The Art Assignment | Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials) ft. Ben Denzer @theartassignment | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Artist and designer Ben Denzer shares an assignment to make an ATYPICAL BOOK. He’s made books from meat, toilet paper, ketchup packets, and lottery tickets, among much else. Your challenge: 1) Make a book that is atypical in terms of its form or material + 2) Share it on Instagram or Twitter with #youareanartist.
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Learn more about Ben’s work: bendenzer.com
Learn more about the Center for Book Arts: centerforbookarts.org

A GUIDE TO BASIC BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUES:
drive.google.com/file/d/1gMy5mA33bRXniOVfqJQLNAXOl_meMcJp/view?usp=sharing

Order the book You Are an Artist by Sarah Urist Green (cover design by Ben Denzer): bit.ly/2kplj2h

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