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Santa Monica Public Library

Teaching Artistry Highlights

November 17, 2020

Honored to do this work....here are Teaching Artistry Highlights. … [Read more...] about 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)

The Art of Bookmaking

July 8, 2019

SDiscover the artist and writer within while learning bookmaking skills in this hands-on workshop led by 18th Street Arts Center artist, Debra Disman. Learn “found writing” techniques to take the anxiety out of the writing process and create a flag book that is its own work of art! This program is … [Read more...] about The Art of Bookmaking

Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Center, Artists' Book/s, Bookmaking, Community Arts programs, Flag Book, Handmade Books, Library Arts and Crafts programs, Pico Branch Library, Santa Monica Public Library, Teen Art programs

Beach, Books and Shelter

February 7, 2019

Now that The Sheltering Book and The Big Beach Book are no more, except for fragments, in photos, and in memory, I wanted to look at the one structure/two projects piece in greater depth, and see the different ways the large book co-created in community was used. … [Read more...] about Beach, Books and Shelter

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Exhibitions, Student Work, Teaching Artist, Work Tagged With: 1450 Ocean, AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Beach, Big Book, Braid Gallery, Camera Obscura Art Lab at 1450 Ocean, CCSM, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, Community Corporation of Santa Monica, Handmade Book, Jewish Women's Theater, MONTANA BRANCH LIBRARY, Residency, Santa Monica Public Library, Sculptural Book, Studio Residency, SUKKAH, The Big Beach Book, THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH CREATIVITY, THE SHELTERING BOOK

“Santa Monica Eats” Bookmaking Program at the Santa Monica Public Library!

October 7, 2017

"Santa Monica Eats" Bookmaking Program at the Santa Monica Public Library! 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-458-8600 Join us for a wonderful event at the The SMPL Main Library and create your own book to hold your treasured recipes! Make an accordion fold book with pockets … [Read more...] about “Santa Monica Eats” Bookmaking Program at the Santa Monica Public Library!

Tagged With: "Santa Monica Eats", Accordion Fold Book, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bookmaking, Community Arts, Handmade Books, Main Library, Santa Monica Public Library, SMPL, Teaching Artist

The Sheltering Book Chapter 5

April 28, 2017

The Sheltering Book Chapter 5 I am honored to have been one of 17 artists who received an inaugural ‘The WORD Grant 2016: The Bruce Geller Memorial Prize” from the Institute for Jewish Creativity, a project of American Jewish University, to create, “The Sheltering Book“. Open to the world. “The … [Read more...] about The Sheltering Book Chapter 5

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Teaching Artist Tagged With: "WORD GRANT", AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY, Architecture, ARTIST BOOKS, BINDING, Book Arts, BOOK STRUCTURE, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP, BRUCE GELLER, FAMILY ARTMAKING, HARVEST HOLIDAY, JEWISH CULTURE, JEWISH HOLIDAY, JEWISH HOLIDAYS, Los Angeles, MONTANA BRANCH LIBRARY, PAMPHLET STITCH, SANTA MONICA, Santa Monica Public Library, SEWN BOOK BINDINGS, SIGNATURE, SINGLE SIGNATURE, SINGLE SIGNATURE BOOK, SUKKAH, Teaching Artist, THE BRUCE GELLER MEMORIAL PRIZE, THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH CREATIVITY, THE SHELTERING BOOK

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