Debra Disman

Artist

Faith Ringglold

Open the Door to Women Artists with the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

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CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH BY LEARNING ABOUT, HONORING AND BEING INSPIRED BY WOMEN ARTISTS!!!

Date(s):
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Time:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Location:
Online – West Valley Regional Branch Library

Audience:
Kids, Adults

Category:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Series:

Women’s History Month

Language:

English

RSVP:

Complete the online form to register.

Description:

Celebrate Women’s History Month and the work of Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold, and Yayoi Kusama by creating a fantastic handmade book. Exercise your creativity and learn new skills in the process!

This is an online program. Space and supplies are limited to the first 20 patrons who register. There is a limit of 2 supply packs per household.

Registration and supplies will be distributed in order of request.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

Inspired By Great Artists: Keeping the Faith

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One of the Great Artists my students were inspired by this past summer was the amazing Faith Ringgold, inventor of the “Story Quilt“.

Inspired by Faith, students created a “quilt” through the combination of felt, textiles, fabric and painting on canvass, embellished with buttons, “pom poms”, ribbon and more, then painted borders to add to their quilts.

As a side project, some students created painted compositions using their names. It was fascinating to see that they used the same color combinations in both.

Our End of Class Show…a line-up of Faith Ringgold-inspired textile collages

Students had their own “color stories” as well, which repeated throughout their works.

The students employed a variety of materials in create an impressive amount of detail.

 

The students, all girls aged 9-11, seemed to pour their hearts into this project, working on it for twice the time planned.

Inspiring!