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Making Books Together at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art!

January 19, 2020 By Debra Disman

Join us and learn to make a “folded fan” book at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,

Family Art Class: Bookmaking (Ages 8+)

Learn to create a wild and wonderful folded fan book, inspired by the sketchbooks in the exhibition Betye Saar: Call and Response. Make an accordion-folded spine, add covers and pages, personalize your book with a variety of materials, and see how your fan book unfolds!

For the Whole Family!

Details:
One Day Workshop: Making Books Together Inspired by the Sketchbooks of Betye Saar!
Family Class: Ages 8+ | Saturday, February 1, 2020 | 9 am–12 pm
Family members create side-by-side or collaborate together in this inter-generational class

With teaching artist Debra Disman

Tagged With: ARTIST'S BOOKS, Betye Saar, Betye Saar Exhibition, Betye SaarSketch Books, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, Folded Fan Books, Handmade Books, LACMA, LACMA Education Department, LACMA Family Class, los Angeles County Museum of Art, Teaching Artist

Making Books Together at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art!

January 19, 2020 By Debra Disman

Join us and learn to make a “folded fan” book at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
inspired by the amazing work and colorful and evocative sketchbooks of artist Betye Saar, in her exhibition

 Betye Saar: Call and Response currently on display at the Museum.

For the Whole Family!

Details:
One Day Workshop: BOOKMAKING

Inspired by the Sketchbooks of Betye Saar!
Family Class: Ages 8+ | Saturday, February 1, 2020 | 9 am–12 pm
Family members create side-by-side or collaborate together in this inter-generational class

With teaching artist Debra Disman

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ARTIST'S BOOKS, Betye Saar, Betye Saar Exhibition, Betye SaarSketch Books, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, Folded Fan Books, Handmade Books, LACMA, LACMA Education Department, LACMA Family Class, los Angeles County Museum of Art, Teaching Artist

Make a Recipe Book at the Granada Hills Branch Library!

January 8, 2020 By Debra Disman

 

Join us for a fun-filled recipe bookmaking program, and create a place to preserve treasured family recipes and new ones too!

This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Granada Hills Public Library and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department Cultural Affairs.

All ages welcome. Bring the family and create together!

All materials provided.

Tagged With: Accordion Books with Pockets, Accordion Fold, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Arts and Crafts, Bookmaking, Bookmaking at the Public Library, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, Calendar, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, DCA, Family Bookmaking, Gift Book, Granada Hills Library, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE BOOKS, Paper Arts, Public Library Arts and Crafts, Recipe Book, Teaching Artist

Make Your Own Book at the Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library!

January 8, 2020 By Debra Disman

Join us and the Wide Open Reading group at the Sunland-Tujunga Library and learn to bind together your own book you can use as a journal, sketchbook, diary, dream catcher or idea book!

Learn what signatures are in bookbinding, and how they become book pages.
Create your book, then design, embellish, decorate and personalize your cover for inspiration

All materials provided.
All ages welcome. Bring the family and create together!

This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Public Library and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department Cultural Affairs.

Tagged With: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Arts and Crafts, Bookmaking, Bookmaking at the Public Library, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, DCA, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE BOOKS, Paper Arts, Public Library Arts and Crafts, SIGNATURE, SINGLE SIGNATURE, Single Signature Binding, Single Signature Books, SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY, Teaching Artist, Wide Open Reading, Winter Reading Challenge

Making Accordion Fold Books with Pockets at the Sunland-Tujunga Library

December 23, 2019 By Debra Disman

Learn to create an accordion fold book with pockets that can be used to hold your treasures: photographs, notes, poems, recipes, and more! Start off the New Year with creativity and new skills, and make something fun, beautiful and useful!

This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Public Library and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department Cultural Affairs.

All ages welcome. Bring the family and create together!

All materials provided.

Tagged With: ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, Accordion Fold Books with Pockets, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Arts and Crafts, Bookmaking, Bookmaking at the Public Library, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, DCA, Envelope Book, Family Bookmaking, Folded Books, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE BOOKS, Paper Arts, Public Library Arts and Crafts, SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY, Teaching Artist, Winter Reading, Winter Reading Challenge

Make A Calendar at the Granada Hills Public Library!

December 23, 2019 By Debra Disman

Welcome in 2020 by creating your own calendar and personalize it for you!

Join us for this two-session hands-on bookmaking program, where you will bind together your own 2020 calendar and embellish it to give it your own personal touch. Highlight special dates and events, add birthdays, and put your best foot forward into the New Year!

This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Granada Hills Public Library and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department Cultural Affairs.

Program runs from 2:30PM – 4:30PM Tuesday and Thursday January 7 and 9, 2020

All ages welcome. Bring the family and create together!

All materials provided.

Tagged With: 2020, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Arts and Crafts, Bookmaking, Bookmaking at the Public Library, Books made by Hand, Calendar, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, DCA, Family Bookmaking, Gift Book, Granada Hills Library, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, New Year, New year's Bookmaking program, ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE BOOKS, Paper Arts, Public Library Arts and Crafts, Teaching Artist, Two session program

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