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Granada Hills Branch Library

Teaching Artistry Highlights

November 17, 2020 By Debra Disman

Honored to do this work….here are Teaching Artistry Highlights.

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Presentations, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Art Education, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bookmaking, CCSM, Ceramics, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, City of Los Angeles Public Library, Clay Project, Community Art Education, Community Art Projects, Community Corporation of Santa Monica, Community Teaching Artist, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Family Art programs, Granada Hills Branch Library, Handmade Books, HIGH SCHOOL VAPA STUDENTS, Jewish Women's Theatre, LACMA, LACMA Education Department, LACMA Family Class, LAPL, making Books, MONTANA BRANCH LIBRARY, NoHo, NoHo Arts District, NoHo Plaza, Santa Monica Public Library, SMPL, Summer Nights at NoHoPlaza, SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artistry, The Big Book, THE BRUCE GELLER MEMORIAL PRIZE, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, THE SHELTERING BOOK, The WORD Grant, Verdugo Hills High School, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (VAPA)

Learning Online: Making a Rainbow

July 7, 2020 By Debra Disman

I have been honored to serve as Artist in Residence at the Granada Hills Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

In concert with the Library Staff I created several online bookmaking workshop presentations, including, below:

Learn a colorful technique and create a Rainbow Book Ball, Rainbow Arm Band and Rainbow Collage

In Honor of LGBTQ Pride Month: June

Explore, learn, play, enjoy  All Things Rainbow!

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Teaching Artist Tagged With: "We Write The Book", Artist Residency Culmination Program, Bookmaking, Books you can make yourself, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Community Arts, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Culmination Event, Distance learning, Family Bookmaking, Flag Book, Granada Hills Branch Library, Handmade Books, LAPL, Online learning, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Learning Online: “We Write The Book”

July 7, 2020 By Debra Disman

I have been honored to serve as Artist in Residence at the Granada Hills Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

To celebrate our Residency Project, “We Write the Book“, I created a tour through our process and projects which you can view in the videos below.

Maybe you will be inspired to make your own book too!

Explore, learn, play, enjoy!

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Take a tour through the book projects taught in our “We Write the Book” Residency!

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Books you can make yourself, Celebrate bookmaking!, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Community Arts, Community Celebration!, Culmination Event, Distance learning, Family Bookmaking, Flag Book, Granada Hills Branch Library, Handmade Books, LAPL, Online learning, Public Event, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Learning Online: Storybook Theater

July 7, 2020 By Debra Disman

I have been honored to serve as Artist in Residence at the Granada Hills Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

In concert with the Library Staff I created several online bookmaking workshop presentations, including, below:

Learn How To Make A “Storybook Theater”!

Combine books, stories and theater into one really fun project, and learn folding, cutting, gluing and collaging skills along the way!

Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month, the month of May,  by creating stories and plays drawn from richness of these cultures!

Explore, learn, play, enjoy!

 

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Asian Pacific Heritage, Asian/Pacific Heritage Month, Bookmaking, Books you can make yourself, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Community Arts, Distance learning, Family Bookmaking, Flag Book, Granada Hills Branch Library, Handmade Books, LAPL, Online learning, Storybook Theater, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Learning Online: Poetry Flag Book

July 7, 2020 By Debra Disman

I have been honored to serve as Artist in Residence at the Granada Hills Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

In concert with the Library Staff I created several online bookmaking workshop presentations, including, below:

How to Make a Poetry Flag Book

In Honor of NATIONAL POETRY MONTH – The Month of April!

Explore, learn, play, enjoy!

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How to create the Flag Book Step by Step:

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Bookmaking, Books you can make yourself, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Community Arts, Distance learning, Family Bookmaking, Flag Book, Granada Hills Branch Library, Handmade Books, Hedi Kyle, Journals, LAPL, National Poetry Month, Online learning, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Learning Online: Journal-Making and Haiku Poetry!

July 7, 2020 By Debra Disman

 

 

I have been honored to serve as Artist in Residence at the Granada Hills Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

In concert with the Library Staff I created several online bookmaking workshop presentations, including, below:

Journal-making and Haiku Poetry.

Explore, learn, play, enjoy!

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Step by step: how to create your own blank journal:

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Bookmaking, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Community Arts, Distance learning, Family Bookmaking, Granada Hills Branch Library, Haiku Poetry, Handmade Books, Journal-making, Journals, LAPL, Online learning, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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