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Phjoto Book

Take Another Look: Making Photo Albums at the Granada Hills Library

October 23, 2019 By Debra Disman

To kick off my 2019-20 Artist Residency at the Granada Hills Public  Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, I led a bookmaking program in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, where participants learned to make their own photo album.

 

Participants bound together a single signature (gathering of folded pages) into a binding composed of a tag board sheet folded both horizontally (to create a pocket on either side) and vertically (to create the body of the cover structure and hold the signature), then added stiffer more durable boards on either side to strengthen the covers. They sewed the components together using the pamphlet stitch and ribbon, using enough ribbon so that the ends would be long enough to tie the book closed if they wished.


Mothers and daughter created side by side and shared their work.


As did Mothers and sons,


and the whole family!


Our teen helpers got into the act too…..


and had a blast…

Pride of Book!

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: AIR, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, Arts programs for Children, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Program, Community Arts, Community Arts programs, DCA, DCA AIR, Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, pamphlet Book, Phjoto Book, Photo Album, Public Library, Sewn Books, Single Signature Books, The Pamphlet Stitich, three hole Pamphlet Stitch

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