Community Artmaking

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.

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 Cu ltural Affairs.

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.

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.

Making Books Together with CREST Enrichment 2

November 24, 2019 By Debra Disman

Working with children ages 5-10 in the CREST Enrichment Program, teaching them how to create books!

After school, in the Santa Monica Public Schools, children are enriched with sports, homework help, science, technology, language study, and the arts of course!

Here Kindergarten through fifth grade students at John Muir / SMASH Elementary Schools in Santa Monica share and celebrate the accordion and folded fan books they have created with their peers.

So. Much. Fun.

And A lot of Learning Too!

Making Books Together with CREST Enrichment 1

November 24, 2019 By Debra Disman

Working with children ages 5-10 in the CREST Enrichment Program, teaching them how to create books!

After school, in the Santa Monica Public Schools, children are enriched with sports, homework help, science, technology, language study, and the arts of course!

Here students at Edison Language Academy in Santa Monica share and celebrate the folded fan books they have created with their peers.

So. Much. Fun!

Community Artmaking

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

All ages welcome. Bring the family and create together!

So. Much. Fun.

And A Lot of Learning too!

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 Cu ltural Affairs.