Eco Printmaking: Milk Carton Intaglio with Alanna Austin – G26070112
Explore a hands-on, non-toxic printmaking technique that transforms repurposed milk and juice cartons into unique printing plates. In this workshop, participants will learn to carve into the foil surface to create expressive lines and textures inspired by traditional intaglio—without the need for acids or solvents. Using Akua inks, we’ll highlight how everyday materials can become accessible, eco-friendly tools for creative expression. Participants will also be introduced to the traditional drypoint intaglio process for comparison, while the focus remains on sustainable and approachable printmaking methods.
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Alanna AustinAlanna Austin is a printmaker and multimedia artist currently in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated with her MFA at the University of Colorado in Printmaking. Austin is the founder of the Western Wilds Collective that acts as a conference for artists to come together on a digital platform once every other year to discuss work and innovative techniques. Alanna Austin is an Assistant Professor and head of printmaking at the Institute of American Indian Arts as well as the current co-editor of the Mid America Print Council journal.
Austins work stems from research on expression of mind and memory united with color, pattern, and material from her Hispanic, Greek, and Turkish heritage. Through installations and printmaking, her work depicts elements of personal narrative tied to nostalgia, techniques passed on generationally, and generational trauma. Austin has been displayed internationally, with a most recent exhibition in Inverloch, Australia. Through the United States, Austins work has been showed and stored in collections with recent exhibitions in Florida, Texas, Washington and Ohio. Austins work is in archives spanning the United States such as Wichita Falls Museum of Art, the University of Idaho special collections, Matrix Press in Montana, the Bernard Zuckerman Museum of Art in Georgia, the University of Wyoming Special Collections and more.