Feeding our Souls: Making Recipe Books at the Granada Hills Branch Library
Folded Books
Accordions, Books and Stories at the Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library
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
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
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!
All that Glitters….
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 “gift bookmaking” program for the community.
As we found out, all that glitters may not be gold, but shiny stuff can be really fun to work with and inspire us to add a jewel-like quality to our handmade books.
Adults and children and teens/tweens alike enjoyed cutting out shapes from shiny, glittery adhesive-backed sheets!
The primary colors of red, yellow and blue never get old, especially when there is a glittery twist!
A very talented young maker created a “jewel”-studded book!
And he is a radiant Jewel himself…look at that 1000 watt smile!
A young reader tried his hand a t bookmaking, cheered on my his Mom.
Here are his younger brother’s very seasonal works.
The fruits of their labor.
Participants made their way through the inevitable tangle of colorful ribbon to choose and use pieces to enhance their works.
Ribbon of wonders, just like the participants and their bookish creations!
Holiday Bookmaking at the Sunland-Tujunga Library!
Learn to create the festive “Envelope” book in honor of the holiday season and use it as a unique gift or card for those special people in your life!
This workshop is part of my Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
All materials included.