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White & Texture & Paper & Fiber
I am thrilled to be participating in two show on opposite coasts which aim to share artworks that center on some of my specific interest in artmaking.
“White & Texture” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod:
“Subtitled Monochrome Unity, we invited artists to explore the profound subtleties and striking complexities of using white as the driving color and how texture within the white and informs the execution and the narrative of an artwork. We wanted them to explore the effect of this limitation – without a “conventional” color palette.”
“White Zip”
“Paper & Fiber: Fourth Annual Show” at 1202 Contemporary in Gilroy, California:
“1202 Contemporary proudly presents its 4th annual Paper + Fiber show, celebrating two mediums that women artists have traditionally used for centuries, but have always been considered “craft,” or less than fine art. Uplifting and supporting artists who have worked in textile, fiber, and/or paper mediums, this exhibition centers and hones in on the theme of figure.”
“Into The Bush”
“Profusion”
“We Write the Book” Artist Residency 2024-25 KICKOFF!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been rescheduled to Saturday October 5th!
Please join us!
“Adapting through Curiosity and Connection with Debra Disman”: My Podcast with Alyson B. Stanfield/Art Biz Success!
I was thrilled to have this conversation with the one and only Alyson B. Stanfield of Art Biz Success, someone I have admired and followed for a long time!
Some of the points we cover:
“In this episode of The Art Biz, Debra shares her journey, revealing how she has navigated this transition with resilience.
Throughout our conversation, several key themes emerge:
- Debra’s fierce curiosity that drives her to explore and understand her surroundings.
- Her drive to pursue new opportunities, no matter the obstacles.
- The critical role of networking and the connections she’s made along the way.
- The power of making consistent progress, even through small, daily actions.
- The importance of staying adaptable in an ever-changing world.”
Please click the link below to hear, see and read about our conversation. I hope it holds some gold for YOU.
Adapting through Curiosity and Connection with Debra Disman (ep. 202)
Flag Book and Variations: Book Structures Workshop with artist Debra Disman
I am thrilled to partner with Textile Arts LA and the Patricia Sweetow Gallery to teach “Flag Book and Variations: Book Structures Workshop”
on
September 29 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
ENJOY BOOKMAKING IN COMMUNITY IN A GALLERY SETTING!
Presented by Textile Arts LA!
In Conjunction with Patricia Sweetow Gallery
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to create the kinetic and versatile “Flag Book” structure, as well as a full-page variant, termed the “Folded Fan”. You’ll learn how to make folded page variations, and how to create one and two-cut apertures and pop-ups. With a focus on textiles and fiber, participants will explore ways to develop, embellish, and adorn their books with texture, color, pattern, and image, as well as how to employ “found writing” to add text.
I will guide you in the methods and extensive applications of the accordion fold in bookmaking, gluing, and collage techniques, ways of adding stitching/sewing, and how to create poetic text effortlessly will also be covered. The last hour of the workshop will be devoted to bringing projects to completion as time permits, how to add techniques from the participants’ chosen art forms and expertise to their books, and sharing completed or in-process books as desired.
Materials Included:
Book board prepared for book covers
Acid-free paper prepared for book spines
Acid free- glue sticks
Neutral pH Adhesive/brushes
Scissors
Folding tools
Awls/punching tools
Hemp and other cord and thread
Drawing and Writing Materials
Print Media (repurposed)
Fabric and paper scrap and samples (repurposed)
Designer wallpaper and textile samples
Materials/Tools to Bring if Desired:
Favorite scissors for cutting paper and fabric
Awl or other “punching” tool
Collage materials (that can be glued with a glue stick or fluid adhesive)
Print Media to cut up and repurpose (magazines/books/brochures/postcards
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024. 12:00 – 4:00 PM at Patricia Sweetow Gallery 1700 So. Santa Fe Ave. Suite 351, Los Angeles, CA 90021.
parking available
SIGN UP HERE!
Art Centers and the Like: The HeART of Art
Art and Cultural Centers are amazing places.
They are CENTERS. Centers of art and culture to be sure, but also centers of learning, personal and collective growth, education, care, community, cooperation and love.
Amazing to show in, but especially amazing in the services they provide, the opportunities they offer and the roles they play for their near and far communities.
I am going to explore these worthy and precious resources and entities in the next few posts, but firstly, I need to get my arms around them in a big, collective heARTfelt hug!
I will add to, or write further interactions of this post over time. I would also like to write about Libraries, College and University Art Galleries and smaller galleries as exhibition spaces and hubs of community and world culture.
These are the art and cultural centers I have shown in over the last few years, essentially since 2018:
(I included some very special organizations such as Blue Roof Studios, Shoebox Arts and ArtShare LA in Los Angeles, CA, “We Are The Arts”/The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County in Fayetteville, NC, the Hera Educational Foundation and Gallery in Wakefield RI, and the Springfield Art Association, in Springfield, IL, even though they don’t have the word “CENTER” in their monikers, as I believe they serve many of the same heART-FULL functions as those that do.)
18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO
Intersect Arts Center, Saint Louis, MO
The Dairy Barn Arts Center O’Bleness Gallery, Athens, OH
Umpqua Valley Arts, Roseville, OR
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
The Korean Culture Center, Los Angeles, CA
“We Are The Arts”/The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County, Fayetteville, NC
Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, CO
ArtShare LA, Los Angeles, CA
Shoebox Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Kelso Art Center, University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
The Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
Hera Educational Foundation and Gallery in Wakefield RI
Blue Roof Studios, Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminister, NJ
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN;
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO