Debra Disman

Artist

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Folded Books

Celebrate Womens’ History Month at the Panorama City Branch Library!

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Join us online as the Panorama City Branch Library celebrates: Women’s History Month
and learn about women artists such as:
Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold and Georgia O’Keeffe!

Learn to make your own scroll with Panorama City Branch Library’s artist-in-residence Debra Disman!!!
Add images and information to your scroll about
Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold and Georgia O’Keeffe

Materials packets available!
Pick up a bag of craft supplies at the Panorama City Branch Library
 Please call the library at 818-894-4071 to make a pick up appointment

 Please email [email protected] to get login information

 For ALL AGES! Size is limited so call to register soon!

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Celebrating February at the Panorama Branch Library!

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Learn to Create A Pocket Accordion Book!
Celebrate February with its many holidays by learning to make your own folded accordion book with pockets to hold photographs, recipes, poems, stories, drawings, and keepsakes! You can use this book as a diary, gift, album, sketchbook and more!
Materials packets available. To get yours,contact the Panorama Branch Library and plan a time to pick it up! Limit: two materials packets per family.

Panorama City Library Address:
14345 Roscoe Boulevard
Panorama City, CA 91402
Phone: 818-894-4071

Feeding our Souls: Making Recipe Books at the Granada Hills Branch Library

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As part of my Artist Residency at the Granada Hills Branch Library supported by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, I led a “Recipe Book” workshop for the community, showing participants how to create an accordion-fold book with pockets to hold treasured recipes old and new.
Families and participants of various ages joined us, and make beautiful, whimsical and striking books
   
So much fun to see the makers show and share their creations!
 
 
Absolutely beautiful! 

Accordions, Books and Stories at the Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library

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I am honored to be an Artist-in-Residence at the Sunland-Tujunga Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, conducting a series of bookmaking workshops for the community.

To kick off the new year and decade, I taught an accordion fold book with pockets workshop, and engaged families and individuals in creating their own books to hold memories, hopes, dreams, wishes and other treasures.


Participants folded prepared pastel paper into accordion pages and pockets.


and added covers, then developed content, embellished and decorated!


One young maker created a highly developed work telling the story of Little Red Riding Hood, in her own way.


Complete with text and illustrations.


Don’t forget the jewels!

Treasures to hold treasures to last a lifetime….

Happy 2020!

Making Accordion Fold Books with Pockets at the Sunland-Tujunga Library

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Learn to create an accordion fold book with pockets that can be used to hold your treasures: photographs, notes, poems, recipes, and more! Start off the New Year with creativity and new skills, and make something fun, beautiful and useful!

This program is part of my Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Public Library and is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department Cultural Affairs.

All ages welcome. Bring the family and create together!

All materials provided.

Books and Cookies

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I am honored to be an Artist-in-Residence at the Sunland-Tujunga Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, conducting a series of bookmaking workshops for the community.

In celebration of the holiday spirit, I taught participants to create the fun and useful “envelope book”, which can indeed be sent through the mail! The envelope book can be used as a book and/or a card, and is an engaging project for the whole family.

The wonderful Children’s librarian Kirsten Xavier laid out cookies, making the whole experience that much sweeter, and adding to the festive atmosphere.


Mother and son work side by side, creating their envelope covers, and adding their folded accordion pages.


Cookies, a butterfly hole puncher and golden swirls, what could be better?! A green marker?!


Families worked together and devoted parents got a chance to create in tandem with their children.

Now that’s the holiday spirit!