Adventures in Gocco-land

Some notes on my recent Print Gocco run:

1) The ink dries very quickly on the screen. Keep alcohol wipes handy to wipe the back of the screen an dissolve the dried ink. Also, wipe up any stray ink in the work area.

2) Wearing an apron is a smart idea especially if, like me, you are prone to wiping off your hands onto your clothes.

3) I don't think one is meant to save the screens, but in a burst of frugality, I managed to clean the ink from the screen by wiping it with the Riso Cleaner, and then using a wet tea bag (just happened to be there) to unclog the printing area of the screen. I was hoping the tannic acid would help, and it did.

4) when printing, use a firm hand to press the stamp down evenly, then hold it for a few seconds to let the ink penetrate the fabric

Almond Milk

One of our cars is broken, so I couldn't run out to Wild Oats as planned to pick up some almond milk, so I decided to make my own.

1 cup roasted almonds (roast raw almonds in oven at 300-350 for half hour-ish)
4 cups filtered water

Soak almonds for a few hours, or overnight. Pour in blender and blend. Strain through cheesecloth. You will have to squeeze the cheesecloth in order to extract all of the milk from the almond pulp. Sweeten to taste with honey or maple syrup.



So then I tried to make pignoli cookies out of the leftover almond pulp. As I was not using any form of measurement, I failed miserably. I wish myself better luck next time.