Guess who’s
coming to Dinner!
If it’s quirky, and it’s on our library shelves, it’s going
home with me.
Imagine my surprise while innocently strolling through the
stacks and blundering into the
book, Tattoo A Banana And Other Ways To
Turn Anything And Everything Into Art by Phil Hansen. The cover depicts a naked man, yes,
tattoed on a banana.
This book had me from the commonsense disclaimer which instructs, “although it may be
tempting to eat your art, don’t.”
What’s not to love in this book?
There’s the
section on The Devil Wears Non-Recyclables, or fun with plastic grocery bags. You don’t want to miss the chapter on Creative Shapes from Burnt Toast or my personal fave, Gloorah, using plastic army
men and glue to make
art. You will remember those plastic men —those torture devices that your bare
foot always encounters while stealthily heading to the kitchen for another bite
of chocolate cake. You can get groovy with The Eracerist or you might choose to Put Your Rake into it, which encourages the artist in you to “rake”
a design or word.
Author Hansen is well-known for his
eclectic use of artistic media, using everything from matchsticks to dandelion
puffs to work his magic.
Take it home with you.
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