“Printmaking for the People”
Arantza Pena Popo and Samantha Richardson look at Arantza’s design. Photo by Maddy Lyons.
In the May 2026 issue of Atlanta Magazine, writer Tess Malone visits Posy Press at the Goat Farm to explore the studio’s growing role in Atlanta’s risograph and independent printmaking community. The story highlights Posy Press’s workshops, collaborative studio environment, and approach to making printmaking more accessible through hands-on learning and experimental process.
The article follows Samantha Richardson’s transition from corporate and freelance design into risograph printing and small-scale publishing, tracing the studio’s early momentum through the 2025 Public Art Futures Lab residency with Atlanta Downtown and Fulton County Arts & Culture. It also documents the tactile, layered, and often unpredictable nature of risograph printing itself, from colorful ink drums and master stencils to the textures and imperfections that make each print unique.
Malone describes Posy Press as “a pop of color” within the Goat Farm studio community, documenting the bright prints, fluorescent inks, and collaborative atmosphere that have become central to the space. The feature also spotlights workshops led alongside illustrator and risograph collaborator Arantza Peña Popo, where students experiment with layered color, image separations, and the physical mechanics of the risograph process.
“This is a production tool for the people,” Richardson says in the article, reflecting Posy Press’s interest in making publishing and printmaking feel approachable rather than exclusive. The story closes on the imperfect qualities that make risograph so compelling as a medium: slight misregistrations, unexpected textures, and prints that feel tactile and handmade. As Richardson explains, “It’s imperfection as art.”
Posy Press appears in Atlanta Magazine’s May 2026 issue, p. 36, as part of its 65th anniversary edition. Explore the feature →
Founder's Note:
Thank you to Tess Malone for the thoughtful story, and to Atlanta Downtown and Fulton County Arts & Culture for helping spark this journey through my 2025 Public Art Futures Lab residency.Posy Press began as an experiment in building a more accessible and community-centered print studio through risograph printing, workshops, and collaborative publishing. Since moving into our Goat Farm studio, we’ve had the opportunity to welcome artists, designers, students, and first-time printers into the space to explore tactile design, layered color, and the imperfect beauty of printmaking.We’re especially grateful to everyone who has attended a workshop, shared our work, collaborated with us, or supported the studio over the past year. Seeing risograph printing continue to grow in Atlanta has been deeply meaningful.— Samantha