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West Valley Regional Branch Library Artist Residency CULMINATION Event!!!

April 17, 2023 By Debra Disman

Celebrate a wonderful year of creativity and hands-on making at a special culminating event with our Artist in Residence in bookmaking Debra Disman!

Thursday, June 22nd at 4:00 P.M.

Learn how to create your very own travel journal to document your summer adventures!

See a slideshow sharing the bookmaking projects we have done together over the past year!

Pick up goody bags of fun library and art SWAG to use during the program and bring home!

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

Tagged With: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Culmination, DCA, Families, FAMILY ARTMAKING, Family festival, Handmade Books, Hands on bookmaking, LA DCA, LAPL, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, Sewn Books, signature books, Travel Journal, West Valley Regional Branch Library

“Reading Takes You Anywhere!”(2)

July 23, 2018 By Debra Disman

Here is the inaugural workshop at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL, kicking off my artist residency there:  “We Write the Book“, supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles.

For the Summer Reading Theme:  “Reading Takes You Anywhere!”  participants created a Travel Journal…an accordion book with pockets and sewn in pages.

Meet the bookmakers!


Three generations  of women and girls, making books.


What a message…she came up with this title on her own.


Our lovely helpers Emily and Erica, with two of our younger makers.


Sharing their embellishment!


Three generations of females again…with Grandma and Granddaughter participating in the workshop.


I see a theme here…crossed ribbons marks the spot…


Two beautiful families, one, about to take off for Australia.
A Travel Journal will come in handy…

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Book, Accordion Book with Pockets, Accordion Fold Book, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Community Artmaking, Concertina Fold Book, DCA, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of LA, Family Bookmaking, Handmade Books, Sewn pages, Signatures, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, Travel Journal, Washi Tape

“Reading Takes You Anywhere!”(1)

July 15, 2018 By Debra Disman

Inaugural workshop at the Granada Hills Branch Library of the LAPL, kicking off my artist residency there:  “We Write the Book“, supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles.

For the Summer Reading Theme:  “Reading Takes You Anywhere!”  participants created a Travel Journal…an accordion book with pockets and sewn in pages.

Here are some of the results.
TBC in the next post…“Reading Takes You Anywhere! (2)”.


Washi love.


Working on the covers.


Stuck on stickers!


“Mom’s Travel Journal”…an elegant use of decorative butterflies, maps, birds and color. This Mom is headed soon to Australia…and hopefully, her Travel Journal will come in handy.
Bon voyage!

Up next….the book makers behind (or in front of) the books.

Stay tuned!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elegance…

 

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion Book, Accordion Book with Pockets, Accordion Fold Book, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Artist Residency The Granada Hills Library, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Concertina Fold Book, DCA, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of LA, Handmade Books, Sewn pages, Signatures, THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, Travel Journal, Washi Tape

“Make Your Own Travel Journal at the Granada Hills Public Library!”

June 5, 2018 By Debra Disman

“Make Your Own Travel Journal at the Granada Hills Public Library!”

Learn to create an accordion fold book with pockets to hold your travel treasures!
Tickets, notes, keepsakes, photographs and memories, this book will be something you will want to keep forever to remember your travel adventures and experiences.

The Los Angeles Summer Reading Challenge  2018 theme is:
“Reading Takes You Everywhere”, so join us to read, make, discover and explore at the Granada Hills Branch Library.

All ages welcome, all materials provided.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs  (DCA)

 

 

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