Moss Graffiti: The Coolest DIY Project Ever
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Contemporary artists have discovered that street art is not only beautiful to look at, but that it can also be soft and smooth to the touch. Moss graffiti is eco-friendly as it doesn’t use any aerosols; what the “painting” needs is just a dash of water to thrive. Here is a recipe for how to make your own moss graffiti. Just bear in mind that choosing the right space for street art is very important too, as, in any case, vandalism is a crime.
To get started you’ll need:
3 cups of moss (washed, clean of soil)
2 cups of buttermilk or 2 cups of yogurt (should be plain yogurt)
2 cups of water or beer
1/2 tsp of sugar
corn syrup (optional)
a blender that you probably don’t want to use other than for this
More info: wikihow
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Image credits: webponce (artist Anna Garforth)
Image credits: Edina Tokodi
Image credits: Jaime Rojo (artist Hugo Rojas)
Image credits: Anna Garforth
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Whoa! I didn't expect. That to be soo cool! Now I want to try it!
Pretty cool!!!
That would be beautiful on a brick wall!
I WILL SURELY THAT ON MY WALL ...SERIOUSLY UNEXPECTED ... GREAT JOB*_*
OOPS ......TRY THAT ONE
This has been done on Pin vs Man, it didn't work.
I did this all the time when I was landscaping, it works fine as long as you do it right, shady area is a must and using beer helps...
I dont know what pin vs man is but he must not be a landscaper, I never did designs like this though, mostly done for waterfalls and brick.
yes i saw that video..he tried it.. doesn't work at all.. thugh the video was hilarious!
They have done it successfully in Japanese gardens for centuries. Direct sunlight is not where you find moss in nature.
Watering?
Probably with a spray bottle
Wow! I want to do that!
I love moss! Amazing!
i think that in Finland we are living in police state everything odd, same as individual idea would have lot attention and hate. Seeding plants is one street art form but in police state love is banned only hate crimes succeed. I had idea about making statues from metal string and flowers grow along it and when you plant statue it would be grow many years and flowers would seed etc, but difficult is that everybody who are doing street art has lot of enemies, fans who are making art making almost impossible. Then is mainstream, everything has to go through byrocrazy, and graffiti painters also support byrocrazy here, have to ask from authorities before you do anything also co-operate whit police. It makes whole thing stupid, not inspiring, spontaneity where idea comes from, cleverness, what is common to street art is away- reporting here from finland. Here bad street art scene, capitalist etc. polices friends corrupted. Your idea is marvelous i would use it to my own property.
i think that in Finland we are living in police state everything odd, same as individual idea would have lot attention and hate. Seeding plants is one street art form but in police state live is banned only hate crimes succeed. I had idea about making statues from metal string and make flowers grow along it and when you plant statue it would be grow many years and flowers would seed etc, but difficult is that everybody who are doing street art has lot of enemies, fans who are making art making almost impossible. Then is mainstream everything has to go through byrocrazy, and graffiti painters also support byrocrazy here, have to ask from authorities before you do anything also co-operate whit police. It makes whole thing stupid, not inspiring, spontaneity where idea comes from, cleverness, what is common to street art is away- reporting here from finland. Here bad street art scene, capitalist etc. polices friends corrupted, but your idea is marvelous i would use it to my own property.
How long will it take from the moment of painting that you will see results?
Cool! I want to go Moss Bombing!
I'm going to 'moss bomb' around the city!
That is definitely finding a place at my house!!
I wonder if I could spray that in my back yard and just have a blanket of moss?
love this ...awesome
brill idea
I think Im doing this on the shaded side of my potting shed!!
Interesting ! Texture would be great.
so cool and definitely different..
Love this project!!!!!
Super cool. How long does it take for the moss to grow?
love it
Love it
I am gonna try it for sure. :o
I did this on a wooden fence and now there is a strong slug clean place where I painted my art - bo hoo
Stunning!
Does it have to be on a brick wall? I have a tin shed, would it work?
Awesome
awesome!!
This would be a great "kit it" product to package and sell!!
Absolutely brilliant!
This won't work. There is an artist that does these, but she grows them on the ground, then cuts them into letter shapes ;) serch it up.
this won't work guys
I LOVE SOME PPL ON THIS PLANET!
Will do this and carry it around in a container to "vandalize" everywhere I go.. ahaha
plz tell me the list which materials use for tis purpose
I am eger to try
so u paint it on the wall , and then it starts growing .......? how long time does that take...... AMAZING idea <3
This is just a big wow!
amazing!!!! definitely going to do this!
Great!!!does anyone know how long it would take to be green?
I think that your priorities are completely imbecilic.
That kind of moss doesn't grow where I'm from. Is there something comparable that would grow in the heat of Florida?
Very cool
I won't call it graffiti i would call it ART!
Where do you get the moss?
A wall, I want a wall!
you're a genius
is this work on glass wall?
is it work on glass facade?
:) love it
I think it is marvelous, what an idea! Just wonderful. I would like to try myself someday.
SUPER COOL!!
I love this!
Great, now I know what kind of front fence to have. One I can paint moss on.
A friend shared
Interesting and innovative thought, goes to show even things that appears worthless have their value.
Love it! Go green!
How long it takes to grow that "big"?
AWESOME! I think I'm going to try this. I wish I was artistic enough to draw that bear or something. Maybe I can find a pattern or something
AWESOME! I think I'm going to try this!
love it
Coooooool
It is a good idea. I want to try it :D
awesome
That is a very cool idea! It is going to be a BIG hit!!!!!
Martha Stewart does a version of this "moss slurry" to grow moss on the outside of terracotta pots and on garden statuary...must try!!!
Can't wait to try this! Love it!!
that is definitely ending up on my exterior wall
Marvellous !!!
Omg so doing this!
None of these photos show a real moss-growing thing. If it's damp enough, it will already have moss. No moss=not the right conditions.
awesome
Fantastic
Amazing :) Eco friendly and awesome!!! CAN'T WAIT TO TRY :D
Cool, But why would I not want to use that blender again? It's called soap and water. lol~Z~
:D
Wow!!! Does it work also inside?
Wow
WOW! That is SO neat!!
WOW! This is neat!
Soon in Uppsala,Sweden
Soon in Uppsala,Sweden
Really Cool!
Amazing, funky and cool :-)
Bellissimi!
Awsome!
What a nice idea:)
มันเจ๋งอ่ะ
How to make a boring wall green. I love it!
How cool is that!
Amazing!! In dust we trust!!))
Love It!
Awesome! I so want to do that!
That's so cool and a great idea so it's eco-friendly art I hope a lot of people notice and take advantage of this new creation :3
I love the combo of green moss and letters... awesome idea. Let me get to a wall!
LOVE this so very much. Letters and green moss... Truly awesome as a combination... Let me have a wall...
Rad
Boohoo :S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMfwen84Wmo
Now I know what I want to do on the exterior of my own home!!!!
lo amo ♥ es hermoso ♥
wow ♥ hermoso que buen trabajo hermoso hermoso hermoso ♥
Really cool i absolutely love this!
I love this idea!
Fab, must try! :)
Hmmmm, seems complicated with so many ingredients. I've heard it can be done with just milk and moss. Anyone? X♡X
Hmmmm, this seems complicated. I've read blending moss with just milk does the same thing. Anyone? X♡X
wow
wow
Wow!Absolutely love it.What a brilliant idea.
Wonderful idea :D
cool would love to do this if I didn't live in apts..
Great job
Fantástico
Fantástica
I am so doing this in my backyard!!
Csn u do it indoors. This is so cool
Super idea
I want to try it on my own house!!!
That is sooo cool!!
SUPER!!!
Love it
is the effect same as in pictures below original painting? or the rest are just made other technique?
Love love love!
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf
Love it and great in an HOA - not in their list of denials
Wow!!! I never saw this, its amazing!!!
A nice eco-diy to insulate buildings...!
A good diy to insulate a room or building from cold or Heat!!! must be amazing to watter your wall!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I'm gonna do it! And I know exactly where...he he he
love it :)
Love it
That's so cool!
I think teens need to do this more than spray on the wall
This idea make me so happy
This idea is so good.
amazing
Hey hey, soo nice!
what is the function of the buttermilk/yogurt - I'd like to replace it with a non-animal based ingredient. thanks a lot for any suggestions
Very cool!!
Wooow cool!!
Preety awesome
Chia graffiti anybody?
What should I do to keep it green and nice? Should it be in shadow, moist?
Very, very cool.I will try it.
I want to try this!
Nice! What exactly are the ingredients?
I think if anybody is gonna grafitii it should be with this
That is cool super original
that is so cool
Wow. Great.
Whoa! I didn't expect. That to be soo cool! Now I want to try it!
Pretty cool!!!
That would be beautiful on a brick wall!
I WILL SURELY THAT ON MY WALL ...SERIOUSLY UNEXPECTED ... GREAT JOB*_*
OOPS ......TRY THAT ONE
This has been done on Pin vs Man, it didn't work.
I did this all the time when I was landscaping, it works fine as long as you do it right, shady area is a must and using beer helps...
I dont know what pin vs man is but he must not be a landscaper, I never did designs like this though, mostly done for waterfalls and brick.
yes i saw that video..he tried it.. doesn't work at all.. thugh the video was hilarious!
They have done it successfully in Japanese gardens for centuries. Direct sunlight is not where you find moss in nature.
Watering?
Probably with a spray bottle
Wow! I want to do that!
I love moss! Amazing!
i think that in Finland we are living in police state everything odd, same as individual idea would have lot attention and hate. Seeding plants is one street art form but in police state love is banned only hate crimes succeed. I had idea about making statues from metal string and flowers grow along it and when you plant statue it would be grow many years and flowers would seed etc, but difficult is that everybody who are doing street art has lot of enemies, fans who are making art making almost impossible. Then is mainstream, everything has to go through byrocrazy, and graffiti painters also support byrocrazy here, have to ask from authorities before you do anything also co-operate whit police. It makes whole thing stupid, not inspiring, spontaneity where idea comes from, cleverness, what is common to street art is away- reporting here from finland. Here bad street art scene, capitalist etc. polices friends corrupted. Your idea is marvelous i would use it to my own property.
i think that in Finland we are living in police state everything odd, same as individual idea would have lot attention and hate. Seeding plants is one street art form but in police state live is banned only hate crimes succeed. I had idea about making statues from metal string and make flowers grow along it and when you plant statue it would be grow many years and flowers would seed etc, but difficult is that everybody who are doing street art has lot of enemies, fans who are making art making almost impossible. Then is mainstream everything has to go through byrocrazy, and graffiti painters also support byrocrazy here, have to ask from authorities before you do anything also co-operate whit police. It makes whole thing stupid, not inspiring, spontaneity where idea comes from, cleverness, what is common to street art is away- reporting here from finland. Here bad street art scene, capitalist etc. polices friends corrupted, but your idea is marvelous i would use it to my own property.
How long will it take from the moment of painting that you will see results?
Cool! I want to go Moss Bombing!
I'm going to 'moss bomb' around the city!
That is definitely finding a place at my house!!
I wonder if I could spray that in my back yard and just have a blanket of moss?
love this ...awesome
brill idea
I think Im doing this on the shaded side of my potting shed!!
Interesting ! Texture would be great.
so cool and definitely different..
Love this project!!!!!
Super cool. How long does it take for the moss to grow?
love it
Love it
I am gonna try it for sure. :o
I did this on a wooden fence and now there is a strong slug clean place where I painted my art - bo hoo
Stunning!
Does it have to be on a brick wall? I have a tin shed, would it work?
Awesome
awesome!!
This would be a great "kit it" product to package and sell!!
Absolutely brilliant!
This won't work. There is an artist that does these, but she grows them on the ground, then cuts them into letter shapes ;) serch it up.
this won't work guys
I LOVE SOME PPL ON THIS PLANET!
Will do this and carry it around in a container to "vandalize" everywhere I go.. ahaha
plz tell me the list which materials use for tis purpose
I am eger to try
so u paint it on the wall , and then it starts growing .......? how long time does that take...... AMAZING idea <3
This is just a big wow!
amazing!!!! definitely going to do this!
Great!!!does anyone know how long it would take to be green?
I think that your priorities are completely imbecilic.
That kind of moss doesn't grow where I'm from. Is there something comparable that would grow in the heat of Florida?
Very cool
I won't call it graffiti i would call it ART!
Where do you get the moss?
A wall, I want a wall!
you're a genius
is this work on glass wall?
is it work on glass facade?
:) love it
I think it is marvelous, what an idea! Just wonderful. I would like to try myself someday.
SUPER COOL!!
I love this!
Great, now I know what kind of front fence to have. One I can paint moss on.
A friend shared
Interesting and innovative thought, goes to show even things that appears worthless have their value.
Love it! Go green!
How long it takes to grow that "big"?
AWESOME! I think I'm going to try this. I wish I was artistic enough to draw that bear or something. Maybe I can find a pattern or something
AWESOME! I think I'm going to try this!
love it
Coooooool
It is a good idea. I want to try it :D
awesome
That is a very cool idea! It is going to be a BIG hit!!!!!
Martha Stewart does a version of this "moss slurry" to grow moss on the outside of terracotta pots and on garden statuary...must try!!!
Can't wait to try this! Love it!!
that is definitely ending up on my exterior wall
Marvellous !!!
Omg so doing this!
None of these photos show a real moss-growing thing. If it's damp enough, it will already have moss. No moss=not the right conditions.
awesome
Fantastic
Amazing :) Eco friendly and awesome!!! CAN'T WAIT TO TRY :D
Cool, But why would I not want to use that blender again? It's called soap and water. lol~Z~
:D
Wow!!! Does it work also inside?
Wow
WOW! That is SO neat!!
WOW! This is neat!
Soon in Uppsala,Sweden
Soon in Uppsala,Sweden
Really Cool!
Amazing, funky and cool :-)
Bellissimi!
Awsome!
What a nice idea:)
มันเจ๋งอ่ะ
How to make a boring wall green. I love it!
How cool is that!
Amazing!! In dust we trust!!))
Love It!
Awesome! I so want to do that!
That's so cool and a great idea so it's eco-friendly art I hope a lot of people notice and take advantage of this new creation :3
I love the combo of green moss and letters... awesome idea. Let me get to a wall!
LOVE this so very much. Letters and green moss... Truly awesome as a combination... Let me have a wall...
Rad
Boohoo :S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMfwen84Wmo
Now I know what I want to do on the exterior of my own home!!!!
lo amo ♥ es hermoso ♥
wow ♥ hermoso que buen trabajo hermoso hermoso hermoso ♥
Really cool i absolutely love this!
I love this idea!
Fab, must try! :)
Hmmmm, seems complicated with so many ingredients. I've heard it can be done with just milk and moss. Anyone? X♡X
Hmmmm, this seems complicated. I've read blending moss with just milk does the same thing. Anyone? X♡X
wow
wow
Wow!Absolutely love it.What a brilliant idea.
Wonderful idea :D
cool would love to do this if I didn't live in apts..
Great job
Fantástico
Fantástica
I am so doing this in my backyard!!
Csn u do it indoors. This is so cool
Super idea
I want to try it on my own house!!!
That is sooo cool!!
SUPER!!!
Love it
is the effect same as in pictures below original painting? or the rest are just made other technique?
Love love love!
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf
Love it and great in an HOA - not in their list of denials
Wow!!! I never saw this, its amazing!!!
A nice eco-diy to insulate buildings...!
A good diy to insulate a room or building from cold or Heat!!! must be amazing to watter your wall!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I'm gonna do it! And I know exactly where...he he he