Screen Printing
with Bio-Based Inks
This hands-on workshop is designed for beginners and those with experience in natural dyeing or ink-making. You will learn to make vibrant, eco-friendly inks from plants and explore how to apply them to screen printing on both textiles and paper. This course is perfect for artists, printmakers, and designers who want to integrate sustainable techniques and natural materials into their practice. Delivered by Greta Desirèe Facchinato.
£35
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Greta Desirèe Facchinato (IT/LU) is a research-based multidisciplinary artist and designer. She holds a Masters in Artistic Research from KABK Den Haag (NL) and a Bachelors in Visual and Performance Arts with a specialization in Sculpture from Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia (IT).
Through the crossflow of different mediums and the investigation of daily life encounters, gestures, and materials her practice invites us to experience matter from an embodied awareness. She runs a studio focused on research and sustainable education through natural materials, illustration and creative workshops. In 2021 with her project Color is Alive she researched organic ink making for screen printing. Since then she is been working with the knowledge of color and the interconnection with our environment through the practice of making sustainable ink for printing techniques.
What You’ll Learn:
• How to forage for plants and create bio-based screen printing inks.
• How to modify ink consistency and adapt it for paper and textile.
• A live screen printing demo with troubleshooting tips.
Who is this for?
• Artists and printmakers exploring natural, sustainable materials;
• Designers and textile artists seeking eco-friendly printing techniques;
• Beginners interested in learning the basics of screen printing with bio-based inks;
• Those experienced in natural dyeing or ink-making who want to expand their practice to screen printing.
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A full list of everything you’ll need to complete this workshop
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Screen Printing with Bio-Based Inks
Join artist Greta Desirèe Facchinato in learning how to create inks for more sustainable screen-printing.
Join artist Greta Desirèe Facchinato in learning how to create inks for more sustainable screen-printing.
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Questions?
Want to know more? Common questions will be added here as and when we receive them. Plus let us know if there’s anything else you’d like support with creating your own prints.
Want to know more? Common questions will be added here as and when we receive them. Plus let us know if there’s anything else you’d like support with creating your own prints.
Any Questions
If you have any questions about the process, let us know and we will pass them on to your course leader.
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