Recycled Printmaking With Tetra Pak Cartons
Multi-Generational | Registration opens 8/5/2025 10:00 AM MDT
Tetra Pak cartons, those aseptic, shelf-stable containers that hold everything from soy milk to chicken broth, can be repurposed into unique printmaking plates! Their composition of paper, plastic, and aluminum makes them an ideal material for transforming your ideas into prints. These plates are crafted and printed in a manner similar to collagraph printmaking, allowing for relief (raised), intaglio (recessed), or combination techniques, and can be enhanced with chine colle. To create these plates, the carton is cut into a rectangle or other shape using scissors or a craft knife, and then drawings are made into them using a needle or awl. Ink is wiped into the drawing, rolled with ink and then printed onto damp paper using a press or by hand. While these plates may not be durable, their simplicity in creation makes them a great choice for fun and experimentation.
One or two sheets of cotton printmaking paper. It also come in a pad
Empty tetra pak cartons. If in doubt the carton will have the logo on the bottom
Drawing awl or needle (Instructor also has some to borrow)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/litho-round-etching-needle/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fsearchword%3Detching%20needle
Apron
Gloves
General sketching supplies, sketchbook, pencils, eraser, etc.
Craft knife (XActo) and or scissors
Optional: thin Asian papers for Chine colle
Images and inspiration that you'd like to work with
Theresa Haberkorn
Theresa Haberkorn has exhibited her award winning woodcut prints in national and international galleries and exhibitions including the 75th Annual Exhibition of The Society of Wood Engravers in the United Kingdom. In February of 2013, she was an artist-in-residence at the Tin Shop in Breckenridge, Colorado. Her work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections including the St. Regis Hotel in Aspen, Colorado, The Children's Hospital of Denver, and Denver Hospice. http://www.theresahaberkorn.com/