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LACMA LOVE: The Art of the Book 2: The Folded Fan Book

August 8, 2018 By Debra Disman

We started off our Family Bookmaking Workshop series at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art  with the Accordion Fold Book, then moved onto “The Folded Fan” book (my own nomenclature)  which also employed the accordion/concertina fold to great effect.

We visited the B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden, and viewed Chris Burden‘s master work, “Urban Light“, observed and drew perspective, “layers” and distance (“things being behind and in front of other things” ) then returned to the Park View Studio to look at our drawings, learn the “folded fan” book structure, create our books, then develop and embellish them!  (This last the reward, some might say, of the effort that went before).


Side by side…


Peer to Peer support, children AND parents!


The support team.


It’s creation time!


Dynamic duo.


Co-creative-conspirators.


Working together.


Mom as assistant!


Show and tell…she was too shy, so Dad did it!


Sharing time on the stage.

Everyone wins..such a beautiful time had by parents and children working together, side-by-side, cheering each other on.

What could be better?

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bookmaking, Chris Burden, Community Arts, Concertina fold, Family Bookmaking, Folded Fan Book, Handmade Books, LACMA, LACMA Education Department, LACMA Family Class, Museuam arts workshop, Museum Family Artmaking Classes, Rodin, The B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Urban Light

LACMA LOVE: The Art of the Book 1: The Accordion Book

August 3, 2018 By Debra Disman

We started off our Family Bookmaking Workshop series at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art  with Accordion Fold/Concertina Fold Books, a basic yet complex structure, as regards to the amount of surfaces makers had to work on and develop.

We visited Chris Burden‘s master work, “Metropolis II“, observed and drew movement, then returned to the Park View Studio to look at our drawings, learn the accordion fold book structure, create our books, then develop and embellish them!


Mom and son work together.


He proudly shows off his completed creation.


Two beauties,


creating pink and purple beauty.


What a line-up!


Zeroing in…


Completed “min-book”!


This young maker is attending with his Dad,


who enjoyed the time to create his own book as well.


Much needed Mom makers time.


Mother and daughter makers, with friend looking on,


repeating colors and patterns to create a story.


Here is the friend with her Mom, creating an amazing book!


Using pattern to express fruit, vegetables and animals…and create a beautiful world.


A blue ribbon winner!


Working with pop-ups,


to create a “talking” bird.


The winning smile and dimple!

Everyone wins..such a beautiful time had by parents and children working together, side-by-side, cheering each other on.

What could be better?

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Book, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bookmaking, Chris Burden, Community Arts, Concertina fold, Concertina Fold Book, Family Art Classes, Family Artmaking Workshops, Family Bookmaking, Folded Fan Book, Handmade Books, LACMA, LACMA Education Department, LACMA Family Class, Metroplis II, Muesuem art classes, Museum Arts Program, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

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