One of the most fun pieces in Mixtape (which runs through January 9th!) is the collection of five old-skool cassette tapes drawn by Kate Bingaman-Burt. ”Mixtapes are almost dead,” she writes, “Goodwills and Salvation Army stores don’t want them, small thrift stores sometimes have them, but not often. People either nostalgically cling to their handmade tapes or they dump them in the trash.”

To immortalize this dying art, Kate put out a call for mixtapes:

I need your help. I want to draw your mixtapes. I want your sad songs, your love jams, your sing-at-the-top-of-your-lungs car tunes, your break-up tape, your make-up tape and your BFF-4evah cassette.

I am only drawing the tape. If you want to participate, please snap a picture of the best side of your favorite tape and email it to kate@obsessiveconsumption.com

Since then, she has been drawing away! Yesterday Kate put an awesome handmade zine of her mixtapes up for sale in her Etsy shop. The 14-page zine was produced in an edition of 30 and can be yours for a mere $6 + shipping. For a sneak peek, check out the full set of drawings on Kate’s Flickr.

This is a worthy addition to any shelf, but if you still can’t get enough, Kate’s got four fabulous editions at 20×200, and to inquire about her original drawings from Mixtape contact: sales [at] jenbekman [dot] com!

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