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December Brings FREE ONLINE Bookmaking Workshops!!!

December 9, 2021 By Debra Disman

Celebrate the holidays and welcome the New Year by making your own handmade books!

Please see the fliers below, each holds sign-up information, or all the phone number listed!

You  can also email me, Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Debra Disman, at debra@artifactorystudio.com,  for further information!

We hope to “see” you there!

 

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Panorama City Branch Library Artist-in-Residence CULMINATION EVENT

November 17, 2021 By Debra Disman

 

Get ready for 2022 with your own handmade Vision Journal in this fun online event which culminates my Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs artist residency at the Panorama City Branch Library!
Take-home kits of materials to use during the online program (plus fun library swag) are available at the library Reference Desk, while supplies last.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

Date(s):

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Time:

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Location:

Online – Panorama City Branch Library

Audience:

Kids, Teens, Adults

Category:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Series:

Winter Celebrations

Language:

English

RSVP:

Register via Zoom.

Description:

Get ready for 2022 by creating your own handmade Vision Journal in our final workshop with artist-in-residence Debra Disman.
Take-home kits of materials to use during the online program (plus fun library swag) are available at the library Reference Desk, while supplies last.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

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We Invited the Community to “Make Your Own Journal” at the Panorama City Branch Library, And They Did!

September 28, 2021 By Debra Disman

Through my Artist Residency with the Los Angles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence   I had the opportunity to offer a program/workshop via the Panorama Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library in which participants created  “single signature” bound books they could use for writing, drawing, note-keeping, poetry, homework, lists, photographs, recipes and more!


People of all ages were welcomed into the program, creating books that reflected their interests, their needs, and their feelings.

Some books were focused on theme and utility, others on design, color, texture and shapes.
All expressed the makers and served as a form of sharing with the group as well.

We look forward to more!

All workshops, programs, classes and events will be listed HERE!

Stay tuned, and join us!

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“Make Your Own Journal” at the Panorama City Branch Library!

August 3, 2021 By Debra Disman

Join us and start the school year of by learning how to make your very own handbound journal!

Los Angles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Debra Disman will lead you in creating  a “single signature” bound book that you can use for writing, drawing, note-keeping, poetry, homework, lists, photographs, recipes and more!

Materials packets available.
Please contact the Panorama City Branch Library for details, and how to pick up your materials!

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Making Journals at the Granada Hills Branch Library

March 21, 2020 By Debra Disman

 

It was a pleasure to lead a “journal-making” workshop/program at the Granada Hills Branch Library as part of my Artist Residency there, supported by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Who knew creating a journal, traditionally a place to record daily thoughts, ideas, activities, fears, concerns, dreams and wishes would be so salient?


Families joined together to learn how to fold a “signature” (gathering of folded pages),


glue cover and spine boards to white-prepped canvas to create the book structure and “house” the pages,


then sew the signature  into the book through the spine using durable, earthy  hemp cord.


Having exerted this labor to create their book structure,  participants had the glorious pleasure of developing and embellishing their journals with decorative papers, washi tape, markers, beads, and other collage materials. The canvas book covering, functioning as a book cloth is a wonderful surface for painting, stamping, printmaking, stenciling and any other wet or dry media.

May journaling help all and any through this very difficult time we are in.
Journal on!

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Keep Precious Memories Stored in a Journal Session 2

February 10, 2020 By Debra Disman

Join us to create your own journal using single signature binding techniques.

Learn how to create a book with a spine, covers and pages in which to to store your precious memories, doodle, dream, draw and write!

“Artist-in-Residence Debra Disman will teach patrons how to use sewing techniques to bind together their own journal. This program is possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.”

This program series is part of my artist residency through the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs in bookmaking!

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