• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Debra Disman

Artist

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Work
  • About
    • CV
    • Media
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Blog

Books with Pockets

Express Yourself, Do YOU at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

July 25, 2022

I just started a new Artist Residency in Bookmaking, “We Write the Book” at the West Valley Regional Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library, through the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs. Working with families, I led a  bookmaking workshop (called a "program" in Library … [Read more...] about Express Yourself, Do YOU at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: "Express Yourself" Self-expression, "We Write The Book", Accordion Fold Book, Accordion Fold Book with pockets, Artist Residency, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, Community Artmaking, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, Handmade Books, LAPL, LAPL Summer Reading, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, West Valley Regional Branch Library

ZOOM In On Distance Learning 7

March 26, 2021

As everyone keeps saying, 2020 was a year like no other. Well, no-one had seen 2021 yet. 2021 it seems, may also prove to be a year like no other, finding us teaching online, in my case through Zoom, engaging in what is called, “distance learning”. Well, you can’t beat the commute and … [Read more...] about ZOOM In On Distance Learning 7

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: 2021, ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Book as Art, Books with Pockets, Celebrate Women Artists, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, City of Los Angeles Public Library, Community Art programs, Creating books by hand, Distance learning, Faith Ringgold, Folded Books, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Handmade Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, making Books, Making Books By Hand, making books online, Online Bookmaking, Online bookmaking workshops, Panorama ity Branch Library, Scroll-making, Scrolls, Women Artists, Women's history month, Zoom, Zoom art workshops, Zoom classes

ZOOM In On Distance Learning 6

February 26, 2021

As everyone keeps saying, 2020 was a year like no other. Well, no-one had seen 2021 yet. 2021 it seems, may also prove to be a year like no other, finding us teaching online, in my case through Zoom, engaging in what is called, “distance learning”. Well, you can’t beat the commute and clean-up … [Read more...] about ZOOM In On Distance Learning 6

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: 2021, Accodion Fold Books with Pockets, ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Book as Art, Bookmaking, Books with Pockets, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, City of Los Angeles Public Library, Community Art programs, Creating books by hand, Distance learning, Folded Books, Handmade Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, making Books, Making Books By Hand, making books online, Online Bookmaking, Online bookmaking workshops, Origami Paper, Panorama ity Branch Library, Zoom, Zoom art workshops, Zoom classes

Celebrating February at the Panorama Branch Library!

February 11, 2021

Learn to Create A Pocket Accordion Book! Celebrate February with its many holidays by learning to make your own folded accordion book with pockets to hold photographs, recipes, poems, stories, drawings, and keepsakes! You can use this book as a diary, gift, album, sketchbook and more! Materials … [Read more...] about Celebrating February at the Panorama Branch Library!

Tagged With: ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, AIR Program, All purpose book!, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Book in a Box, Bookmaking online, Books with Pockets, Celebrating heritage, February Holidays, Folded Books, Handmade Books, Heritage, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library System, Online Art programs, Online Bookmaking Programs, Online Library Programs, Panorama City Branch Library, Pocket Accordion Book

Feeding our Souls: Making Recipe Books at the Granada Hills Branch Library

March 15, 2020

As part of my Artist Residency at the Granada Hills Branch Library supported by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, I led a "Recipe Book" workshop for the community, showing participants how to create an accordion-fold book with pockets to hold treasured recipes old and … [Read more...] about Feeding our Souls: Making Recipe Books at the Granada Hills Branch Library

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, AIR, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Program, Community, Community Arts, Community Arts programs, DCA, DCA AIR, Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Family Bookmaking, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Holiday bookmaking, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Public Library, STEAM

Wide Open Bookmaking

February 17, 2020

I have been honored to be an Artist-in-Residence at the Sunland-Tujunga Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, conducting a series of bookmaking workshops for the community. It was great fun to lead a bookmaking workshop in early February for a group that … [Read more...] about Wide Open Bookmaking

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: AIR, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Program, Codex, Codice, Community, Community Arts, Community Arts programs, DCA, DCA AIR, Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Public Library, Sewn Books, Signle Signature Books, STEAM, SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY, Sunland-Tujunga Library, Test Block, Text, Wide Open Reading

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Recent Blog Posts

Copyright © 2022 Debra Disman. All rights reserved. · Log in