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K no W Safe Place to Know Safe Space

December 28, 2024 By Debra Disman

I am looking to expand, extend, experiment with and explore the possibilities of 
K no W Safe Place
, 2023, 60 x 48 x 48″ canvas, netting, hemp/nylon/cotton cord, lace, ribbon, paint, wood

I would like to transform it into the focal point and destination of a total environment:  Know Safe Space.

Firstly, by adding a roof, that would be created in the same manner, and materials, as its two sides and one back wall: substrate surface of canvas essentially draped over a black-painted dowel, hung from the ceiling with fishline, and tied to the corners of the back and side walls by its corners.

Not being a trained draftsperson, architectural or otherwise, I am visualizing this by drawing over a photograph of the original piece from different vantage points, views or perspectives.
 

It is a magical process of making, contemplation, and visualization, and the first concrete step to transforming a dream into reality.

To Be Continued….

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, New Work, TEXTILE/FIBER, Textiles/Fiber/Cloth, Women Artists, Work Tagged With: booklets, Bookmaking, Environment, Fiber, Handmade Book, Immersive, immersive environment, Installation, Khipa, kNOw Safe Place, kNOw safe space, New Work, No Safe Place, No Safe Space, Participation, Performance, Public engagement, Quipa, Quipas, Safe place, Safe Space, Sanctuary, Sculpture, Shelter, Structure, Textile, To find safe space, To Know Safe Space, zines

EXHIBITIONISTA: “Paper + Fiber” at 1202 Contemporary

November 13, 2024 By Debra Disman

 

1202 Contemporary proudly presents its 4th annual Paper + Fiber show, celebrating two mediums that women artists have traditionally used for centuries, but have always been considered “craft,” or less than fine art.  Uplifting and supporting artists who have worked in textile, fiber, and/or paper mediums, this exhibition centers and hones in on the theme of figure.

Click HERE to view the show!

Tagged With: "Profusion", 1202 Contemporary, Book as Art, Bush, Califonria Galleries, Conceptual Art, Fiber, Group Show, Handmade Book, HEMP CORD, Into the Bush, Online Show, open book, Paper, Paper and Fiber, Sculptural Book, Textiles, Thread

“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 |

Tagged With: Accordion Fold Book, Art and Craft Community Programs, Bookmaking, Community Art, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Folded and glued handmade books, Folded Books, Handmade Book, Handmade Books, LA County Library, LA County Library programming, LACO, LACO Library, one and two cut pop-ups, POP-UPS, Public Library, Public Library programming, West Hollywood, West Hollywood Library, West Hollywood Public Library

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.

Tagged With: Accordion Fold Book, Art and Craft Community Programs, Bookmaking, Community Art, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Culver City, Culver City Public Library, Folded and glued handmade books, Folded Books, Handmade Book, Handmade Books, Julian Dixon CUlver City Library, Julian Dixon Culver City Public Library, Julian Dixon Library, LA County Library, LA County Library programming, LACO, LACO Library, one and two cut pop-ups, POP-UPS, Public Library, Public Library programming

(not so) WHITE WEDDING

January 18, 2024 By Debra Disman

Studio spotlight on:
WHITE WEDDING
 2023
15 x 21.5 x 10.75″,
materials: book board, canvas, muslin, watercolor paper, hemp cord, string, linen thread

What does the term  “white wedding” mean to YOU?

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Work Tagged With: Artist Book, Book, Conceptual, Conceptual artist books, Conceptual Book, Contemporary Artist, Contemporary Los Angeles Artist, Fiber, Handmade Book, Sculptural Book, Sculpture, Sewing, Stitiching, Textile, White Wedding

Flag Bookmaking Workshop at ArtShare LA!

November 28, 2023 By Debra Disman


Join us at 11AM on Saturday December 9th and learn to create the fun and fabulous “flag book” with artist Debra Disman while being inspired by the “Paper Route” exhibition at ArtShare LA. Learn the accordion fold, add book covers and alternating flag pages, and play with “found writing” to create a kinetic book that can be opened and used in multiple ways.

Please sign up with Eventbrite!

Debra Disman is a Los Angeles-based artist known for her work inspired by the book, both as a solo practitioner and in the public sphere of community engagement. As a maker and teaching artist she creates work and projects which push the body and boundaries of the book into new media and materials, inviting altered ways of viewing the world and how we inhabit it.

DETAILS:

Date:  December 9
Time:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Website:  https://artsharela.org/#

ORGANIZER: ArtShare LA

Phone: (213) 687-4278

Email: info@artsharela.org

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VENUE: ArtShare LA
801 E 4th Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90013 United States + Google Map

Phone: (213) 687-4278
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Filed Under: Artist in Residence, ARTISTS, Artists' Books, Exhibitions, Presentations, Student Work, Teaching Artist, TEXTILE/FIBER Tagged With: Art, ArtShare LA, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Downtown LA, Flag Book, folded and glued book, folded book, Glendale, Handmade Book, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LA Arts District, Librarians, Making Books Together, mixed media books, Paper Route exhibition, paper show, Self-expression

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