Fortunately, I did manage to cross off one thing that has been on my list for ages – I bought a gocco printer!! I've wanted one for ages but couldn't decide which one would be the best to buy. Really I just procrastinated for far to long and wasted lots of gocco time. I ended up buying the PG-11 which is apparently great for registration when printing with multiple colours. I had been looking around on ebay but when I finally came to buy I couldn't find the one I wanted. (Isn't that always the way!) Eventually I found the same model on etsy. Woo hoo.
For those that don't know, a gocco is like a mini screen printer where you can expose your own screen with a little lamp. You can use it to print on paper, fabric (which is my eventual plan), and other random surfaces . I also bought a stamp kit which means you can do multiple prints at a time like the very creative Lara Cameron has been doing over at Kirin Notebook. See below for her lovely wrapping paper design. (photo by Lara)
I was lying in bed this morning wondering how long it will take to arrive as I can't remember checking any boxes that indicated method of delivery... probably snail mail. I'll keep you posted.
2 comments:
whoooo, congratulations!!! nice purchases indeed! i've been raving about the PG-11 for so long now it's good to see someone buy it :)
trust me you wont regret buying the slightly more spenny machine - it's definitely worth it esp if you want to do multi colour prints.
one thing i've noticed recently is that the gocco has problems with large solid areas. when you go to burn the screen the solid areas are a bit patchy. I have an idea as to how to prevent this from happening (which i'm yet to try out) so let me know if you have the same problem :)
I am somewhat interested in a Gocco printer and feel encouraged by checking yourr comments!I am a Silk designer in Houston.
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http://www.goldencatsilk.wordpress.com
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