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ARTIST'S BOOKS
Community Bookmaking Workshop at the Brentwood Art Center!
BRENTWOOD ART CENTER 13031 Montana Avenue (at 26th St), Los Angeles,, CA, United StatesFamily Book Art: Flag Books & Found Text
Debra Disman
Saturday June 8: 2:00-5:00pm
FREE
Join us to create the fun, innovative and versatile flag book structure and learn “found writing” techniques to take the anxiety out of the writing process. Learn to fold an accordion spine, attach covers, and add multiple flag book pages which create a pattern and move and groove when the book is opened and shut. Discover the artist, writer, designer and collagist within and learn essential bookmaking skills at the same time. Open to all ages. Children under six should be accompanied by an adult.
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Rainbow Bookmaking Workshop at the Granada Hills Library
Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman will instruct patrons in how to make a rainbow book in celebration of LGBTQ Heritage Month.
Everyone is welcome to attend this culmination event where everyone who attended a previous bookmaking program can share their creations.
Refreshments will be served.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
“OFFAL”
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, United StatesOffal: August 15 – September 229 2019
Opening reception: Sunday, August 11, 2 – 5 PM
The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery presents a show conceived from the subject of offal (ˈôfəl,ˈäfəl), or the culture of consuming innards–a subject matter we hope will not be too awful to stomach.
“All Stitched Up”
Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA N Warner St., Tacoma, WA, United StatesI am thrilled and honored to be showing my work "Prairie" in "All Stitched Up"An international juried book arts exhibition,
September 3rd – December 11th, 2019
September 14th – opening celebration
Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
"To stitch is to join together, to mend, or fasten as with stitches – to sew. To stitch is to bring together fabric, paper, wounds of the body, or cultural divides. Stitching can be an act of healing, hope, practicality, creativity, and revolution. All Stitched Up recognizes and celebrates the work of book artists’ where stitching has become an integral part of the visual design. Curators Catherine Alice Michaelis, Jane A. Carlin, and Diana Weymar will jury the show and a print catalogue will be created. We are particularly (but not solely) interested in works that showcase collaboration and focus on building a sense of shared community. That may include collaboration between two or more artists, two or more communities, or crowd-sourced projects. Sewing that joins people and ideas link us to historical social and political sewing circles from the abolitionist movement of the 1800s, to the corporate resistant DIY movement kindled by the Riots Grrrls in the 1990s, to the knitting collectives of today that focus on the anti-war, pro-science, and pro-choice movements. In addition, you may draw inspiration from the embroidered books of the Victorian period, the rise of needlecrafts during the Arts & Crafts period, and family traditions of sewing by machine or hand stitching.
This exhibition will include pages from Diana Weymar’s Interwoven Stories project. This includes Refashioning Identity, which was created by members of the Puget Sound community in 2016/17 as facilitated by Weymar." --All Stitched Up
“Make Your Own Book””
Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library 7771 Foothill Boulevard 7771Foothill Blvd. Tujunga, CA 91042, Tujunga (Los Angeles), CA, United StatesJoin us for a workshop for children and families to create their own "folded fan" books using accordion, pop-up and Papel Picado techniques!
All ages are welcome. Come join the fun!
This workshop is part of my Department of Cultural Affairs Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Public Library, 2019-2020 and is made possible in part by a grant form the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
“Make A Photo Album”
Granada Hills Branch, Los Angeles Public Library 10640 Petit Avenue Granada Hills, CA 91344, Granada Hills, United StatesJoin the fun and create a unique photo album in which to honor family and friends in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month!!
Learn single signature binding, the pamphlet stitch, and how to create pockets for treasured items as well as how to use all kinds of beautiful and festive materials!
Free, all materials included, open to the public, all are welcome!
This workshop is part of my Department of Cultural Affairs Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Public Library, 2019-2020 and is made possible in part by a grant form the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.