Milk carton printmaking

I took the Milk Carton Drypoint workshop from Ren Adams at Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop in Albuquerque, on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Milk Carton Drypoint Workshop at Remarque/New Grounds It was a great workshop! There is a true advantage to working with cheap materials, before graduating to expensive copper to do dry point prints. Moreover one can do nice work on milk cartons, like this simple print below, which Ben, from St Pius X High School, made during the session. Ben's simple…

A couple of weeks back I began exploring the possibilities of producing prints from plates that are made from milk cartons. Mainly the inner surface of the cartons which protect the liquid inside be they milk, juice or beverages derived from nuts or seeds. This all started with a drop-in art activity for children that I volunteered to give at a local art center. I had seen a photo online of a young woman who had taken a printmaking workshop (not sure where or when) and she mentioned they…

First run of a milk carton Drypoint layer. Ren Adams printing at New Grounds Print Workshop.

Lisa Stubbs on Instagram: "A heavenly weekend Tetrapak printing with @stephenfowler_rubberstamper at @wypw Such a wonderful course! ✨ experimenting and playing with the versatility of printmaking with a milk carton! Stephen showed us so many great techniques to try and I’m left buzzing with new ideas and full up with inspiration. ✨ Thank you @stephenfowler_rubberstamper for your printing magic and inspiration and @wypw for having such fabulous printmaking courses Check out…

Juliana Neild on Instagram: “‘Forum Theatre’, Melbourne, 40x30cm. Available for purchase in my shop (link in bio). Tetrapak intaglio printing process, made from a…”

I made a milk carton drypoint etching print in a studio in URUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, on Sunday, July 28th, 2019. This was at MAPECO, the Taller Escuela de Artes Plasticas. My final "milk carton" print, with Irma Reyes Almanza looks on Of course, I could not have done it without the help of Samuel Diaz Gaona and Irma Reyes Almanza, who are in charge of the MAPECO printmaking studio. They had both submitted to the Ambos Lados International Print Exchange, and brought in 12 more printmakers…

How to make a Tetra Pak Print During lock down I was looking for more environmentally friendly ways to make print. I was already using Auka intaglio soy based ink and using the smallest amount of i…