we print against erasure. We print for radical welcome.
This is an artist-led Risograph print studio and artist book makers:
Wayzgoose Roots
Our name tips the hat to the old printmakers’ feast days, known as a Wayzegoose! these wild late-summer gatherings where printers ate, played, and printed keepsakes before the long candlelit season began. Food, laughter, ink on fingers. We carry that spirit: printing as celebration, Commons as feast.
The Gooze
Our gooze is kin to the queer meme goose “be gay, do crime” born in activist spaces, beak wide open and rules be damned. At Silly Gooze, the goose wields a pallet knife: playful, disruptive, protective. It reminds us to make print that refuses to be tamed.
The Why
Silly Gooze Editions isn’t neutral. Dylan Fox and Billy Hawes built it from lived queer grit: discrimination survived, kinship chosen, norms challenged. So our promise is this, print is never just ink on paper. It’s survival, mischief, belonging, and bite.
Let’s Riso Together!
What we hold close
What we hold close
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We don’t just include queer and neurodivergent makers, we centre them.
When Silly Gooze makes a surplus, 10% goes straight to local LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse charities. Through our editions store, we prioritise publishing works by artists whose voices are too often pushed aside. The press isn’t neutral here, it’s noisy, messy, and proudly kin-powered.
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Creativity should never feel gatekept. At Silly Gooze, “accessible” isn’t a buzzword, it’s how we build.
Our ground-floor studio has step-free access, free parking, a gender-neutral toilet, and a little kitchen for tea and snacks. We adapt as we go: if you’ve got access needs, tell us, and we’ll do everything we can to meet them. The goal? A space where your focus is on the print, not the obstacles.
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Our studio is enriched by the wildness of Weedon Depot, and we take pride in minimising our footprint without compromising print quality or values.
For us, sustainability isn’t enough. Resilience means more than keeping things as they are, it’s about building the strength to adapt, recover, and thrive in the face of disruption. That’s why we choose Riso for its plant-based inks, FSC & recycled papers, and circular practices that keep waste in use. In every print run, we’re finding more ideas to support an ecology that holds.
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If you’re running a CIC or not-for-profit and need beautiful, resilient Riso prints, we’ve got your back. We offer tailored discounts because we believe ideas that serve the community shouldn’t be blocked by budget.
Come and chat with us about your project, let’s figure out how to get your vision off the screen, onto paper, and into the world.
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The Silly Gooze Commons is a Citizen-Led space: artists, designers, and makers sharing tools, ideas, and care. Together, we shape the studio’s future. No hierarchies, no gatekeepers.
Here you can roll up your sleeves with Risograph printing: try papers, test inks, and be part of the whole process (not just faceless uploads).
It’s more than a studio, it’s a playground for collaboration, experiment, and kinship.