Concertina fold
Latinx Heritage Celebrated
In our recent program at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL, participants created accordion fold (also known as “concertina”…continuing with the musical instrument metaphor-) books.
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, they added images of Latinx art and architecture, including murals, street art, works shown in museums, and storefronts.
Participants spanned young children to seniors, with everyone becoming immediately absorbed in creating their books, and developing them with varied fascinating and colorful images of works created by an integral population of Los Angeles past, present and future.
The Virgin of Guadalupe was an inspiration.
Mother and son work together.
Participants transformed images by adding to and subtracting from them, and putting them together in new ways.
The focus of all ages…
Makers often choose to work with colors that reflect the colors they are wearing!
Pink, never gets old.
This workshop was part of my Artist in Residency project: “We Write the Book“, supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles. Gratitudes!
LACMA LOVE: The Art of the Book 3: The Flag Book
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 completed our series with The Flag Book, a fun, versatile and quite kinetic structure “invented” by German-born and noted book artist Hedi Kyle.
We visited the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (“BCAM“), and looked at artist Barbara Kruger‘s monumental elevator piece, “Shafted“.
Students chose what view they wished to draw (or, sketch). then returned to the Park View Studio to look at our drawings, learn the Flag Book structure, create our books, then develop and embellish them! (This last the reward, some might say, of the effort that went before).
Participants were encouraged to use text to develop their books, and see how this “found writing” technique could be read in different ways up and down and across their books. They had been able to observe the power of graphical text first hand viewing the Kruger piece.
Mother and daughter working together.
She came to our workshop with her grandmother…not pictured!
Summer teacher (all the way from Chicago!) and student, taking advantage of LACMA‘s educational offerings!
This wonderful duo attended all three workshops!
The grown-ups need an art-making break too!
Such a lovely group to work with.
We love you, LACMA!
LACMA LOVE: The Art of the Book 2: The Folded Fan Book
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?
LACMA LOVE: The Art of the Book 1: The Accordion Book
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?