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BOO: Halloween Tunnel Books at the West Valley Regional Branch Library

October 25, 2022 By Debra Disman

In July I started a new Artist Residency in Bookmaking, “We Write the Book” at the West Valley Regional Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library, through the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Residency is comprised of a series of bookmaking workshops presented at the Library, planned in close coordination with Library Staff.

October 20th, 2022, we had a blast learning to create “TUNNEL BOOKS” in celebration of upcoming Halloween!
See a VIDEO of an engaged mom and her creative son and  their experience of the workshop.
BOO!

  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: "We Write The Book", Accordion Fold, Artist Residency, Book Structures, book with pockets, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Fal Bookmaking, Flag Book, Folded and glued Books, folded and sewn books, Folded Books, Handmade Books, LAPL, LAPL Summer Reading, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, PAMPHLET STITCH, Self-expression, Sigantures, SIGNATURE, Teen Council, Teen Librarian, Teens, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, three hole Pamphlet Stitch, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Teens Raise their Flags at the West Valley Regional Branch Library

September 7, 2022 By Debra Disman

In July I started a new Artist Residency in Bookmaking, “We Write the Book” at the West Valley Regional Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library, through the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Residency is comprised of a series of bookmaking workshops presented at the Library, planned in close coordination with Library Staff.
I was thrilled to work with the newly forming Teen Council, organized by teen Librarian Roya Rahimi.

Teens and tweens and even a parent or two joined us, and learned to make the fun and fabulous Flag Book!
They folded accordion spines, added covers, and glued in their flag pages to create a pattern as they opened their books. Once they created the structure, they had the pleasure, and  “reward” of adding their own colorful content to their books, using magazines, images, text, origami paper, and more.
A self-expressive, creative time was had by all.
A great kick-off session for the Teen Council, and a pleasure for myself and Roya!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: "We Write The Book", ACCORDION SPINE, Artist Residency, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Flag Book, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, Handmade Books, LAPL, LAPL Summer Reading, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, Self-expression, Teen Council, Teen Librarian, Teens, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Tweens, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Fun and Fantastic Flag Bookmaking at the West Valley Branch Library!

August 10, 2022 By Debra Disman

Learn to create this kinetic, multi-faceted book and add your words and images to it!

 

 

Tagged With: Accordion Fold, All About YOU!, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, DCA, Flag Book, FLAG BOOKMAKING, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, LA DCA, LAPL, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, Teen Council, Teens, Tweens, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Raising our Flags at the Sunland-Tujunga Library!

November 2, 2019 By Debra Disman

Continuing my 2019-20 Artist Residency at the Sunland-Tujunga Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, I led a  Bookmaking program, for teens, the winning, fun, wild and versatile Flag Book!

In addition to teens, families attended as well, and learned to fold an accordion spine, attach covers to it, and add the flag pages to create a pattern that created all kinds of options for text and visuals.


Color choices are one of the first ways the young makers express themselves.


Students from the nearby Verdugo Hills High School shared that the artmaking was a welcome break from academic pressures.

Great use of magazine text and letters.

Celebrating “STEAM VHHS” (STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking, VHHS is Verdugo Hills High School).

So glad the Arts are in there! All of these disciplines must work together if we are to move ahead in this World!

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ACCORDION SPINE, AIR, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Cartoons, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Program, Community, Community Arts, Community Arts programs, DCA, DCA AIR, Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Family Bookmaking, Flag Book, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Public Library, STEAM, SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY, Sunland-Tujunga Library, Teen Bookmaking, Teens, Text, Text and Image, VHHS

MANGA Love at the Granada Hills Branch Library

October 30, 2019 By Debra Disman

A workshop designed for teens turned into a family and community affair, at the Granada Hills Branch Library.

As part of my Artist Residency at the Library, supported by the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,  we held a Flag Bookmaking program with a Manga comics theme. In addition to teens, families and makers of all ages attended, creating wild and wonderful “Manga” Flag Books!


Father and son work closely together, collaborating on a radiant red book.


This brilliant young maker was amused to realize that he was using the same colors in his very cool book as he was wearing!


Sister and brother work side by side. Getting along…in the moment of making.


This wonderful woman has a attended numerous workshops, and is becoming quite the bookmaker!


Three unrelated generations of makers, working together in an atmosphere of collective creativity.


A mother with her two daughters takes advantage of Library offerings.


Makers’ hands.


A measured smile from a teen assistant and maker…using color to tell as story in her book.

Using the popularity of Manga and the arresting structure of the flag book as a means of engagement, participants worked together as a community on their individual projects, learning, enjoying and sharing all at the same time.

Does it get any better than that?

Filed Under: Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ACCORDION SPINE, AIR, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, Arts programs for Children, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Cartoons, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Program, Community, Community Arts, Community Arts programs, DCA, DCA AIR, Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Families, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Flag Book, flag bookmaking program, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Image, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Manga Art, Manga Comics, Public Library, Teens, Text, Text and Image

Making Books at the Angelo M. Iacoboni Library

April 22, 2019 By Debra Disman

Join us and learn to create the fun and fabulous FLAG book!
Play with putting word and image together while learning bookmaking, visual art and craft skills.
All materials included.

Tagged With: Angelo M. Iacoboni Library, Artists' Book/s, Artmaking at the Library, Books made by Hand, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Family Bookmaking, Flag Book, FLAG BOOKMAKING, Folded and glued Books, Folded Fan Book, HANDBOUND BOOKS, Handmade Book, LACO, LACO Library System, Los Angeles County Public Library System, Teen Programs, Teens, Teens on Probation, The Flag Book

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