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THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

LACMA LOVE: We Make Books

May 3, 2018 By Debra Disman

LACMA LOVE: We Make Books

At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), families made books together.

This past March and April, we gathered together and learned how to create the Accordion or Concertina Fold, Folded Fan and  Tunnel Book  structures.

And we had FUN!


Learning to fold the accordion book. There is a step by step process!


Then comes the reward…embellishment!


This young maker know exactly what she wants.


Using decorative papers galore, textures, colors, patterns and shapes are explored and employed.


Pink and blue…must be Spring.


A large group convened to create the “folded fan” book, a version of the flag book, with full-sized pages attached to just one side of the accordion-folded book spine.


Parents had the opportunity to create alongside their children, and also do their own thing.


Makers used stickers, origami papers, washi tapes, magazines and more to dive into the meaning and content of their books.


Bookmaking can engage all kinds of skills, such as writing (and the requisite spelling and grammar),


intricate cutting,


and gluing.


Making books can be the ultimate mixed media experience. Fabric, string, feathers, and just about anything can get into the act, serving at the behest of the maker, and adding layers of meaning.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, Accordion fold spine, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Book Strucutres, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, Concertina Books, Concertina Spine, Family Art Classes, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Flag Books, Folded Fan Books, Handmade Books, LACMA, LACMA Education Department, LACMA Family Class, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

Tunneling Through (2) Too

April 11, 2018 By Debra Disman

Tunneling Through (2) Too

It was fantastic to teach a workshop on Tunnel Books for families, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Tunnel Book is comprised of two accordion spines, or “sides”, connected by a “backdrop” and “cross pieces” or frames attached to the accordion folds moving “forward” in space.

The images below may explain the process more clearly, because, as we know, a picture is worth…how many words?

Two friends work intently, side by side, cutting shapes and image to add to their theater-like books.

Mother and Daughter attach pink and yellow backdrops to black accordion folded spines…

and add to their stories through color, shapes and texture.

The one half of this Mom and Daughter team sports a Princess Leia hairstyle from the original Star Wars movie! She and her Mom are working in related colors.

A talented and happy Mother and Daughter build out their books.

An imaginative young biy cuts concentric circles to give his book and even greater feeling of depth.

Backed by his supportive Mom, he took it upon himself to take the Tunnel Book project one step further.

Happy mom, and our beautiful art class assistant, Lady, a young Mom herself!

Little hands create big projects..

adding layers of color and shape, creating scenes and stories.

This young artist blew me away with her dedication, commitment and persistence…cutting out all the little yellow windows for her building…a real “mise en scène“…

Speaking of mise en scène…BEHOLD!

The work of this maker looks like she was influenced by the Alexander Calder “stabile” sculptures we looked at outside in the Directors Roundtable Garden as inspiration for our project….

A love of green…

Love Live Life

and…SMILE!

Just the right decorative paper for the waterfall down the mountains…

This young artist took the Degas image of The Little Dancer, and made her into a magical winged creature (fairy?) in what looks to be an enchanted place…the theme of flying is echoed in the large yellow butterfly attached to the upper left of the piece.

Adding layers to the piece…

and completing it…

Concentric circles surrounded by a delightful dash of “Ziegfield Follies‘ esque gold fringe!

 A pièce de résistance indeed!  This is a Masterwork if I ever saw one…blooming out in every direction!

Our fabled family makers….together

In Action!

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: "The Little Dancer", Alexander Calder, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Books made by Hand, Children, Community Artmaking, Community Arts, Directors Rountable Garden, Edgar Degas, Family Art Classes, Handmade Books, LACMA, Mise-en-scène, Museum Educatio0n, pièce de résistance., Stabile, Stabiles, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, TUNNEL BOOK, Tunnel Books

LACMA Workshop at the Valley Plaza Branch Library in North Hollywood

November 1, 2017 By Debra Disman

 

Join LACMA / The Los Angeles County Museum of Art at the Valley Plaza Library in North Hollywood and learn to create an accordion book with pockets, adding marbled papers you make yourself! Explore connections to works at LACMA that move through space in a kinetic or static way.

A fun workshop for the whole family!

 

Valley Plaza Public Library/Los Angeles Public Library

12311 Vanowen Street
North Hollywood, CA 91605 United States

 

Tagged With: Accordion Books, Bookmaking, Community Artmaking, Handmade Books, Holiday Season!, LACMA, LAPL, Marbled Paper, Public Library, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Valley Plaza Branch Library in North Hollywood Website:

LACMA Workshop at the Valley Plaza Branch Library in North Hollywood

October 25, 2017 By Debra Disman

Tagged With: Bookmaking, Community Artmaking, Handmade Books, LACMA, Library, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Tunnel Books, Valley Plaza Branch Library in North Hollywood

On-Site: Neighborhood Partnerships with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

October 4, 2017 By Debra Disman

On-Site: Neighborhood Partnerships with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Please enjoy reading a wonderful post written by Karen Satzman, Director of Youth & Family Programs at LACMA, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art…

I was honored to serve as teaching artist for a series of onsite LACMA art making workshops on “People Street“, in North Hollywood, in the NoHo Arts District.

Join us for these upcoming NoHo LACMA art workshops :

Make a Flag Book
2 pm | Sat, October 14, 2017
Participate in a free artist-led workshop and create your own artwork in response to works in LACMA’s collection.
North Hollywood | Valley Plaza Branch Library
Free and open to the public
Note: This program takes place off-site on 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

Make a Tunnel Book
2 pm | Sat, November 18, 2017
Participate in a free artist-led workshop and create your own artwork in response to works in LACMA’s collection.
North Hollywood | Valley Plaza Branch Library
Free and open to the public
Note: This program takes place off-site on 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

Make an Accordion Book
2 pm | Sat, December 9, 2017
Participate in a free artist-led workshop and create your own artwork in response to works in LACMA’s collection.
North Hollywood | Valley Plaza Branch Library
Free and open to the public
Note: This program takes place off-site on 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.

 

Filed Under: Artists' Books, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Book, ARTIST BOOKS, ARTIST'S BOOKS, BOOK ART, Bookmaking, Flag Book, FREE WORKSHOPS, Handmade Books, LACMA, NoHo, North Hollywood, NORTH HOLLYWOOD | VALLEY PLAZA BRANCH LIBRARY, Teaching Artist, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, TUNNEL BOOK, VALLEY PLAZA LIBRARY

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