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Artists' Books
“We Write the Book” Returns to the Northridge Library!
I am thrilled to return to the Northridge Branch Library for a third season of bookmaking supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs!
JOIN US!!!!!
We Write the Book: Craft Program for All Ages
Monthly on the fourth Saturday, 11am – 12:30pm
Saturday July 25, 2026 – Saturday, Jun 26 2027
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
KICK-OFF: Saturday July 25, 2026
About the Program:
Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman is back at the Northridge Branch for the year 2026-2027, beginning a series of monthly bookmaking programs in July, where you will learn to make a different book each session! No experience is required and there will be new projects and things to learn for those who have attended her workshops before. All are welcome and you can attend as many sessions as you want! All materials are provided. Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
All the workshops are free including materials and for ALL AGES and ABILITIES!
We Write the Book: Craft Program for All Ages | Los Angeles Public Library
Time: Saturdays at 11:00- 12:30 p.m. (Most are the last Saturday of the month excepting October, November and December 2026)
1. Saturday, July 25th, 2026 (Kick-off!)
2. Saturday, August 29, 2026
3. Saturday, September 26, 2026
4. Saturday, October 10, 2026
5. Saturday, November 21, 2026
6. Saturday, December 19, 2026
7. Saturday, January 23, 2027
8. Saturday, February 27, 2027
9. Saturday, March 27, 2027
10.Saturday, April 24, 2027
11.Saturday, May 22, 2027
12.Culmination: Saturday, June 26, 2027 (sharing of books through display and readings, short making workshop!)
8. Saturday, February 27, 2027
9. Saturday, March 27, 2027
10.Saturday, April 24, 2027
11.Saturday, May 22, 2027
12.Culmination: Saturday, June 26, 2027 (sharing of books through display and readings, short making workshop!)
This program is made possible by a grant from the City of Los Department of Cultural Affairs.
Northridge
“HOME v.2: Homeland” at the Georgia Center for the Book
I am thrilled to participate in “HOME v.2: Homeland”, an exhibition presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Land Trust, and the Georgia Center for the Book
in Decatur, Georgia
May 29 — July 18, 2026
The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Decatur Land Trust are partnering with the Decatur Library to present the second edition of powerful art show celebrating the multifaceted meaning of “Home.”
Artists working in an array of mediums lend their creative voices to this important cause.
The theme for “HOME v.2 2026” is “HOMELAND.”
“A person’s or a people’s native land, we look to explore “homeland” as a geographical point of origin and a state of being. Works should express cultural and ethnic elements, and elucidate the view of “home” from the immigrant to the expatriate, the displaced to the indigenous. How do we find “home” when we are away from the land of our forebears? What do newly arrived peoples do to preserve their culture and heritage? How do we honor and acknowledge the indigenous inhabitants of the lands upon which we all now live?
The exhibiting artists’ creativity illuminate the diverse ways we experience and define “home,” and their connection with a “HOMELAND.”
Please view the CATALOGUE HERE!
Further Information HERE!
I am happy to be showing:
“Torrent and Tangle: Keep Your House in Order”
10.5 x 25 x 18, book board, hemp cord, paper, paint, lace, ribbon
The HOME Exhibition is a multimedia showcase presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance in collaboration with the Decatur Land Trust and the Decatur branch of the Dekalb County Public Library. The exhibition will be shown in the Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library, home to the Georgia Center for the Book.
The show will run May 29 – July 17, 2026
An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 29 from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Making “Ralph Steadman-Inspired Books at TAM!
I was thrilled to lead a fun and fabulous bookmaking workshop on Saturday April 25th from 11AM to 3PM, leading participants in making their own one- of-a-kind artists’ book in conjunction with and response to the incredible Ralph Steadman show “And Another Thing”, currently at the beautiful Torrance Art Museum! (TAM)
MAIN GALLERY: Ralph Steadman: and Another Thing
“This traveling exhibition spans over 60 years of Ralph Steadman’s influential career, featuring more than 140 original artworks and ephemera, including sketchbooks, handwritten notes, and personal photographs. Steadman is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, notably illustrating “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Their partnership helped define Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting that blends personal experience with political commentary. Coined by journalist Bill Cardoso, Gonzo’s impact is still felt today in online news, editorial pieces, social media, and political punditry.
The exhibition showcases his diverse body of work, from iconic illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” and Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” to collections like “The Gonzovation Trilogy,” created in collaboration with documentarian and filmmaker Ceri Levy to raise awareness about endangered species. Featured works include nine portraits of U.S. Presidents, over 20 images of famous people, including T.S. Eliot, Karl Marx, Virginia Woolf, and George Orwell, and “Vintage Dr. Gonzo,” a life-size bronze sculpture. This exhibition is organized by the Ralph Steadman Art Collection. Sponsored by United Therapeutics, Flying Dog, and Beta Technologies.”
Thanks to the exhibition curator and fearless leader Andrea Lee Harris, a force of nature, for making this happen!
We had folks of all ages “drop in” to the ongoing workshop, and learn how to put together exciting media to create personal accordion, folded fan and flower-fold books!
Samples help attendees understand the book structures and visualize what they want to do.
Ink spatter paper (created by Andrea) is inspirational and reflects the techniques employed by artist Ralph Steadman!
“Autonomy Matters”
And a Grand Time was had by ALL!
PULP*PAPER*BOOK 2026 at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts
I am thrilled to participate in PULP*PAPER*BOOK 2026 at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts!
Showing “The Body Politic: Black and Gold”, 8.5 x 23 x 7″, book board, paint, canvas, metal leaf, lace, cord, netting, trim, beads.
Exhibition Dates: March 14, 2026- May 3rd 2026 Opening Reception: Sunday, March 15th, 2-4pm, 2026
Pulp • Paper • Book provides a platform for combining works of book makers, pulp wranglers, papermakers and printmakers to exhibit their work. Paper is one of the oldest forms of artistic medium- from parchment to books to vellum to wood products. Humans print on every surface and make inks from everything on earth.
Read the Artist Statements HERE!
Curated Wrap-Around Programming:
Saturday, March 14, 2026: Books at the Source: Literary Arts Summit
Thursday, March 26, 2026: Upcycled Journal Workshop
Thursday, April 2, 2026: Eco Petals: Crafting a Recycled Bouquet
Sunday, April 19, 2026: Paper Lanterns Workshop
IN THE WOODS Invites You….
I was thrilled to participate in Shoebox Arts Call and Response Collaborative Book initiative to be presented at the Start Up LA Art Fair February 27 – March 1, 2026, presenting my collaborative book created with artist Michelle Robinson, as part of Kristine Schomaker‘s CALL AND RESPONSE initiative, through her organization, Shoebox Arts!
“After five years of digital exchanges connecting artists across six continents, Call and Response went physical for the first time.
In October 2025, Shoebox Arts helmed by the extraordinary Kristine Schomocker paired 190 artists to create collaborative books together. Four months later, approximately 90 unique collaborative works have been created: oracle decks, teabag weavings, painted photographs, sculptural volumes, accordion books, visual puzzles and more.
Each book represents a creative conversation between two artists/humans/makers. Participating artists have navigated time zones, shipping logistics, language barriers, and completely different creative approaches to make something neither could create alone”
“This is Call and Response at its core: connection, radical trust, real collaboration.
This is collaboration without permission. Connection without barriers. Artists proving quality work doesn’t require institutional blessing—just willingness to make something with another.” — Kristine Shoemaker
A project of @shoeboxarts.la
Exhibition: @callandresponseart
“When we embarked on this project together, it felt like a fortuitous pairing. We first met on social media several years ago and shared studio visits in the past, during which we discussed the formal similarities in our work, as well as our commitment to a deeply material practice and content that helps reframe human experience and perception. After a couple of Zoom discussions, our instinct was to combine Debra’s sculptural book forms with Michelle’s photographic collage images, creating a three-dimensional space that both tells a story and challenges our understanding of what a book can be. The viewer is invited to travel “In the Woods” of their own psyche, paradoxically reaching for enlightenment through traversing darkness.” — Debra Disman and Michelle Robinson, Co-creators of “In the Woods”
Michelle did a beautiful job of photographing our work, “In the Woods“, for our own documentation, and to be able to submit and show it in different venues. Due its folds, many surfaces, three-dimensionality, black/dark colors and textures, this work is challenging to capture in still photography. Brava Michelle, and Thank You!
IN THE WOODS, Debra Disman and Michelle Robinson, 2026, 12 x 20 x 20″, Artists’ Book”: Book board, mulberry paper, acrylic paint, bookbinding cloth, archival adhesive, hemp cord, watercolor paper, book repair tape, book hinging tape, archival pigment prints on Moab Entrada rag paper
IN THE WOODS, front view
IN THE WOODS, partially open view
IN THE WOODS, side view
IN THE WOODS, open view