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Grow Your Own Graffiti Moss

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Originally created by horticulturists keen to add interest to their garden designs, this recipe for moss can be used as an environmentally-friendly alternative to spray paint.

RECIPE

You will need a blender to make the mixture and if you plan to grow your moss outdoors you will also need a seed tray filled with compost.

  • Several clumps of moss
  • 1 pot of natural yoghurt or 12oz buttermilk (experiment to see which works best)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
  • Plastic pot (with a lid)
  • Paint brush
  • Spray-mister

Seemingly, getting the recipe to work can be quite difficult, the location and weather conditions need to be spot on. Moss thrives best in damp areas so if you have to grow it indoors make sure you spray it with water frequently. As soon as it starts to grow, transplant it in your chosen location and watch your graffiti art spread.

Grandfather clock1. Incredible Moss Graffiti Artists >

Mona Lisa2. More Amazing Moss Graffiti>

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This post was written by:

Linda McCormick - who has written 130 posts on Environmental Graffiti.

Linda is a writer and editor, currently based in London. Growing up in N Ireland, she craved sunnier climes so set off around the world, forever chasing the sun. On her travels she discovered she was much more passionate about the environment than she realised – although never quite got the whole tree-hugging thing – and has always had a penchant for the unconventional and creative side of life, so working at Environmental Graffiti suits her just fine.

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  1. BPO Says:

    awesome! i’m too intimidated to try making art on anything but paper! good work!

    nice post.

  2. talia Says:

    this doesnt really explain how to grow the moss spores etc. is there a link missing or something?

  3. cole Says:

    Could someone please post some info on how to actually do this?
    What do you do with all these ingredients? Just put them in a blender? The directions say,

    “As soon as it starts to grow, transplant it in your chosen location and watch your graffiti art spread.”

    Do I paint out what I want indoors and then just try to stick it to the wall once it starts to grow? What kind of moss is this? Is there a good place to find it?

  4. Libby Says:

    I clicked on the ’show me something random’ link on the yahoo home page and it brought me here….I was gob smacked with the waterfall and the mona lisa - beautiful art is all I can say.

  5. Johab Silva Says:

    I’m graffiti artist for 10 year and never saw somethings like your.
    Only what I have to say is congratulations.
    I’m brazilian and the only difference of our own style is straight names.

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