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Exhibitionistia: “A Thousand Words” at Core New Art Space

April 2, 2021 By Debra Disman

I am honored to be showing “Window Treatment”  as part of the “A Thousand Words” show at Core New Art Space!

“A Thousand Words” presents works that tell a story. Realistically, abstractly or expressionistically inspired by literature and legends, poetry and parables, novels and narratives, myths and metaphors, artworks have their own fictions, fables, folklore or fairytales. Artworks can be worth a thousand words. The submitted works were judged on overall impact, content, composition and mastery of techniques, as well as attention to creativity and craftsmanship.”

Tagged With: Artist, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Contemporary Art, Core New Art Space, Core New Art Space: A Thousand Words, Exhibitions, Handmade Books, Juried Shows, Richard Chamberlain, Story, Storytelling, Text, Window Treatment, Words, Words In Art

Worth “A Thousand Words”

March 31, 2021 By Debra Disman

It was a pleasure to participate in Core New Art Space‘s exhibition: 

Juror, Richard Chamberlain, pursues several lines of work in visual and performing arts and is a published poet as well. He was looking for: “….works that tell a story. Realistically, abstractly or expressionistically inspired by literature and legends, poetry and parables, novels and narratives, myths and metaphors, artworks have their own fictions, fables, folklore or fairytales. Artworks can be worth a thousand words. The exhibited works were judged on overall impact, content, composition and mastery of techniques, as well as attention to creativity and craftsmanship.”

Below are images of the show, including my work, “Window Treatment“, a sculptural artists’ book,
perhaps evoking the film, “Rear Window”.

What stories go on behind these windows?!

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, Work Tagged With: Artist, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Colorado Galleries, Contemporary Art, Core New Art Space, Core New Art Space: A Thousand Words, Exhibitions, Handmade Books, Juried Shows, Richard Chamberlain, Story, Storytelling, Text, Window Treatment, Words, Words In Art

Exhibitionista: Small Works at Vanessa Lacy Gallery

May 4, 2020 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to be part of the 3rd Annual Spring Small Works show at the Vanessa Lacey Gallery.

The 3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show Virtual Edition at Vanessa Lacy Gallery is now live!  Browse affordable art under 14 inches from the comfort of your own home.

Vanessa Lacey chose works she felt would be uplifting to the viewers.

I am showing Narrow Bridge, a flag book made of board, tissue paper, window shade material, linen thread, and collage.


Outside, Front Cover

Inside, it says in stitching:
“The Whole World is A Narrow Bridge
The Important Thing Is Not To Fear”


Exterior
The book is comprised of an accordion-folded spine, with two covers, and flag pages attached to opposite sides of the folds, so that they create an alternating pattern when the book is opened.

A message of hope, assurance and our connectivity as human beings.

May you walk your own Narrow Bridge with hope and confidence and move through your own fears during this challenging time.

Stay Safe
Stay Well
Stay Sane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions Tagged With: "Narrow Bridge", 3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show, Accordion-folded spine, Affordable Art Works, Art of the Book, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Book as Art, Flag Book, Handmade Books, Small Works, Spring Small Works Show, Stitched Text, Stitching, Text, Vanessa Lacey, Vanessa Lacy Gallery, Virtual Exhibition Tour, Virtual Exhibitions, Virtual Gallery Tour

3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show Vanessa Lacy Gallery

April 15, 2020 By Debra Disman

I am honored to be part of the:

3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show

at the Vanessa Lacy Gallery

Take a virtual tour!

 

Tagged With: "Narrow Bridge", 3rd Annual Spring Small Works Show, Art of the Book, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Book as Art, Flag Book, Handmade Books, Small Works, Spring Small Works Show, Stitched Text, Stitching, Text, Vanessa Lacy Gallery, Virtual Exhibition Tour, Virtual Gallery Tour

Wide Open Bookmaking

February 17, 2020 By Debra Disman

I have been honored to be an Artist-in-Residence at the Sunland-Tujunga Library, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, conducting a series of bookmaking workshops for the community.

It was great fun to lead a bookmaking workshop in early February for a group that meets at the Library called, “Wide Open Reading”. What a wonderful-sounding activity!

Participants came together to create single signature sewn books, with pockets created by an “inner cover” or casing, and glued on covers. A

A creative time was had by all!

Participants learned about signatures (a gathering of folded pages that comprise the text block of a traditional western style codex book structure),

and sewed signatures that had been prepared for them into an inner cover, with folded pockets.

They then had a blast using all kinds of materials to develop, embellish and adorn their inside and outside covers, and even a few pages!

Camaraderie and interaction among the group is a big part of the fun.

And, of course, pride in the final (or not so final) “product”.

Wide Open Reading deserves wide open bookmaking, and the makers certainly achieved this.

Bravo!

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: AIR, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Books with Pockets, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist in Residence Program, Codex, Codice, Community, Community Arts, Community Arts programs, DCA, DCA AIR, Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Handmade Books, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Public Library, Sewn Books, Signle Signature Books, STEAM, SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY, Sunland-Tujunga Library, Test Block, Text, Wide Open Reading

Tierra Del Sol at the Sunland-Tujunga Library

November 14, 2019 By Debra Disman

A group of makers from Tierra Del Sol visited the Sunland-Tujunga Library, and participated in a flag bookmaking workshop as part of my artist residency there, supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

It was an honor to work with these participants!

 

 

Filed Under: 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, 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, Text, Text and Image, Tierra Del Sol

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