Participants painting with bio inks in the Huumannatuure Lab at Davidson College, 2021.
Ink-making Workshop
Participants learned to make ink with local foraged pokeberries.
Pokeberries from Davidson campus.
A collection of raw and scrap materials for use during workshops.
The space was set up as a hybrid lab/exhibition/meeting room.
Sample bioplastics made in the workshop.
Gelatin + pencil shaving + indigo bioplastic sample
A collection of samples and tests: grass bioplastic, kombucha biofilm, bio-based inks, and mushroom foam.
Mending Workshop
Participants learned basic sashiko stiches and mended their own clothing.
Mending extends the life of clothing and lowers our carbon footprint.