Ines Setiawan
A SINGLE MOTHER, A TEACHER, A GRAVES
DISEASE SUFFERER
Kitchen Studio - Counter Top Canvas - Trash Paint
By Ines Setiawan
The story of compost art: How did it begin?
I have been composting my kitchen and garden trash for years but I didn't think about creating artworks of the compost materials until the beginning of July 2012. I love art and I love expressing myself artistically but I don't always have the time to sit and paint. Even when I have the time, I don't usually have the painting materials that I need. Seeing the beautiful colors of my kitchen and garden trash inspired me to arrange the trash into artworks. That is how the new art genre was born.
I have developed several compost art techniques over the year. I had the chance to hold 2 compost art exhibitions, gave several workshops to public and schools, and I am currently working on the compost art book. I owe my friends, Orion Pozo, for appreciating my early works and Rex Heer for rekindling my hidden passion in art.