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“The Artful Book” Virtual Show

July 18, 2020 By Debra Disman

I am sharing the video tour of the exhibition, The Artful Book, held at the Long Beach Museum of Art in 2019-2020.
The Artful Book   show featured  the wildly diverse book-works of members of the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers.

The video is almost 35 minutes long, and a very thorough exploration of the show!

ENJOY.

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions Tagged With: Book Art Exhibitions, Book Arts, Book as Art, California Chapter Member Exhibit, California Chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers, Handmade Books, LBMA, Sculptural Artist Books, Sculptural Books, The Art of the Book, The Artful Book, The Guild of Bookworkers, The Long Beach Museum of Art, Video Tour

Exhibitionista: The Artful Book…revisited

January 8, 2020 By Debra Disman

 The Artful Book show at the Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA just closed.

What a great experience to be part of it.

Tour the exhibition!

It happened October 4, 2019 – January 5, 2020

I was honored to show three pieces, and be in the company of stellar book artists.

“Today, artists who work in the Book Arts create fine and design bindings, fine press and letterpress editions, calligraphy, broadsides, handmade paper, and artist books. Visitors to The Artful Book will see outstanding contemporary examples of the Book Arts created by members of the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers. From finely crafted and superbly designed limited edition books to one-of-a-kind sculptural art objects, these artists let their imaginations soar and put their skills in the service of one of man’s best creations, the book….” —The Artful Book

The Artful Book will be remembered.

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: Book Art Exhibitions, Book Arts, Book as Art, California Chapter Member Exhibit, California Chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers, Handmade Books, LBMA, Sculptural Artist Books, Sculptural Books, The Art of the Book, The Artful Book, The Guild of Bookworkers, The Long Beach Museum of Art

Exhibitionista: “The Artful Book” xxxooo

October 7, 2019 By Debra Disman

The Artful Book Exhibition just opened at The Long Beach Museum of Art.

It is an exciting exhibition that among other things aims also to educate the public about the nature and role and diversity of book arts in the present day.

Tour the exhibition!

The video provides a fascinating glimpse into the displayed works.  One of the challenges of showing work that is in book form is how to share all its surfaces, spaces, elements and facets. Most of the works in the show are under cases. One is accompanied by a pair of white gloves for viewers to don and turn its pages. One hangs from the ceiling, and others are on the wall.

My beloved Mark Henry Samuel,  enjoying a well-deserved moment, after an intense drive through Friday night rush our traffic from Santa Monica to Long Beach. What a gorgeous night!

Wonderful to see mentor, colleague, teach and friend,  Sue Ann Robinson, Curator Emerita of the LBMA, and devoted member of the California Chapter of the Guild of BookWorkers


Love this broadside by Jean Gillingwators.


Sue Ann’s great work Chisholm Hours.


Great to see Andres Payan Estrada, Curator of Public Engagement at the LA jewel, Craft Contemporary.

Proud to show and share my work in this beautiful venue alongside wondrous artists and makers and lovers of the Book,
in all its forms.

Gratitudes.

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: Andres Payan Estrada, Book Arts, Book as Art, Califonria Chapter of the Guild of BookWorkers, California Chapter Member Exhibit, Claire Falkenstein, Handmade Books, Jean Gillingwators, LBMA, Sculptural Artist Books, Sculptural Books, Sue Ann Robinson, Terry Braunstein, The Art of the Book, The Artful Book, The Guild of Bookworkers, The Long Beach Museum of Art

18(2) Studio Notes/Working at 18th Street Arts Center

December 5, 2018 By Debra Disman

Studio at 18th Street Arts Center…in process.

Older work…still under scrutiny.

making of the walls leading to the closet a Gallery.

This makes it easy to continue to peruse this work.

Earlier work: handmade books, artists’ books, sculptures.

Supplies, materials, material, samples, readymades, and student clay works, next to, and below.

Air dry clay dries fast in the Studio.

Material world…

and worlds.

From whence we go, denim.

OnWards.

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, New Work, Work Tagged With: 18th Street Arts Center, Artists' Book/s, Local Artist in Residence, New Work, New Works, Sculptural Artist Books, Studio Work

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