Artist
Flag Bookmaking Workshop held for 5th graders on the theme of Shalom Bayit – Peace of the Home, as part of The Art of Ethics theme at the Silverlake Independent JCC.
While traditionally described as matrimonial harmony, we’re expanding the theme of Shalom Bayit to include sibling harmony and all those in our homes.
This workshop is for those children enrolled in the weekly Sunday class, and is part of the SLIJCC Visiting Educator Artist program.
At a recent series of bookmaking workshops at Verdugo Hills High School, Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) students in VAPA Art and English classes learned to make their own books which they then shared with others in the school library, in a singular exhibition and reading.
Thus we engaged visual, literary and performing/presentational art forms in a single four part series,.
“Be You”, an important message of the series.
Student artists set up their own books in the school library.
Then presented their works to an audience of other students, who had also participated in the program.
Some went up in pairs…(safety in numbers?),
While some braved it alone…
All expressed pride,
and absolute individuality.
I only wishg we had longer. It was incredibly fun, and gratifying to see these Visual Art and English students take off with the forms learned, and skills attained through the program.
Many thanks go out to Amanda Swann, VAPA Coordinator and theater educator, Amy Lesserman VAPA English class teacher, Tina Staley, Art teacher, and Lisa Cheby, school librarian, who worked closely with me to make this experience happen.
Kudos and gratitudes!
At a recent series of bookmaking workshops at Verdugo Hills High School, Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) students in VAPA Art and English classes learned to make their own books which they then shared with others in the school library.
Below is a sampling of their stunning works…
The works speak for themselves, and were astonishing to see. With technical guidance, creative support and a bit of , students learned to create the versatile flag book structure, and then took off with it.
I will lead bookmaking workshops with Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) English and Art students at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, CA, supported by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Students will create one-of-kind BOOKS by hand, and develop them with print and visual media to create unique works of writing, visual art and craft.
I will work with Seniors in the VAPA English class, and Freshmen in the VAPA art class.
These workshops are for specific VAPA students at Verdugo Hills High School, and will take place in VAPA classes during school hours.
I will lead bookmaking workshops with magnet (VAPA) English and Art students at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, CA, supported by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Students will create one-of-kind FLAG BOOKS, and develop them through “found writing” they produce through pulling letters, words and sentences from existing print media sources such as magazines and other books.
I will work with Seniors in the VAPA English class, and Freshmen in the VAPA art class.
These workshops are for specific VAPA students at Verdugo Hills High School, and will take place in VAPA classes during school hours.
It was wonderful to work with families to create books at the Compton Library.
Participants worked together to create the fun and versatile “flag book” structure.
Community members got to know each other in the library, through the work of their hands.
Siblings and Moms created in community.
Even the Staff got into the creative act.
Creating together brought smiles…
perhaps the greatest gift of all.