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Save Gocco

Save Gocco

From Sacco to Gocco…

Gocco enthusiasts are banding together to help find the little Gocco kits a new home. Riso, the Japanese company that distributed the kits has announced that it is disctontinuing the Gocco line!

What is Gocco?

Gocco is a low-cost professional-quality printing system. The small, automated screen-printer has been a boon to artists making mini-comics and small prints. In fact, in Japan, where the Gocco originated, over one-third of the households own and use a Gocco Printer.

If you’re a fan of Gocco prints or the printer itself, check out the Save Gocco site to see what you can do to help out.

[Link] via The Onsmith Blog

  • http://www.daveshelton.com/ Dave Shelton

    When and if a new distributor is found I just hope they bother to bring Gocco to the UK. We can’t get them anywhere here.

  • http://www.daveshelton.com Dave Shelton

    When and if a new distributor is found I just hope they bother to bring Gocco to the UK. We can’t get them anywhere here.

  • http://www.rosemarytravale.com/ Rosemary Travale

    I got a gocco printer over the summer, and I love it. It’s really a fantastic little thing! I’ve taken to stocking up on screens and bulbs when I can, but I really hope that another manufacturer takes over the Riso Gocco products line. The inks are easily substituted with other printing inks, fortunately.

  • http://www.rosemarytravale.com Rosemary Travale

    I got a gocco printer over the summer, and I love it. It’s really a fantastic little thing! I’ve taken to stocking up on screens and bulbs when I can, but I really hope that another manufacturer takes over the Riso Gocco products line. The inks are easily substituted with other printing inks, fortunately.

  • http://www.ianlynam.com/ Ian Lynam

    There is a Save Gocco show that will be occurring in Portland, OR next month in conjunction with the site. You can see details here:

    http://thewurstgallery.com/news.html

  • http://www.ianlynam.com Ian Lynam

    There is a Save Gocco show that will be occurring in Portland, OR next month in conjunction with the site. You can see details here:

    http://thewurstgallery.com/news.html

  • http://elnegromagnifico.blogspot.com/ Al aka El Negro Magnifico

    I’ve wanted one of those for a long time. There are folks at gigposters.com that have used them for ages (this thread is three years old, but most of the pics are still up):
    http://www.gigposters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2028

  • http://elnegromagnifico.blogspot.com Al aka El Negro Magnifico

    I’ve wanted one of those for a long time. There are folks at gigposters.com that have used them for ages (this thread is three years old, but most of the pics are still up):
    http://www.gigposters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2028

  • http://www.robotjohnny.com/ Johnny

    Wow, I have to plead ignorance… I’ve never heard of these. I hope a new manufacturer takes Gocco under its wing, as I’d love to try one out without the fear that I couldn’t replenish my supply of screens.

  • http://www.robotjohnny.com Johnny

    Wow, I have to plead ignorance… I’ve never heard of these. I hope a new manufacturer takes Gocco under its wing, as I’d love to try one out without the fear that I couldn’t replenish my supply of screens.

  • http://www.obsessiveconsumption.com/ kate

    Gocco is INDEED cool. Thanks for posting the link to the Wurst Show. Here is a link to the flickr gocco group. http://www.flickr.com/groups/gocco/

    GO GOCCO ARMY!

  • http://www.obsessiveconsumption.com kate

    Gocco is INDEED cool. Thanks for posting the link to the Wurst Show. Here is a link to the flickr gocco group. http://www.flickr.com/groups/gocco/

    GO GOCCO ARMY!

  • Nellie

    What a shock! What now? I was planning to buy a Gocco at the end of February to expand my little card making hobby. By making little templates I could step up my production of personalized hand made cards.
    What a pity it may not be available in future.

  • Nellie

    What a shock! What now? I was planning to buy a Gocco at the end of February to expand my little card making hobby. By making little templates I could step up my production of personalized hand made cards.
    What a pity it may not be available in future.

  • http://thewurstgallery.com/ jason

    We just launched the Gocco show online this weekend that Ian mentioned. There’s some amazing pieces.

    http://thewurstgallery.com

  • http://thewurstgallery.com jason

    We just launched the Gocco show online this weekend that Ian mentioned. There’s some amazing pieces.

    http://thewurstgallery.com

  • http://drawn.ca/2006/02/15/we-heart-gocco/ Drawn! The Illustration Blog » Blog Archive » We Heart Gocco

    [...] Previously on Drawn! we posted about the campaign to save the Gocco screen-printing system. The Wurst Gallery now has another excellent online exhibit — We Heart Gocco, a collection of beautiful prints made with Gocco printers. [...]

  • samcee

    Ive only just discovered what a gocco is and I really do hope they come out in the UK too. Why is the company stopped producing it? Its such a cool thing to have!

  • samcee

    Ive only just discovered what a gocco is and I really do hope they come out in the UK too. Why is the company stopped producing it? Its such a cool thing to have!

  • http://drawn.ca/2006/08/09/onsmith/ Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog » Blog Archive » Onsmith

    [...] Chicago cartoonist Onsmith (mentioned briefly in the past) is deserving of your visit! His website and blog are loaded with über-fun cartoony goodness and inky wonderment. He’s currently the guest artist at Partyka, the Brooklyn-based comics outfit. [...]