Learn to create an accordion fold book with pockets that can be used to hold your treasures: photographs, notes, poems, recipes, and more! Start off the New Year with creativity and new skills, and make something fun, beautiful and useful! This program is part of my Artist Residency at the … [Read more...] about Making Accordion Fold Books with Pockets at the Sunland-Tujunga Library
ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS
Envelope Book Workshop
Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman will lead a "Envelope Bookmaking" workshop! Learn to create a book that can be sent through the mail...snail mail! Create heartfelt gifts and cards, and develop your own content while learning new skills. All are welcome! This workshop is made possible in part … [Read more...] about Envelope Book Workshop
Latinx Heritage Celebrated
In our recent program at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL, participants created accordion fold (also known as "concertina"...continuing with the musical instrument metaphor-) books. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, they added images of Latinx art and architecture, … [Read more...] about Latinx Heritage Celebrated
LACMA LOVE: We Make Books
LACMA LOVE: We Make Books At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), families made books together. This past March and April, we gathered together and learned how to create the Accordion or Concertina Fold, Folded Fan and Tunnel Book structures. And we had FUN! Learning to fold … [Read more...] about LACMA LOVE: We Make Books
“We Right The Book” VI
“We Right The Book” VI I was honored to serve as Artist in Residence at Verdugo Hill High School in Tujunga, CA (Los Angeles) for a group of 41 Senior English class Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) students. Our project , “We Right the Book” was supported by an Artist in Residence grant from … [Read more...] about “We Right The Book” VI
“We Right The Book” I
“We Right The Book” I I am honored to serve as Artist in Residence at Verdugo Hill High School in Tujunga, CA (Los Angeles) for a group of 42 Senior English class Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) students. Our project is entitled, “We Right the Book“, and is supported by an Artist in residence … [Read more...] about “We Right The Book” I