Canberra Gocco round-up!

Hi all!

I am happy to report that the Canberra Owls enjoyed a fabulous Sunday afternoon of Gocco-ing.



Michelle and Jo were kind enough to bring along their machine to give us a demonstration, and also had some examples of what they've been printing since their Gocco arrived - perfect inspiration!



And just look at some of the beautiful prints our clever owls made:









And, just when we thought things couldn't get better, George arrived with a giant bowl of her waffle batter and brand new waffle iron - she and her helpers kept us in delicious fresh warm waffles all afternoon!



Next month's meet will be held on Sunday November 21 - keep an eye out for details here on the blog really soon! We're planning on re-visiting one of our favourite crafts from last year: freezer paper stencil! In the meantime, you can check out the fun we had with freezer paper last time here!

Canberra - 24 October - go go gocco

Hello Owls!

This month is 'Goctober' in Canberra, as the lovely Michelle and Jo have offered to bring along their Gocco machine to our next meet, on Sunday October 24th!

lovely Gocco print journal cover from Michelle's blog

For anyone wanting to try their hand at making their own Gocco prints the girls will have kits available for $15 - this will cover the costs of bulbs and one screen each (which is enough to print one design on either fabric or paper). From one inked screen you get about 4-5 decent post-card sized prints.

Please prepare the design you would like to make your Gocco print from in advance to bring along on the day - it needs to be postcard sized and either drawn with a carbon pen or photocopied on a toner copier. You will also need to bring along what ever you would like to print on to - paper/card or fabric are fine.

Orders for the necessary Gocco bits and pieces will have to be done this week to make sure we have everything in time for our meet, so if you would like to make your own Gocco prints you need to RSVP in the comments below with your request for a kit by this Thursday October 14th

Making the Gocco prints won't take very long, so please also bring along something else to work on too =) (seeing what my clever owly friends are crafting up is my favourite part!!)

If you would like to know more about Gocco there is a great overview here, and if you have any specific questions please let us know and we will pass them on to Michelle and Jo! =)

As usual we will be meeting from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Downer Community Centre. Please bring along $6 for room hire, as well as $15 for your kit if you want to Gocco, and a small plate of something for afternoon tea if you would like.

Don't to forget to RSVP below by Thursday 14th October to order a kit if you would like to make your own Gocco print!

Can't wait to see you then! =)

Bron, Naomi, Michelle and George x

Gocco with Sydney!

The very best thing about owls is that we learn and share and help each other. Don't you agree? Tonight, Sydney Owls were lucky to have a gocco demo by Lisa and Manu. Jen brought a third gocco along, so everyone got a chance to try some gocco printing. We printed on paper. We printed on fabric. We even printed on noodle boxes. We had an amazing night.








I was in the back room, so most of the designs show were created by Lisa of The Red Thread. But both rooms were had quite the buzz! Rockets, stars, birds and ornaments. Probably the biggest hit of the night was the gocco stamper. I heard rumours of gals planning to concoct their own!

It was another terrific one for the Sydney gals. We've got quite a few demos to round out the year and roll into the next! Start clearing your calenders --

Early November - Tatting, Leichhardt
Mid November - Softies for Mirabel, Lane Cove
Early December - Owls Christmas Party and Secret Swap
January - Design Your Own Name Badge
Coming Soon - Bookbinding with Michelle, Brown Owls field trip and more!

Sydney Owls Meeting Next Week - Gocco Demo

Hello lovely Owls,

Our next meeting is Thursday 22nd October at our Lane Cove venue: Centre House.

Manu and I (Lisa) are bringing our Goccos and Gocco Stamper for a demo and the chance for everyone to do some printing.



We will have 4 designs to make screens from and you can choose which of them you'd like to print - there'll be something Owly, something Christmasy, and... a couple of others, yet to be designed. Any requests?

Please bring paper, cards, fabric, or whatever you'd like to print onto. Depending on how many of us there are you might get to do around 40 prints (it's pretty quick), so come prepared! We should probably all BYO some craft too, and some snacks would be good as well.

We'll also ask for a few dollars each to cover the costs of Gocco materials, and don't forget that have to pay for the venue (about $5 each, depending on the number of people).

So, RSVP on this post. Hope you can make it!

go gocco!

what did you do last night? i visited pip's world of gocco!

it was a magical place of wonder where wormy inky stuff...

got squished in a little blue box with flashy lights...

and out popped adorable prints of audrey the skipping girl, curious forest creatures and a little autumn poem!

we all went home with a stack of prints and dreams of one day owning our own gocco... but i think i might have to wait til i'm a real grown up with a proper job for that one. groceries before gocco, i always say.

i'd highly recommend the next demonstration for any owls who haven't had a go with a gocco yet... the word on the street is that there will be wine at the next one too. the whole process bedazzled me and i still can't really believe it works as well as it does. much the same feeling i had after the granny square session!

if you are looking for somewhere to have dinner beforehand (or before any of the meets at the fitzroy learning network), try 'lentil as anything' at the abbotsford convent, it's not too far away and you won't be disappointed! i'm becoming a regular here, it's all too easy to fall in love with their tasty vegetarian offerings and lovely warm atmosphere. the most amazing this is that you pay whatever you think the food is worth.

many thanks to our ever gracious host pip!

Rock Out With Your Gocc Out!

Some shots from last night's fantastic and fun Gocco demo night! Hosted by Gemma Jones and myself! A pack of Brown Owls braved the crazy weather (again!), making a bee-line for the Balwyn Community House ceramics studio where we printed the night away and marvelled at the amazing Print Gocco system! Everyone had a turn at using the Gocco and took home a little bundle of prints - which I think was ace!

Thanks to Kirsty for booking the venue for us! The next Gocco meet will be on RSVP very soon - please check in here often so you don't miss out!

xx Pip