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JOIN US Wednesday November 12th at 3:30PM to learn how to create a "Double Signature Book", containing two sets of sewn pages! I am thrilled to serve again as a […]
“Sanctuary” / Know Safe Space will expand upon Disman’s 2023 piece, K no W Safe Place with the addition of a hanging roof surrounded by an inverted “forest” of knotted colored cords hung from the ceiling in various arrangements allowing pathways to the suspended black sanctuary space.
This installation draws upon Disman’s research into the groundbreaking practices of artists Charlotte Salomon and Eva Hesse using artmaking to transcend trauma; research into sanctuary movements and spaces and the use of textiles within these; study and research of the“quipu/khipu”, a record-keeping device made of knotted cords of various colors used in various cultures in the central Andes of South America; and investigation into the work of artists who have used fiber-based materials to create environments, structures and shelters including Do Ho Suh, Chiharu Shiota and Tracey Emin.
Join Us THIS coming Saturday November 22! 10AM - NOON Learn to make a single signature book with a spine, and use it for a diary, sketchbook, journal, gift or […]
Join Us Saturday December 6th! 11:30AM - 1:30PM! Learn the "flower fold" and make a book of repeated folded forms that folds into a square, and can fit into a […]
I am thrilled to serve again as a 2025-26 “NEAR” Artist in Residence at the Northridge Branch Library!
Join Us Wednesday December 10th from 3:30 - 5:30PM and bind together your own handmade calendar to welcome 2026!
Saturday Dec 13, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Not 5PM) Adult Art Class: Unfolding Possibilities—Bookmaking Make your own handmade book using techniques that utilize folding, […]
"We Write the Book" Culmination Party and Final Craft
All are invited to our free culmination event for our "We Write the Book" program with our artist Debra Disman. Please join us!
rts Craft Lab: Make a Storybook Theatre with Debra Disman Craft Workshops, Family Programs Become the author, illustrator, and set designer of your own imaginative world as you create a one-of-a-kind […]
As part of presented by Craft in America, Textile Arts LA presents: Handwork, The Material Intelligence of Touch! At the Marks Center, College of the Desert. The exhibit brings together artists from Textile Arts LA whose work centers the hand as both method and metaphor. Inspired by artist Ann Hamilton’s concept of the “sewing hand”—the […]
I am thrilled to participate in:
'Common Threads: The Fabric of our Community'
OPENING: Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 5 PM to 7 PM
at Studio ACE Gallery
Studio ACE Gallery presents: "Common Threads: The Fabric of Our Community," a group exhibition celebrating the rich, expressive world of textiles and fiber arts.
Call and Response Goes Live at Startup Art Fair Something big is happening. After five years of digital exchanges connecting artists across six continents, Call and Response is going physical […]
I am pleased to participate in Black & White: An Achromatic Textile & Fiber Exhibition at the William Scofield Gallery.
"William Scofield Gallery is a curated spaced devoted to the elevation of contemporary fiber and textile art. Through thoughtful curation, we aim to shift perceptions of fiber and textile to fine art. Our exhibitions highlight the full spectrum of fiber art from woven to stitched, soft sculpture to experimental surfaces. We champion artists that use fiber as a language to bring together, form, material and story."