In December, 2021, we completed our 2021-22 Artist Residency in bookmaking at the the Panorama City Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. I say "we" rather than "I", as this was a team effort with the Library Staff, and of course, the DCA, always … [Read more...] about Visioning the New Year with the Panorama Branch Library
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Panorama City Branch Library Artist-in-Residence CULMINATION EVENT
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 … [Read more...] about Panorama City Branch Library Artist-in-Residence CULMINATION EVENT
December Brings FREE ONLINE Bookmaking Workshops!!!
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 … [Read more...] about December Brings FREE ONLINE Bookmaking Workshops!!!
We Invited the Community to “Make Your Own Journal” at the Panorama City Branch Library, And They Did!
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 … [Read more...] about We Invited the Community to “Make Your Own Journal” at the Panorama City Branch Library, And They Did!
“Make Your Own Journal” at the Panorama City Branch Library!
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, … [Read more...] about “Make Your Own Journal” at the Panorama City Branch Library!
The Art of the Book: Crafting Our Stories by Hand Exhibition and Culminating Event
Join Us at Craft Contemporary (Formerly know as the Craft and Folk Art Museum) Saturday, March 28 | 2 – 4 PM | Free Artist Debra Disman and participants of our older adults’ workshop will host an outdoor exhibition reception, featuring the artists' books they created over the course of the series, … [Read more...] about The Art of the Book: Crafting Our Stories by Hand Exhibition and Culminating Event