Epson Stylus S21 won't print on OS Mavericks

Hi,
I've been able to install my epson printer on my macbook but it won't print.
Every time I try to print, an error occurs and when I go looking for the fault, I find the following message:
"The function 'CGContextErase' is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overaal degradation of system performance."
Is there any way to solve this?
Thanks

On this page: Support and Downloads - Epson Stylus S21 - Epson it looks like the last driver Epson had available for "OSX - Intel" was from 2009, so it would appear that there is no Mavericks-compatible driver for your printer.
You could try this, though:
uninstall all Epson apps/"utilities"
go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners > Print
control-click on your printer in the column on the left
select "Reset Printing System..." and "reset" in the dialog that follows
printers & scanners and it should see your printer and download a driver for it from Apple (if there is one)
If that doesn't work, try the Generic PCL printer setting in Printers & Scanners: OS X Mountain Lion: If the software for your printer can’t be found (the reference is for ML but it still applies to Mavericks)
if that doesn't work, see if there is a driver for your printer at Gutenprint for Mac OS X

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