I had learned soft-ground engraving on metal but it was difficult for me to continue practicing it for practical and economic reasons.

I therefore needed to find a way to continue exploring engraving but at lower costs, without chemicals and at home. I started my research during the long days of the pandemic and developed this technique in the months that followed.

That's because we repurpose several items commonly found in a kitchen: the pasta machine and food packaging.
“Kitchen Gravure” joins the family of alternative ‘kitchen’ techniques alongside “Kitchen Litho,” invented by Emilie Aizier, which uses Coca-Cola and aluminum foil.
Emilie Aizier's website

Kitchen Engraving requires neither acids nor solvents and uses water-soluble oil-based inks. By recycling packaging, we give new life to waste to create a unique work (and hopefully durable!), despite the fact that food packaging remains too much waste...