Book making with the Gocco printer

Today I worked on printing the last page of my limited edition book. Above is my attempt to use up the ink. I made wrapping paper. You can see it sitting on top of the Gocco printer.

I love multiples!!!

This is the last image for my pages. The original was a linoleum plate I cut while teaching at Dunn School. I printed it on a page from a math book (the symbols in the upper left), and took that print and reduced it to make the plate for the Gocco printer. Now all I have to do is decide on a design for the cover, print that, and put the book together. I will use a coptic stitch if i can remember how to do that special binding. I have a book to remind me.

color added to the limited edition Gocco printed journal

Last Thursday, my daughter was off for a overnight school trip so my husband invited me to dinner. When he got to work "they" informed him of a meeting the next day so he called to cancel our date as he had to stay late to prepare. I had to stay at the Art Clinic and work on printing. Syd was there too as her husband was at a meeting. We commiserated our abandoned state over paint and ink. We got to work until 9:30pm!!!! What joy!!! This seed pod drawing was screaming for red so I broke with the black ink. I love multiples. Have I expressed that before?

Gocco Printer

This Thursday at the Art Clinic we are hosting a ATC trade- the first of which will be held on the Third Thursday of the month. I've been thinking about printing some ATC's as I just don't have the time to make a lot (I tend to spend a lot of time on them) soooo

I pulled out my Gocco printer. I'm not sure why I haven't been playing with it sooner!!! It was so much fun!!

With a Gocco printer the plate is a mesh screen which one squeezes the ink through onto you paper or cloth. The plate is made by a reaction of heat and carbon.
I made a few drawings using graphite, the pear and egg were done with charcoal, the bird is from a lino block print and the fairies were made from a gouache resist painting. It was so much fun and I realize the potential. Why have I waited so long to play with my Gocco printer??
I love how the egg came out, the plate picks up all of the subtle values so well. I printed a bunch on all kinds of paper as you can see by these pictures.

If you want an ATC- let me know!!!