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“Learn How To Make Your Own Book”

October 27, 2017 By Debra Disman

 

Learn How to Make Your Own Book!

Wednesday, November 29
3:30 to 5 p.m.

An Art Workshop for Children & Tweens

This workshop has been made possible through the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Led by  Artist-in-Residence, Debra Disman  and Verdugo Hills High School Students.

Sunland-Tujunga Public Library 
7771 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga, CA 91042
(818) 352-4481

 

 

Tagged With: Bookmaking, Children's Bookmaking, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Flag Book, Handmade Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, Public Library Program, Sunland-Tujunga Library, Verdugo Hills High School, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (VAPA)

LACMA Workshop at the Valley Plaza Branch Library in North Hollywood

October 25, 2017 By Debra Disman

Tagged With: Bookmaking, Community Artmaking, Handmade Books, LACMA, Library, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Tunnel Books, Valley Plaza Branch Library in North Hollywood

“We Right The Book” I

October 25, 2017 By Debra Disman

“We Right The Book” I

I am honored to serve as Artist in Residence at Verdugo Hill High School in Tujunga,  CA (Los Angeles) for a group of 42 Senior English class Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) students.

Our project is entitled, “We Right the Book“, and is supported by an Artist in residence grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.  I am working with the students on a series of bookmaking projects during weekly workshops held right in the classroom from September – December, 2017. The students are also assisting with bookmaking workshops held for the community at-large in the Sunland-Tujunga Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.

The project is designed to offer participating students an outlet for feelings, thoughts, hopes and dreams related to their upcoming transition out of high school, and into the next epoch of their lives.

We started with the basics: Accordion Fold Books, created from folding equidistant sections of material. We used “bright tagboard” for the folded pages, and assorted posterboard and railroad board for the covers.

An industrious maker adds tiny butterflies to the cover of her book.

A writer!

Tiny pieces of text work together to form the title…the piece is held closed with hemp cord.

Choosing a length of cord to enhance book.

Angelica layers materials into her folded page.

We have a wonderful group of boys in the class…talented and detailed makers!

Two girls work together (upper left of image)  making the most of materials, space and each other!

Working with letters, and seeing/absorbing their visual quality.

He is able to let others into his world through the book.

Paper world…

Our wonderful VAPA English classroom teacher, Amy Leserman.

Now that we have learned the basics of accordion folding, it is time to move into the fun and versatile Flag Book structure!
Stay tuned for “We Right The Book” II

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Fold Book, ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, AIR, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Bookmaking, BRIGHT TAG, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, COLOR, Flag Book, FLAG BOOKMAKING, Handmade Books, HEMP CORD, HIGH SCHOOL VAPA STUDENTS, HYGLOSS BRIGHT TAG PAPER, ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE BOOKS, POP-UPS, RAILROAD BOARD, Teaching Artist, Verdugo Hills High School, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (VAPA)

LACMA LOCAL BOOKMAKING CLASS!

October 12, 2017 By Debra Disman

Tagged With: Art Class, Art Museum Class, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bookmaking, Flag Book, Handmade Books, LACMA, LACMA LOCAL, Los Angeles, los Angeles County Museum of Art

“Learn How To Make Your Own Book”

October 12, 2017 By Debra Disman

Tagged With: Accordion Fold Book, Bookmaking, Children's Bookmaking, Handmade Books, LAPL, Public Library Program, Sunland-Tujunga Library, Verdugo Hills High School

On-Site: Neighborhood Partnerships with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

October 4, 2017 By Debra Disman

On-Site: Neighborhood Partnerships with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Please enjoy reading a wonderful post written by Karen Satzman, Director of Youth & Family Programs at LACMA, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art…

I was honored to serve as teaching artist for a series of onsite LACMA art making workshops on “People Street“, in North Hollywood, in the NoHo Arts District.

Join us for these upcoming NoHo LACMA art workshops :

Make a Flag Book
2 pm | Sat, October 14, 2017
Participate in a free artist-led workshop and create your own artwork in response to works in LACMA’s collection.
North Hollywood | Valley Plaza Branch Library
Free and open to the public
Note: This program takes place off-site on 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

Make a Tunnel Book
2 pm | Sat, November 18, 2017
Participate in a free artist-led workshop and create your own artwork in response to works in LACMA’s collection.
North Hollywood | Valley Plaza Branch Library
Free and open to the public
Note: This program takes place off-site on 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

Make an Accordion Book
2 pm | Sat, December 9, 2017
Participate in a free artist-led workshop and create your own artwork in response to works in LACMA’s collection.
North Hollywood | Valley Plaza Branch Library
Free and open to the public
Note: This program takes place off-site on 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

 

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Book, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST'S BOOKS, BOOK ART, Bookmaking, Flag Book, FREE WORKSHOPS, Handmade Books, LACMA, NoHo, North Hollywood, NORTH HOLLYWOOD | VALLEY PLAZA BRANCH LIBRARY, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, TUNNEL BOOK, VALLEY PLAZA LIBRARY

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