Debra Disman

Artist

Chinese New Year

Celebrate Chinese New Year, The Year of the Tiger and the Chinese Lantern Festival!

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Join us in creating a fun and fantastic handmade book to celebrate
The Chinese Lantern Festival & Year of the Tiger.

You will learn both the accordion and the flower fold techniques while learning about this unique festival.

This is an online program. Space and supplies are limited to the first 20 patrons who register.
There is a limit of 2 supply packs per household. Registration and supplies will be distributed in order of request.

To Register go to:  https://tinyurl.com/bdz2ve9d

For ADA accommodations please call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event

 

Seeing Double Vision: Double Flower Bookmaking

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It has been exciting to lead programs at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL, as part of  my Artist Residency there:  “We Write the Book“, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

In honor of  Chinese New Year, community members participated in creating “Double Flower” books (also known as “Exploding Books”).

Both adults and children learned to fold and “pop-out” the basic structure. They then made several and glued them together to create a  long or short book of repeated folded forms  that flatten into a single square. Finally, they had a blast adding covers and a tie if they wished, and embellishing their creations with all manner of materials.


Sisters with their folded up books: books closed..


Books open!


Taking the materials in another direction…


Mom gets into the act making her own Double Flower creation.

 


I also taught the “Turkish Map Fold”, (but that is another story…), and this intrepid maker was able to create one on her own!


Dad gets a gift from daughter…


The work of our hands…

Celebrating the beauty of the holiday, in community, creating together.

Double Flower Bookmaking Workshop

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Celebrate Chinese New Year by making a Double Flower Book with Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman!

This program is for ages 10 and older, and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.