I’m in the process of making new Gocco prints and so far I have these 2 available on Etsy. A 2 colour Blackbird (such a humble but handsome little bird with a cracking song) plus a big old owl sweeping across a moon.
They are both open edition and each is signed by me.
Blackbird is $45 (approx £30) and Red Owl is $30 (approx £19)
There will be more to follow soon!
I’m looking for some cute, slightly retro and not too girlie curtains for the nursery. I knew Etsy would be the place to find such a thing and I think Melbomba from Australia has just the thing. I love this simple yet cute bird pattern and may select the orange, though they are all yummy colour options!
All I need to do now is find someone who will turn them into big curtains for me.
Hurrah! at last my long lusted-after Gocco printer arrived, all the way from Japan. The seller, printaddictjapan - as found on Etsy, actually dispatched the item very promptly. It arrived in the UK almost 24hrs later but there were hold ups once it was in the hands of ParcelForce over here. Luckily that was all resolved pretty quickly and today it landed.
I’ve unpacked everything and read and re-read the instructions so I think I know what to do but am scared I’ll break the thing - it’s all plastic but you need to use quite a bit of force down onto it when printing. These things are becoming pretty scarce too so it wouldn’t be so easy to repair or replace. The fools at Riso, who manufactured these, stopped production last year so I’m now stocking up on all the consumables that are needed. One search on google for Gocco shows you there is a lot of demand for these simple home printing kits but I guess it didn’t make enough money for Riso and they will eventually die out altogether.
I hope to soon get started on new prints with this little beauty and will update you with my progress!
Geeez, I’m going a bit crazy with the blogging today (procrastinating you could say) but I just found these guys and their work has got me excited like I haven’t been for ages!
Lab Partners are a creative duo based in San Francisco who work wonders with the gocco printer. They sell their hand printed wares on etsy though as I type, their shop is being updated. I’m very fussy when it comes to buying contemporary art but I simply must have these 2 prints below…..they have captured the 50s modernist aesthetic perfectly and by keeping the images just about understated enough - they could be mistaken for mid century originals. I love it!
I’ve finally managed to start setting up the Etsy store I’ve been harping on about for the past couple of months! So far there are only 4 giclee prints ready to buy but it’s something I shall be gradually stocking up over the coming weeks.
I won’t be posting up items until they are actually physically printed which I can’t do from my home studio - I rely on my good chum Graham Carter for that. He is master of the printer we affectionately know as ‘The Beast’.
It’s big and slow but produces great quality prints so, thanks Mr C!
In the process of forming my Etsy store (it is coming along-gradually) I came across the delightful prints of missbrigette’s shop. These are all from original gouche paintings and collages and they sell at such fantastic prices too. Her style, colour palette and quirky subjects are all so mid-century and right up my street!
