Kitchen Compost Prints with Liz Elton
Description:
Get ready to get creative with compost in this interactive workshop led by London-based artist Liz Elton. Liz will be guiding you through a workshop to create prints with a dynamic feeling. You’ll use several different techniques including printing, collaging and drawing. Using waste materials, you’ll produce a range of prints exploring different colour combinations. Remember to follow safety guidelines and always wash your hands after handling compost!
Materials used:
- A4 paper
- Elements of kitchen waste and packaging (e.g., lemon slices from drinks, leaves, outer leaves of cabbage or lettuce, carrot or potato peelings, offcuts of celery, pieces of packing paper or cardboard)
- Dried marrowfat peas
- 3 x colours of acrylic paint of your choice
- 2 x pieces of A4 sized plastic taped to a smooth surface
- Paintbrushes and/or small sponges (kitchen sponges are fine)
- Old newspapers to protect your table and the edges of your print
- HB Pencil
- PVA Glue
- A pot of water
- 1 x plate or tray
- Wooden spoon or other smooth object
- A pot of water
- 1 x plate or tray
- Wooden spoon or other smooth object
- Printable Resources:
- A4 Workshop Guide
- (Download from https://hospital-rooms.com/digital-art-school-workshop-resources)
Liz Elton
Liz Elton is an artist who makes large landscape installations thinking about food and waste. She encourages us to think about how matter is recycled in the universe, and how that might be a source of hope and new possibilities.