What is TAPIGAMI?

 

TAPIGAMI is a contemporary art form created by Sacramento artist Danny Scheible. First attracted to masking tape because of its versatile, accessible, and malleable nature, Danny used the unlikely material to create large-scale installations and create an accessible and interactive art form.

TAPIGAMI is designed to engage and educate artists of all ages. Would you like to bring TAPIGAMI out to an event or exhibit? Or perhaps, you would like to do-it-yourself with TAPIGAMI’s step-by-step how to books.

 

TAPIGAMI Books

TAPIGAMI: How-To

This comic-book-styled instruction manual takes you step-by-step of how to make basic TAPIGAMI shapes and the all-important tube! Within minutes, anybody can make tape art sculptures to awe and impress!

Full of fun pictures and a new layout. This is an easy to understand book for beginners and solid technique teacher for the budding pro.

Each book is 20 pages, in full-color, and features an artist statement from TAPIGAMI creator and master tape artist, Danny Scheible!

How to Creatures

Master the art of making funky and fun TAPIGAMI culture monsters just like TAPIGAMI creator and tape art master, Danny Scheible!

This 20 page book outlines all the necessary techniques needed to craft your own culture monsters and creatures in the TAPIGAMI style.

If interested, we offer a classroom and educational discount on these books – please enquire!

How to Flowers

This instructional book teaches the principles needed to get started making the stunning TAPIGAMI flower! All the techniques of master tape artist and TAPIGAMI master, Danny Scheible, are outlined in this full color 16 page comic book size book. Lovely full color instructions and pictures show the process in step-by-step detail.

If you would like a classroom or educational discount, please let us know!

Bring TAPIGAMI to you!

TAPIGAMI workshops are a wonderful way to learn a new skill and open your imagination! After the workshop, many begin to view every day objects not for just their purpose, but also for their potential. Designed for all ages, TAPIGAMI workshops are as much fun for kids as they are for adults.

TAPIGAMI has been taught at:

Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville,Ca
The Exploratorium, San Francisco, Ca
The Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, Ca
The Maker Faire, San Mateo, Ca

Our introductory workshop is designed around the idea of social play and interactive learning. Participants will learn all the basic TAPIGAMI skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of tape.

Interacting with tape through play allows our guests to have fun while exploring the depths of their own imagination in a truly unique method for creating art.

Interested in a TAPIGAMI workshop? For schools, company’s, institutions, or even parties, contact us via email: contact@Tapigami.com

Upcoming Events

For upcoming events check out our Facebook page here

Press and Awards

TAPIGAMI has been recognized with many prestigious awards including:

TAPIGAMI’s inventive artform has also been featured in many publications, blogs, television and radio including:

TAPIGAMI Gallery