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Folded and glued handmade books

“Folded Fan” Bookmaking at the West Hollywood Library!

June 13, 2024 By Debra Disman

Join Us and Learn to Create the Fun and Versatile FOLDED FAN BOOK!

Fold an accordion spine, add covers and pages, then use all kinds of beautiful materials to develop, design, decorate, adorn, elevate and celebrate your book!

Bookmaking Workshop: Folded Fan Book

In-Person Program
Tuesday, June 18
5:00pm – 6:30pm

West Hollywood Library  
Meeting Room

Join us and learn how to make a folded fan book with artist Debra Disman, using folding and pasting techniques. Add fun details to make your book your own. No skill required and all supplies are provided. For adults.

Sponsored by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.

Attendance is limited and advance registration is required.

Community Meeting Room

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

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Bookmaking at the Julian Dixon Culver City Library!

June 13, 2024 By Debra Disman

BOOKMAKING AT THE LIBRARY!!!

Join Us THIS COMING SATURDAY June 15th, 2024, at 11AM!
Learn to make an Accordion Fold Book with Simple one and two cut Pop-ups!

Book Making with Debra Disman

In-Person Program!

Saturday, June 15
11:00am – 12:00pm

Culver City Julian Dixon Library

Meeting Room

Let’s make accordion books! Learn the art of book making and take home your own book. All materials and instructions will be provided by artist and book maker Debra Disman. For children ages 5 to 12 with a parent or guardian.

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Bookmaking at the Community Corporation of Santa Monica With 18th Street Arts Center!

July 26, 2023 By Debra Disman

I had the wonderful opportunity to lead a bookmaking workshop through 18th Street Arts Center for the Community Corporation of Santa Monica at one of their residential buildings.

Supported by the magical Leigh Ann Hahn and intern Ning Sun, I taught an engaging and creative group how to create the “Folded Fan Book” structure, and encouraged them to make their project their own through conceptual development and adornment, utilizing a marvelous array of decorative papers, stickers and leveraging  their own imaginations!


I am always amazed and humbled at the extent of people’s creativity, ability and efforts.
Bravo…

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Center, Accodion book, Accordion Binding, Accordion Fold Book, CCSM, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Community Corporation of Santa Monica, Family Art Education, Folded and glued handmade books, Making Books Together, The Book As Art

The Big Read in LA 2023 at Craft Contemporary!

June 18, 2023 By Debra Disman

In conjunction with this year’s NEA Big Read: Los Angeles, Craft Contemporary dedicated a very special Family Craft Lab workshop to celebrating the art of bookmaking in  Using gluing and folding techniques participants created their own flag books, a unique and sculptural book with moving parts. Inspired by this years Big Read novel, Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu, attendees developed each flag “page” with symbols, words, patterns and images to tell a story about their identity and culture. Craft Lab is for all ages, everyone is welcome!


Fearless leader BILLIE RAE VINSON, Director of School and Family Programs, planned and promoted the program, and matched her clothes to our materials, and PRIDE Month!


She and her devoted volunteers prepared the materials for our flag book project.


I brought in my own flag book samples for inspiration.




There was something for everyone on the table,


including samples of “Interior Chinatown” and the graphic novel “American Born Chinese” , a tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang,


in specialized Big Read tote bags!


The wonderful Craft Contemporary volunteers were able to exert their maker energy along with the participants.


Families, individuals, old friends and new joined together to create, and


Love…Life.

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