Assignment: Inspiration, 10/1

Assignment: Inspiration

Assignments are an age-old way to teach the book arts, but also a great way
to explore a new, uncharted topic or structure or just break free of
creative constraints. They can help artists step outside our comfort zone by
forcing us to reconsider our perceived notions about art in general or the
concept or structure of a book arts project.

We have all been students of the book arts at one point or another and we
have all been inspired, challenged and even sometimes frustrated by an
assignment. Some artists even create assignments for themselves as a way to
get the creative juices flowing or start thinking outside the box. And
teachers everywhere work very hard at developing creative, thought-provoking
assignments.

What are your favorite assignments? Which assignments had the biggest impact
on your growth as a book artist? What assignments have been the most
successful with your students? If you would like to share them, we will
create a web page with inspirational assignments as we all think about
creating entries for "The Assignment: A Juried Exhibition of Book Arts
Organized in Conjunction with the Meeting of the College Book Art
Association in Portland, Oregon." Send us your assignment and we'll
hopefully get the juices flowing for all of us and perhaps even spark a
conversation or two about what makes an assignment work

Please send your assignment in the following format:

Your Name:

Assignment Title:

Description of the Assignment: (in less than 200 words, please)

Feel free to include a link to your web site with more information about the
assignment or perhaps a book you made in response to this assignment.

Email your assignment to: 23sandygallery@gmail.com