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Exploding Books

Seeing Double Vision: Double Flower Bookmaking

February 13, 2019 By Debra Disman

 

It has been exciting to lead programs at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL, as part of  my Artist Residency there:  “We Write the Book“, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

In honor of  Chinese New Year, community members participated in creating “Double Flower” books (also known as “Exploding Books”).

Both adults and children learned to fold and “pop-out” the basic structure. They then made several and glued them together to create a  long or short book of repeated folded forms  that flatten into a single square. Finally, they had a blast adding covers and a tie if they wished, and embellishing their creations with all manner of materials.


Sisters with their folded up books: books closed..


Books open!


Taking the materials in another direction…


Mom gets into the act making her own Double Flower creation.

 


I also taught the “Turkish Map Fold”, (but that is another story…), and this intrepid maker was able to create one on her own!


Dad gets a gift from daughter…


The work of our hands…

Celebrating the beauty of the holiday, in community, creating together.

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, Artists' Book/s, BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP, Chinese New Year, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA, Double Flower Books, Double Flower Fold Book, Exploding Books, Family Bookmaking, Folded pop-up books, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Library Arts Programming

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