Language
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Duration
2h
Difficulty
Beginner
Next Date
18/03/2026

Most printmaking workshops ask you to work with specialist equipment and materials you will never use again outside of a studio. This one asks you to bring your recycled tetrapack cartons and uses a pasta machine as a printing press. My Tetrapack Printing Kitchen Edition workshop in Porto is a playful and genuinely sustainable introduction to printmaking that transforms everyday kitchen waste into expressive art, using simple tools and techniques you can replicate at home with what you already have.

We work through the full printmaking process using tetrapack as the plate material. You start by drawing and engraving your own original design into the surface of the carton, exploring how the material responds to different marks and textures before inking the plate and running it through the pasta machine to produce your prints. The process is experimental by nature and the results are always surprising, which is exactly what makes it worth doing. Throughout the session I guide you through every stage, helping you understand how to get the most out of a material that most people throw away without a second thought.

What you’ll learn

♻️ How to prepare and engrave a tetrapack carton as a printing plate

♻️ How to draw and transfer your own original design onto the plate

♻️ How to ink a plate and produce consistent prints using a pasta machine

♻️ How texture and mark-making behave differently on recycled surfaces

♻️ How to continue making prints at home using everyday kitchen materials

What’s included

🖨️ All materials, inking tools and equipment

🖨️ Your own tetrapack printing plate designed and carved during the session

🖨️ A series of finished prints to take home

🖨️ Full guidance from Marisa Grilo throughout the session

What you leave with

Your own carved tetrapack printing plate and a set of original prints pulled from your own design, plus a sustainable printmaking method you can keep using at home for free.

I am Marisa Grilo, a multidisciplinary artist based in Portugal working across ceramics, printmaking and expressive illustration. My practice is deeply influenced by nature, tactile processes and experimentation with materials, and I designed this workshop around a simple belief: that the most interesting creative tools are often the ones already sitting in your kitchen bin.

No prior experience with printmaking or art needed. If you are curious about sustainable making and want to leave with prints you actually made yourself, you are ready for this workshop.

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Location

Rua da Alegria 246, Porto, Portugal

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FAQ

What is Tetrapack printing?

Tetrapack printing is a simple and experimental printmaking technique where recycled drink cartons are used as printing plates. By drawing or engraving into the surface, the plate can be inked and printed to create unique images.

Do I need previous experience in printmaking?

No experience is necessary. This workshop is designed for beginners as well as for people with some artistic experience who want to explore an alternative and sustainable printmaking method.

What will I create during the workshop?

Participants will design and carve their own tetrapack printing plate and produce a series of small prints to take home.

Why use tetrapack cartons?

Tetrapack cartons are a great recycled material for printmaking. They are easy to cut and engrave, making them perfect for low-tech, accessible, and sustainable printmaking.

How are the prints made without a printing press?

Instead of a traditional press, we will use a pasta maker as a small printing press, showing how simple kitchen tools can be adapted for printmaking.

Do I need to bring any materials?

All basic materials and tools will be provided during the workshop.

Is this technique something I can continue doing at home?

Yes. One of the goals of the workshop is to show how printmaking can be done with simple tools and everyday materials, making it easy to continue experimenting at home.