Make a Book to Celebrate Women Artists with Debra Disman
Artist Debra Disman will teach you how to make a flip book celebrating women artists. This program is part of Women’s Heritage Month.
Flag Book
In Resonant Residence (2)
I formally began Studio Residency at the Camera Obscura Art Lab
in Santa Monica Wednesday January 10th. I share the sunlit space, located within the beautiful Mid-century building overlooking Palisades Park, Santa Monica Beach and the blue Pacific with textile artist and fellow Studio Artist-in-Residence Huong Nguyen.
First Workshop, January 13, 2018:
Making the Flag Book
Three generations of makers…
Full body…making while standing.
Full spirit…making while laughing.
Full enjoyment…making while smiling.
Women makers create together.
She instinctually softens the “warning” combination of yellow and black (think large cats, bumblebees and “yield” signs) with earthy cardstock.
Choices. Always fascinating to see the colors people choose to use to share their stories.
The effort of gluing effectively.
Using library cards from Verdugo Hills High School as flag pages.
Putting it all together and ready for content.
It is magical to create by the sand, by the sea, by the blue Pacific, and share this experience with these makers.
Gratitudes.
“Learn How To Make Your Own Book”
Please join us for a fun program teaching children and tweens how to make their own kinetic, innovative and versatile flag books! Led by City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist-in- Residence at Verdugo Hills High School Debra Disman, and assisted by bookmaking students from Verdugo Hills High School.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
“Learn How To Make Your Own Book”
Learn How to Make Your Own Book!
Wednesday, November 29
3:30 to 5 p.m.
An Art Workshop for Children & Tweens
This workshop has been made possible through the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
Led by Artist-in-Residence, Debra Disman and Verdugo Hills High School Students.
Sunland-Tujunga Public Library
7771 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga, CA 91042
(818) 352-4481
“We Right The Book” I
“We Right The Book” I
I am honored to serve as Artist in Residence at Verdugo Hill High School in Tujunga, CA (Los Angeles) for a group of 42 Senior English class Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) students.
Our project is entitled, “We Right the Book“, and is supported by an Artist in residence grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. I am working with the students on a series of bookmaking projects during weekly workshops held right in the classroom from September – December, 2017. The students are also assisting with bookmaking workshops held for the community at-large in the Sunland-Tujunga Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.
The project is designed to offer participating students an outlet for feelings, thoughts, hopes and dreams related to their upcoming transition out of high school, and into the next epoch of their lives.
We started with the basics: Accordion Fold Books, created from folding equidistant sections of material. We used “bright tagboard” for the folded pages, and assorted posterboard and railroad board for the covers.
An industrious maker adds tiny butterflies to the cover of her book.
A writer!
Tiny pieces of text work together to form the title…the piece is held closed with hemp cord.
Choosing a length of cord to enhance book.
Angelica layers materials into her folded page.
We have a wonderful group of boys in the class…talented and detailed makers!
Two girls work together (upper left of image) making the most of materials, space and each other!
Working with letters, and seeing/absorbing their visual quality.
He is able to let others into his world through the book.
Paper world…
Our wonderful VAPA English classroom teacher, Amy Leserman.
Now that we have learned the basics of accordion folding, it is time to move into the fun and versatile Flag Book structure!
Stay tuned for “We Right The Book” II