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“Trashion” Print Lab: Tetra Pak & Milk Carton Printing
In honor of “Trashion Fashion” we are focusing on creative reuse, and sustainable printmaking!
About the Class
Roll up your sleeves and join us for a special evening of “Trashion” Print Lab!
Our mission is to explore a creative arts technique socially with our community. Print Lab is not a traditional class, but an affordable art-making experience. We welcome you to print, play and experiment with an activity to create something unique in our printmaking studio!
In honor of “Trashion Fashion” we are focusing on creative reuse, and sustainable printmaking!
Tetra Pak printmaking is an eco-friendly and accessible art technique that repurposes used food and beverage cartons – like those for milk, juice, or broth, as printing plates. It is a form of intaglio printmaking (similar to drypoint etching), where you scratch or “incise” a design into the carton’s inner foil or plastic lining to create a printable surface. Carton printing is widely considered a highly sustainable alternative to traditional etching because it prioritizes creative reuse and non-toxic processes.
Recycle, repurpose and recreate! Learn how to turn garbage into beautiful prints! We will demonstrate how to draw, scratch, cut, ink and print carton surfaces on our presses with water-soluble etching inks. Guests will leave with their own prints they create! We have plenty of cartons to share, but we encourage guests to bring their own cleaned Tetra Pak’s and milk cartons to use or donate to the printmaking studio.
No printmaking experience is necessary. Light refreshments will be provided.
About your Instructor
Bettina Pauly
Bettina Pauly was trained as a professional chef, then worked as a head server throughout Europe before she received a B.A. in Hotel-Economy from Hotel Management School in Heidelberg, Germany. After coming to the U.S. and working in hospitality, she went back to school and studied at the Academy of Art University San Francisco in the Fine Arts and Letterpress program under Chris Rolik, Dorothy Yule and Macy Chadwick. Bettina has also worked with Kim Vanderheiden at Painted Tongue Studios in Oakland, California, as a letterpress printer. She is very experienced with Heidelberg Windmill and Vandercook Press Machines. She has taught book arts and letterpress classes throughout the Bay Area at the Academy of Art, the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, and at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Her award winning work has been presented in national and international collections and galleries including library collections at: St John’s/Saint Benedict College Minnesota, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Denver, University of Colorado, San Jose State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Nebraska.
Bettina loves books and boxes both as physical objects and as containers of meaning. She is interested in a variety of folded, sewn and woven structures in which she can incorporate her printing. Bettina now lives in Sebastopol and is excited to work in her own studio space as well as starting to teach classes in West Sonoma County.
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All Silver Memberships and above receive 10% off the registration cost for any class purchase over $40.
Materials fees are not discounted.
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Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
We are always looking for new instructors. You can fill out the form directly here.
“Trashion” Print Lab: Tetra Pak & Milk Carton Printing
In honor of “Trashion Fashion” we are focusing on creative reuse, and sustainable printmaking!
Schedule
Friday, April 24, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
This Session
Friday, April 24, 2026 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location
Experience Level
All-Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAge(s)
16, 17 and 18-overRegistration
Registration Cost:
$15
Materials Fee:
Included
Total Registration Cost:
$15
