Artist
Artist Debra Disman and participants of our older adults’ workshop will host an outdoor exhibition reception, featuring the artists’ books they created over the course of the series, and facilitate a bookmaking activity for attendees. This program is generously sponsored by Aroha Philanthropies.
enRICHment IV
Kindergartners have a blast making their own books in Santa Monica’s CREST Enrichment program which provides a variety of after school classes in Santa Monica Public Schools.
Which is more adorable, the book, or the dimple?!
What will happen with “The Three Kittens”?
The smile is the winner, and this little maker is a wonderful writer and visual artist too!
Peruse, cut, paste…
Draw draw draw…one of our most immediate visual art forms…make your Mark!
Industrious and serious writers.
What shall I choose?
Combining the visual and the written…
Kindergartners learning to write, and spell. Impressive.
They create the pages, they fill the pages.
Working with accordion fold / concertina books.
Influencing each others work?!
“Folded Fan Book”: accordion fold spine, with covers and pages attached.
Layering texture, shape and color.
Robert helps us out. Thank you, Robert of the CREST Enrichment program Staff!
An elaborate fairy tale…involving a path, a house, and fairies.
Working side by side, two creative solitudes in community.
This maker has a fascination and love of Mythology…and the Greek gods.
Checking out each others’ work. And each other.
The magic of Washi Tape!
One of our student’s Dads, a fun-loving dentist, joined us for this class…and made his own book
Students thrive in a supportive environment filled with materials, laughter, learning, and patient adults.
We were so fortunate during this class to have both CREST Enrichment program Staff Diana and Michelle be with us, as well as our dentist Dad, and a CREST staff trainee. The students really felt the support!
To. Be. Continued. It is the Story that never ends…Creative Expression.
Let’s keep starting the process young!
Accordion Fold Book + Pockets with Debra Disman
Learn how to make an accordion fold or concertina book with pockets to create a literally unfolding story. Add beach photos, stories, dreams, memories, lists, recipes or letters – your epistolary novel awaits! You will also learn how to create a spine and tie for your book, so that any secrets it holds will be safe.
Join LACMA / The Los Angeles County Museum of Art at the Valley Plaza Library in North Hollywood and learn to create an accordion book with pockets, adding marbled papers you make yourself! Explore connections to works at LACMA that move through space in a kinetic or static way.
A fun workshop for the whole family!
Valley Plaza Public Library/Los Angeles Public Library
12311 Vanowen Street