Join Gaada for our next lunch time artist talk with Riso des Bois!
Gaada is delighted to welcome Riso des Bois to give the first Lunch Time Artist Talk of 2025!
Set in the woods of the Belgian Ardennes, Riso des Bois is a risograph and printmaking studio led by artists Cé Simonis and C.A. Hiley. From their stunning location the studio produces richly enigmatic place-based work, filled with personal folklore. They can often be found taking part in indie publishing and illustration fairs across Europe, exhibiting and selling their beautiful prints, books and dreams!
Here at Gaada, we are very inspired by the stories they tell and the beautifully crafted publications they both make. Some of their books can already be found on the shelves of the Island Zine Library.
Themes of folklore, connections to Scotland and Norway and the rhythms of the natural world and the creatures within it can be seen charmingly reflected in both Catherine and Cé’s work. Their work sparks such excitement in the realms of publishing and Risograph printing – we hope you will jump on board and get inspired too!
So come along to find out about their practice, all things Riso des Bois and get some creative inspiration for the year ahead!
A little more information on each of the artists:
Cé Simonis is a Belgian-Scottish author and illustrator who studied in Liège, Belgium and Perugia, Italy, then trained as a printmaker in Scotland. They write and illustrate stories, make artist books and limited-edition prints. Their detailed and textured work is hand drawn, often using gouache and comes to life through the risograph machine!
Cé has taught at many places including Edinburgh College of Art and the National Museum of Scotland, they regularly take part in Artist Residencies including in Oksnes in Norway in the Vesteraalen archipelago in Norway with AiRV 2022.
See more of Cé’s work here.
C.A. Hiley is a British-Canadian illustrator, her lively character-based work is inspired by folklore, music and history. She creates riso prints, artist books and design populated by beautifully hand-carved characters and creatures. Catherine studied art in London, Berlin and Vancouver, and worked at Edinburgh Printmakers as tutor and technician before moving to the Belgian Ardennes.
Find more of Catherine’s work here.
And you can read more about Riso des Bois here.
Join us online via Google Meets
Weds 22nd Jan @ 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Book below (by selecting the 12:30pm box) for £5 or if you are a member of Shetland Artists you can attend for free by clicking Redeem Package and entering your member number!
