How to Make Wheatpaste for Street Postering, With Oree Original

How to make wheatpaste at home—for your guerrilla street postering needs.

‪#‎JusticeForOurLives‬ creator Oree Originol's simple step-by-step guide for making the glue he uses to paste up his ubiquitous portraits of victims of police violence. Created for the exhibition, Take This Hammer: Art + Media Activism from the Bay Area, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: http://ybca.org/take-this-hammer

Poster/Printed Image

1 part flour

4 parts water

Measuring cup

Pot

Stove

Plastic Disposable Container

Stirring Stick/Utensil

Paint Brush

Boil 3 cups of water.

Mix 1 cup of water with 1 cup of flower in a bowl until the mixture is fully blended together.

Pour the mixture into the boiling water.

Stir the mixture until it's smooth with a thick, creamy consistency.

Transfer the mixture into a portable container. For example, a mason jar.

Find a wall or flat surface where you want your image to be seen. Then wet the surface area with a paintbrush.

Apply the image/poster over the wheatpasted area.

Lastly, do a second coat of wheatpaste over the image/poster. Let it dry. And DONE!