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A Statement in Moss
A Statement in Moss
By: Ian Salamanca
As you may know, I'm all about making a greener city; even if only visually I feel Los Angeles could use a healthy dose of flora. So an idea I have been playing around with for a little while, is going to be my first proposition for a club project. The concept is known as Moss Graffiti, and has been gaining in popularity in many metropolitan cities and many green art movements. The idea is to create a sort of "Moss Paint" in which one would create their design, and then come back weekly to water it into life. Moss is a tough life form that grows well in any orientation with a moist environment that gets moderate sunlight. It tenaciously clings to porous surfaces such as brick, stone or wood; and best of all, like all plants provides clean oxygen for those around it.
Making the stuff is easy, as many of the sites I found (and included below) state:
- One or two clumps (about a small handful) of moss
- 2 cups of buttermilk
- You can also substitute with yogurt (vegan yogurt can be used)
- 2 cups of water
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- Corn syrup (optional as a thickening agent)
- Mixing and Cleaning Bucket
Basically you make a mossmilk smoothie which you can then use as your paint. Thicker concoctions would be good for heavy paintbrushes, if it's thinner it can be apply by spray bottle or airbrush. From there you are free to start tagging this urban jungle.
