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Making Fantastic Flag Books at the Canoga Park Branch Library

April 12, 2024 By Debra Disman


A special group of adults learned to create the fun and fabulous Flag Book structure at the Canoga Park Branch Library in honor of Earth Day, Poetry Month and Springtime!
After The participants worked through the step by step process to “build” the book, then added flower stickers and other collage materials, in essence “festooning” their books with design, color, texture and springtime beauty, and enjoying the glory and agency of adornment.

Thank you to the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs for their support of my artist residency at the Library: “We Write the Book!”.  

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flag Book, FLAG BOOKMAKING, Flowers, Folded and glued Books, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, Self-expression, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Three-Dimensional

Springtime Stitch Witchery at the Canoga Park Branch Library

March 15, 2024 By Debra Disman

We celebrated SPRINGTIME at the Canoga Park Branch Library by creating a sewn book, learning the pamphlet stitch and adding images, words, stickers, color, texture and joy to our books! Thank you to the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs for their support of my artist residency at the Library: “We Write the Book!”.


    

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist, TEXTILE/FIBER, Work Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flowers, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, PAMPHLET STITCH, Self-expression, Sewn book, Signatures, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, three hole Pamphlet Stitch, Three-Dimensional

Welcome Springtime at the Canoga Branch Library!

February 26, 2024 By Debra Disman

Join us to create a sewn book to celebrate springtime and new beginnings!

Learn the pamphlet stitch, and deck your book out with springtime flowers!

All materials provided.
This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Canoga Park Branch Library, and is supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Please click HERE for details!

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist, Work Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flowers, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, PAMPHLET STITCH, Self-expression, Sewn book, SIGNATURE, Signature book, Signatures, spreingtime, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, three hole Pamphlet Stitch, Three-Dimensional

Springtime Bookmaking at the Canoga Park Branch Library!

February 21, 2024 By Debra Disman

Join us to create a sewn book to celebrate springtime and new beginnings!

Learn the pamphlet stitch, and deck your book out with springtime flowers!

All materials provided.
This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Canoga Park Branch Library, and is supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Please see HERE for details!

Tagged With: Artist Residency, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, challenged adults, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flowers, growth, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, mixed media books, new beginnings, Organization, PAMPHLET STITCH, Self-expression, Sewn book, SIGNATURE, Signature book, Signatures, spreingtime, Springtime, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, three hole Pamphlet Stitch, Three-Dimensional

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