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Ouch falling in cactus | gocco screeprint on Moleskine journal

Ouch falling in cactus | gocco screeprint

Ouch falling in cactus make me laugh, i like him too much and I know he likes acupuncture.
It's a limited edition of gocco screenprint on paper and Moleskine journals. They are available at my etsy shop.

[ photo by polarity ] | Happy Girls - recycled magnetic locket set

Cat, from the amazing Polarity and Uncorked etsy shops, made new awesome lockets with my girls! They are really fantastic, bright and full of color! Another collaboration that makes me proud! Many thanks dear Cat.

save gocco

Share Some Candy made an awesome article about gocco and added it 13 designers and artists to share why they love to work with the Japanese printer.
Fric de Mentol is there, happy and proud!
There is also a BIG giveaway from the artist, you just need to leave your comment.

Many thanks to Reuben from Share some Candy and to all the beautiful people who are enjoying my work and giving the words.

Long live to the Gocco :)

ugly face XI

mixed media

and another piece is finished.
hand embroidery and illustrated with watercolors & pens.

i like Autumn

November Tree | gocco screenprint

Pumpkin Girls | gocco screenprint

Mushroom girl | gocco screeprint

Inspired by the first Autumn raindrops and the first mushrooms that appear in the woods, I've been very busy with my gocco.

November Tree still has twigs but she's getting bald everyday with the soft winds.
It's a limited edition of 50.

Pumpkin Girls it's a portrait of girls playing Bolinhos e Bolinhós.
Like Halloween, in Portugal we celebrate the traditional 'bolinhos e bolinhós', on October 31.
The children, wearing costumes and usually with a hollow pumpkin or an illuminated box with a candle, go from door to door in the neighbourhood singing a particular song so they can be rewarded with apples, candy or dry fruits.
It's a limited edition of 100.

Mushroom Girl is a happy girl who lives in the woodland.
A limited edition of 50.

they are all available at my etsy and at Quasiloja shop in Oporto.

blue & silver mood, small twigs with small feet

Small Feet Man is hiding behind the bush | gocco print

Don't want no Small Feet Men | gocco on navy blue Moleskine

I couldn't resist to a fusion between Don't Want no Small Feet Men and my latest graphic work! :)
Small Feet Man is shy and he likes to walk with his dog in the woods, behind the bushes.
It's a very small limited edition of 10.

And new Moleskine journals are available at my etsy shop on navy blue color.

natural wire | gocco print

natural wire | gocco print

making of ... gocco screen-printing

twig in the wind and natural wire...

...they connect to each other as they embrace the sweets drops that fall asleep in their arms...

Natural Wire keeps exploring my latest work 'twig in the wind', trying to do a balanced movement composition with graphic representation of pieces of nature.
Its a small edition of 40, printed in turquoise&silver, on a professional cold pressed watercolor paper 200g (90 lbs).

new place, new walls, new projects

Twig in The Wind - - gocco screen print (gold and pink)

Twig in The Wind - - gocco screen print (tangerine and turquoise)

Twig in The Wind - - gocco screenprint (silver and purple)

experiences with print tests

new place, new walls

new place, new walls, new smells, new colors... again ... and the first sketch and pic from here.

After playing a lot with my latest gocco print, Twig in the Wind, I decided to do a series of 3 different colour combinations in limited edition. I tried to explore the fusion between calligraphy (also street art) & the representation of a 'piece' of nature and its elements, in a balanced movement composition.

They are already listed at my etsy shop -> fricdementol.etsy.com

schoolgirluglyface

School Girl Moleskine

New portrait of a girl with a backpack, it's school time again!
Printed with gocco in gold on Moleskine cahiers, in black and also in the new colors navy blue and red.
Limited edition.

Ugly Face X

Ugly Face IX

Ugly Face VIII

More new Ugly Faces were added to the series of expressive women. Hand embroidery and illustrated with watercolors.



have a great new week! :)

treasures

Great artists in my home:

corcoise
wishes&heros
helena zália
reimão
westernartglass
helena zália


many thanks :)

the fall

The Fall, ... ...when the green ground starts to be warm, red and orange, dancing with the ethereal winds :)

new work, screenprinted with gocco on Moleskine cahiers and wood cards, a very small limited edition.