Floral Observer Riso print subscription + all things Rachel Hays in their life.

- BearBear

Studio Memoir

By Grace Rother

I write about quilts, trees, Lake Michigan, gay things, wool, and life as an artist.

Calming, thoughtful, pro-planet, and enlightening. This empowering writer brings queer empowerment + crafting to the fore. One of our favorites.

- BearBear

my candle burns

By Amy Bornman

essays on motherhood, life at home, writing, publishing, and more by poet amy bornman – plus small press process + zines by mail! Read my books: BROKEN WATERS, HOW TO SEW CLOTHES, + THERE IS A FUTURE.

ANEMONE

By Amelia Greenhall

Studio process notes — publishing, sewing, risograph, design, maps, Spectrolite, other projects. Plus links & reading recs! ANEMONE a collaboration and artist initiative by Amelia Greenhall and Adam Greenhall.

Practical + Magical. Riso + Nature. Community + Independence. A treat for your brain and heart!

- BearBear

Bear Snacks

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