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COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING

“We Write The Book” Artist Residency CULMINATION!

April 12, 2024 By Debra Disman


Please join us to  celebrate the culmination of the Canoga Park Branch Library’s year long Artist Residency with Debra Disman, “We Write The Book”, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs!

Come and make your own travel journal, enjoy refreshments and see a slide show of our exciting year of  bookmaking projects. “Take and Make” bookmaking packets will be available while supplies last so you can keep the bookmaking magic going after the event!

We hope to see you there!

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Making Fantastic Flag Books at the Canoga Park Branch Library

April 12, 2024 By Debra Disman


A special group of adults learned to create the fun and fabulous Flag Book structure at the Canoga Park Branch Library in honor of Earth Day, Poetry Month and Springtime!
After The participants worked through the step by step process to “build” the book, then added flower stickers and other collage materials, in essence “festooning” their books with design, color, texture and springtime beauty, and enjoying the glory and agency of adornment.

Thank you to the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs for their support of my artist residency at the Library: “We Write the Book!”.  

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flag Book, FLAG BOOKMAKING, Flowers, Folded and glued Books, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, Self-expression, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Three-Dimensional

Create a BUTTERFLY Book at the Canoga Park Branch Library!

April 5, 2024 By Debra Disman

Take Flight this Spring!

Join us and learn how to create a “butterfly Book” in honor of the Rituals and Rites of Spring!

Add ribbons to honor May Day, and make your book festive!

Part of my Artist Residency support by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs:
“We Write The Book”.

All materials included!

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Springtime Stitch Witchery at the Canoga Park Branch Library

March 15, 2024 By Debra Disman

We celebrated SPRINGTIME at the Canoga Park Branch Library by creating a sewn book, learning the pamphlet stitch and adding images, words, stickers, color, texture and joy to our books! Thank you to the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs for their support of my artist residency at the Library: “We Write the Book!”.


    

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flowers, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, PAMPHLET STITCH, Self-expression, Sewn book, Signatures, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, three hole Pamphlet Stitch, Three-Dimensional

Celebrating Nature and Poetry at the Canoga Branch Library!

March 15, 2024 By Debra Disman

Join Us and learn how to create the fun and fantastic flag book!

Celebrate Poetry Month and Earth Day by adding your own nature poetry and images through the technique of “found poetry” which takes the stress out of writing!

Part of my Artist Residency support by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs:
“We Write The Book”.

All materials included.

Tagged With: "We Write The Book", Accordion Fold, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park, Canoga Park Library, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA, Earth Day, Ecology, Families, Family, Flag Book, Folded and glued Books, Found Poetry, Found Writing, Hands on bookmaking, Intergenerational Artmaking, LA DCA, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, LAPL, Latinx, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Luz Sandoval, Making Books Together, Marcia Melkonian, Nature Poetry, Patricia Miranda, Poetry Month, Springtime, The Environment

Welcome Springtime at the Canoga Branch Library!

February 26, 2024 By Debra Disman

Join us to create a sewn book to celebrate springtime and new beginnings!

Learn the pamphlet stitch, and deck your book out with springtime flowers!

All materials provided.
This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Canoga Park Branch Library, and is supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Please click HERE for details!

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist, Work Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flowers, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, PAMPHLET STITCH, Self-expression, Sewn book, SIGNATURE, Signature book, Signatures, spreingtime, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, three hole Pamphlet Stitch, Three-Dimensional

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