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Faith Ringgold

Getting Lit: Making Matchbox Books at the Granada Hills Public Library

March 22, 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 Women’s History Month, I led a workshop on how to create mini “matchbox books”.  Open to the whole community, participants included families, seniors, children, adults and youth.  Participants used actual matchboxes as the container or “cover of their books, and folded accordion pages to place inside them. I had appropriately-sized images of the work of five amazing women artists, who the makers learned about, and used in and on their pieces.

Faith Ringgold of New York City,  Yayoi Kusama of Japan,  Liza Lou    of Los Angeles,  Frida Kahlo   of Mexico, and  Georgia O’Keeffe of New Mexico were featured, nd participants incorporated images of their work and the artists themselves into their projects, hopefully learning about them and being inspired in the process


Families work together.


Honored members of the Friends of the Library joined us.


Mother and daughter work side by side.


I couldn’t agree more!


Purple and pink…perennial favorites.

 
Kusama’s polka dots rule….


Kahlo graces the cover…


Our fearless, peerless teen librarian, Kristin Peers, joins the fun!

It is such an honor to serve this community as Artist in Residence, and get to know the families and individuals who frequent the Branch, as well as its awesome Staff.

Gratitudes!

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Fold, accordion-folded pages, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, Artists' Book/s, BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA, Fabric Collage, Faith Ringgold, Family Bookmaking, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Library Arts Programming, Liza Lou, Matchbox books, Mini-books, Story Quilt, Textile Collage, Women Artists, Women's history month, Yayoi Kusama

KidCraft: Fabric Art – A Women’s History Month Event!

March 11, 2019 By Debra Disman

Come and celebrate Women’s History Month by creating an original fabric collage/quilt as inspired by Faith Ringgold, renowned artist known for her narrative “Story Quilts”.  Learn about her and other women artists!

Tagged With: Art programs at the Public Library, Collage, Community, Community Artmaking, Faith Ringgold, Faith Ringgold Artist, Family Art programs, Library Aets progreams, Public Library, Story Quilt, Textiles, Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library, Women Artists, Women's history month

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