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The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs

West Valley Regional Branch Library Artist Residency CULMINATION 2022!!

May 8, 2022

I just recently completed my  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.   I and the Staff at West Valley would like to share the Residency activities … [Read more...] about West Valley Regional Branch Library Artist Residency CULMINATION 2022!!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Artmaking Online, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, Culmination Event, Handmade Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, making books online, Making Books Together, Online Art Workshops, Online Bookmaking, The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Artist Residency CULMINATION 2022!!

May 2, 2022

I just recently completed my  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.   I and the Staff at West Valley would like to share the Residency activities … [Read more...] about Artist Residency CULMINATION 2022!!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Artmaking Online, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, Culmination Event, Handmade Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, making books online, Making Books Together, Online Art Workshops, Online Bookmaking, The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Celebrate Poetry Month and Earth Day with the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

April 20, 2022

Please join us online for our final event of the season with artist-in-residence Debra Disman. Debra will help you create a special handmade book honoring Earth Day and celebrating National Poetry Month.  To celebrate this program, when you sign up you will not only receive the supplies necessary … [Read more...] about Celebrate Poetry Month and Earth Day with the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

Tagged With: Accordion Fold, Accordion Fold Book, Art By Women, Art of Women, Artmaking Online, Books made by Hand, Closed Accordion Book Structure, Community Artmaking, Earth Day, Ecology, Environment, Folded and glued Books, Folded Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, making books online, Making Books Together, National Poetry Month, Nature, Online Art Workshops, Poetry, Poetry Month, The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs, West Valley Regional Branch Library

“Offal” is not so Awful

September 5, 2019

I am thrilled to be included in the current exhibition at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, OFFAL https://www.lamag.org/portfolio_page/offal/ Thank you Steven Wong, Curator, for putting this together. Thank you Brianna Bakke, Assistant Curator, for your writing. And, thank … [Read more...] about “Offal” is not so Awful

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Exhibitions, New Work, Work Tagged With: ARTIST'S BOOKS, Artists, Curator, CURRENT LA: FOOD, EXHBITION, Handmade Books, LAMAG, Los Angeles, OFFAL, Sculptural Books, Sculpture, The City of Los Angeles, THE DCA, The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs, The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

Latinx Heritage Celebrated

October 12, 2018

In our recent program at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL,   participants created accordion fold (also known as "concertina"...continuing with the musical instrument metaphor-) books. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, they added images of Latinx art and architecture, … [Read more...] about Latinx Heritage Celebrated

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accodion Fold, Accordion Fold, ACCORDION FOLD BOOKS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Bookmaking Workshops, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, Concertina fold, Concertina Fold Books, Granada Hills Public Library, Handmade Books, Hispanic heritage Month, Latina, Latino, Latinx, Library Programs, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Public programs, The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Bookish Celebration

October 4, 2018

In our recent program at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL,  23 participants created "folded fan" books, comprised of an accordion spine, front and back covers, and fan pages.  In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, they added their own "Picado Papel", decoratively cut and punched … [Read more...] about National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Bookish Celebration

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, ARTIST'S BOOKS, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Concertina Fold Book, DCA, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of LA, Family Bookmaking, Folded Fan Book, Handmade Books, Hispanic heritage Month, Latino heritage Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Papel Picado, The Los ANgeles Department of Cultural Affairs, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, Washi Tape

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