Extra Credit: Say It, Don’t Spray It

Paul Curtis, Jesse Graves, Edina Tokodi, and Anna Garforth are all graffiti artists that have discovered a new, eco-friendly way to display their murals, without disturbing the atmosphere. Their original graffiti paint contained toxic paint loaded with VOCs, volatile organic compounds, which include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short and long term adverse health effects. These artists however have gone green and discovered new ways to spell out her subtle eco messages by ditching their spray cans and using natural materials such as water, mud and moss. Their uses range from mud and stencils to post sustainable slogans like “Beat Back Industrial Farming” to sculpting letters from moss and spraying high-power blasts of soapy water through wooden stencils.
I think this idea is just another eco-friendly step in helping to improve our environment. It shows that every one person counts in helping to clean up our world. In addition, removing these toxic chemicals will benefit people’s health.

Alyssa Grigg
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