Do try this at home!
We’re intrigued to find out more about the way SCOBYs can be used artistically. We’d love you to take part in the experiment, by taking a SCOBY home, nourishing it with memories and tea, then using it – or its water – in your art or craft, or even a living SCOBY-world in a tank. The possibilities are endless …
We’ll be displaying all the SCOBY art in an exhibition at a future date.
How to get involved
- Email us (hello@hundredheroines.org) to let us know when you want to collect your baby from the Gloucestershire SCOBY.
- Collect from us at Nailsworth Mills (or if you’re local, we can deliver).
- As it grows, transfer it to a larger vessel and add things to the tank (objects need to be suspended for the SCOBY to grow into them).
- Nourish it every two weeks with the SCOBY tea recipe, which you can adapt to your own tea preference.
- When it’s large enough for your artwork, harvest it and let it dry out.
This project has been made possible through the generous support of The Ampersand Foundation
About The Ampersand Foundation
The Ampersand Foundation is a UK grant-awarding charity that exclusively supports the visual arts. The Foundation supports high-quality exhibitions and projects, provided they are free to the public at least one day per week. It also supports public collection expansion. The Foundation is focused mainly on supporting institutions and projects within the United Kingdom.
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