Recycled Printmaking With Tetra Pak Cartons

10/25/2025 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Level: All

Price

$111

Member Price

$94.35

Room: 203 Printroom

200 Grant St Denver

Date	Session Times
10/25/2025	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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.