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Valentine's Day Bookmaking

Bookmaking Love at the West Hollywood Library!

February 11, 2025 By Debra Disman

I was thrilled to lead a Valentine’s bookmaking program February 8th, 2025, at 2PM at the  West Hollywood Library, a beautiful and welcoming place for the whole community!

Participants learned to create their own accordion fold book with pockets and pop-ups they could give a a gift for Valentine’s Day or keep for themselves.
They added  special messages into the pockets, and learned how to create fun one and two-cut pop-ups!
Refreshments and all materials were included.

See VIDEO HERE!

A love-filled time was had by ALL!


 


See VIDEO HERE!

 

 

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Presentations, Student Work, Teaching Artist, Work Tagged With: Accordion Fold Book, Bookmaking, Bookmaking at the Library, Bookmaking for the Community, Books with Pockets, Boox, Community, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Folded Books, Friends of the West Hollywood Library, Frineds of the Weho library, Frineds of the West Hollywood Lobrary, Handmade Books, Library arts workshops, Love filled bookmaking, making Books, Making Books Together, Making Valentines, POP-UPS, Valentine Love, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Bookmaking, WEHO Library, West hollywood Community, West Hollywood Library

Bookmaking with Love at the West Hollywood Library!

December 11, 2024 By Debra Disman

I am thrilled to lead a Valentine’s bookmaking program February 8th, 2025, at 2PM at The West Hollywood Library, a beautiful and welcoming place for the whole community!

Learn to create your own accordion fold book with pockets and pop-ups you can give a a gift for Valentine’s Day or keep for yourself!  
Put special messages into the pockets, and learn how to create fun pop-ups including hearts!
Refreshments and all materials included.

Join us and Feel the Love!

Tagged With: Accordion Fold Book, Bookmaking, Bookmaking at the Library, Bookmaking for the Community, Books with Pockets, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, Folded Books, Friends of the West Hollywood Library, Handmade Books, making Books, Making Books Together, Making Valentines, POP-UPS, Valentine Love, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Bookmaking, WEHO Library, West Hollywood Library

Be My Valentine at the Canoga Park Library

February 21, 2024 By Debra Disman

February 14th, 2024, was a sweet day at the Canoga Park Branch Library!
A group of wonderful and creative participants joined us for “Valentine’s Day Bookmaking”.

Using the accordion fold and sized covers, they created colorful books to which they added stickers, collaged images, drawing and writing, and love!


This program was part of my artist  residency “We Write the Book” at the Canoga Park Branch Library, supported by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs!


Hearts galore!


Librarian extraordinaire Marcia Melkonian helps our participants, along with their exemplary caregivers.


Creativity in action.


Gina, an accomplished artist and supporter of our program sets up her own creative space.


The caregivers get into the act.


Lending a helping hand.


The talented Hilary loves orange.


All of Hillary’s elements work together to create a cohesive whole.


It is fascinating how she used the orange-striped washi tape, and extended the pattern upward to create what looks like a fence. Everything os orange color-coordinated.


Then, she added the calendar image of a pinky orange sunset to the top, to complete the scene.


Completed book, with ribbon!

See the participants enjoying the workshop HERE!

Filed Under: ARTISTS, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Presentations, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: Accordion, Accordion Fold, Accordion Fold Book with pockets, Artist Residency, Be My Valentine, Book, Book as Art, Book Structures, BOOKBINDING, Bookmaking, Books made by Hand, Canoga Park Branch Library, Canoga Park Library, Caregivers, Community Artmaking, COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING, DCA LA, DCA-funded artist residency, Handmade Books, Intergenerational Arts workshops, LAPL, Librarians, Los Angeles Public Library, Making Books Together, Making Valentine books, Making Valentines, mixed media books, New Year, New Year 2024, Organization, Self-expression, The Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Three-Dimensional, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Bookmaking

ZOOM In On Distance Learning 5

February 19, 2021 By Debra Disman

As everyone keeps saying, 2020 was a year like no other. Well, no-one had seen 2021 yet.

2021 it seems, may also prove to be a year like no other, finding us teaching online, in my case through Zoom, engaging in what is called, “distance learning”. Well, you can’t beat the commute and clean-up time, and I found there are indeed ways to connect significantly with students and colleagues, and even teach some things!


As part of my artist residency in bookmaking at the West Valley Regional Branch Library through the  Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, participants learned the “double flower fold” technique, and created unique valentines with richly colored and patterned origami papers, which they then placed in paper boxes they unfolded, then folded, to house their creations.


After learning the fold, interestingly challenging over Zoom, the makers learned how to glue them together into an expanding and contracting chain,


which folded up into a 2.5 x 2.5″ square,


and was easily placed in their boxes, to create a one-of-a-kind gift. Participants could then embellish their boxes,


and add words and imagery to their folded “flowers”.


A diverse intergenerational group of enthusiasts worked together happily and supportively.


Branch Manager got into the act, carefully planning the colors of his flower-fold chain.


Children’s Librarian Kristin Peers also created stunning color combinations, and, what a background!

It looks like there may have been some very happy Valentine gift recipients, but maybe not as happy as their makers.
Because making, is the BEST!

Filed Under: Artist in Residence, Artists' Books, BOOKS, Student Work, Teaching Artist Tagged With: 2021, ARTIST'S BOOKS, Book as Art, Bookmaking, Books and boxes, Books in BOxes, CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, City of Los Angeles Public Library, Community Art programs, Creating books by hand, Distance learning, DOuble Flower Fold, Double Flower Fold Book, Handmade Books, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library, making books online, Online Bookmaking, Online bookmaking workshops, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Bookmaking, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Zoom, Zoom art workshops, Zoom classes

Bookmaking and Boxes: Valentines Day at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

January 15, 2021 By Debra Disman

Join us to celebrate Valentine’s Day by learning to create the double flower fold book structure, complete with it’s own box, to offer as a loving gift for the holiday! Contact the West Valley Regional Branch Library to reserve your spot and pick up your free materials packet!

This program is part of my Artist Residency through the wonderful Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and is online to accomodate participants all over Los Angeles. For all ages. See the instructions on the attached flier!

We hope to see you there!

 

 

Tagged With: AIR Program, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Book in a Box, Bookmaking online, Books and boxes, Handmade Books, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, LAPL, Los Angeles Public Library System, Online Art programs, Online Bookmaking Programs, Online Library Programs, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Bookmaking, West Valley Regional Branch Library

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