Calendar
2012 Free Events at the Ewing Farm
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Discovering the Goudy Legacy
Come join us for a lecture, discussion and exhibit of the Goudy’s work. Learn about the impact this duo had on the state of the art of graphic communications, printing, type design and typography. Take a personal look at how they lived, entertained and worked together. Dozens of rare books, broadsides and letters will be provided for viewing.
FREE and open to the public–all invited!
WHEN: Saturday, January 28th, from 3:30-6:00
WHERE: Ewing Farmhouse, 1915 N 95th Street, Lafayette
Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive, see Map on website
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Book Arts League Open House and Sale followed by…
Book Arts League Movie Night co-sponsored by ScriptaLab
Presents: Helvetica
From 12:00 to 3:00 the Book Arts League will have their Open House and Sale
Come visit the Ewing Farm, home of the Book Arts League, for Letterpress demonstrations and refreshments. Watch the presses in action, participate in book arts demos, shop for gifts, meet members of the BAL.
Followed by the first ever Movie Night from 3:30-5:30.
Come join your friends and fellow book arts lovers at the first ever book arts movie night. We’ll be projecting a classic movie that covers some of the most interesting aspects of the book arts and related fields. This time we’ll be showing Helvetica, “Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which recently celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica has been shown at over 200 film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide” Co-sponsored in part by ScriptaLab at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, scriptalab.org .
FREE and open to the public–all invited!
WHEN: Saturday, February 4th, from 12:00-5:30
WHERE: Ewing Farmhouse, 1915 N 95th Street, Lafayette
Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive, see Map on website
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BAL Demo/Outreach at Lafayette Miner’s Museum Fundraiser
108 E. Simpson Street
Lafayette
April–date to be determined
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BAL Demo/Outreach at pARTiculars Art Gallery for Art Night Out
401 S. Public Road Unit 1
Lafayette
May 19 6-9 pm
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2011 Ephemera Exchange
The 2011 Ephemera Exchange is the annual collation of small printed pieces by members and friends of the Book Arts League. It is a terrific opportunity to exercise your creativity and expand your paper arts collection. And best of all, there’s still time to participate! We’ve pushed the deadline back to November 30th (post-Thanksgiving) so everyone has time to complete one (or more!) ephemeral paper projects.
All submissions should be 5″ x 7″ or smaller, in an edition of 30.
Deadline is November 30th, 2011.
Send entries to:
BAL Ephemera Exchange
c/o Laura Stinson
4710 Holiday Dr #302
Boulder CO 80304-2361
Please include $5 to help offset return postage.
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The Art of Paper: Ray Tomasso
The Book Arts League is pleased to co sponsor a presentation by artist Ray Tomasso
Thursday, November 10, 7 pm
Norlin Library on the CU Campus
Norlin Commons Room E113
The Art of PAPER by Artist RAY TOMASSO: a slide show presentation on the technical and cultural history of this remarkable material and its application in his work, including a discussion of the history of paper in the preservation and transmission of knowledge and as an industrial material of great plasticity and strength.
Sponsors: University Libraries ScriptaLab, Friends of the Libraries, Graduate Committee on the Arts & Humanities, CU President’s Fund for the Humanities, CU Art Museum, Book Arts League
Tomasso’s current exhibition in Norlin Library through 2012: The Master Papermaker and Paper Artist’s Works in Cast Paper. East lobby, first floor SW Stoa Gallery, second floor SW Science Alcove Gallery, and custom pieces flanking 2nd floor bay window. Also, “Erosion and Tradition,” a mixed media work displaying traditional book crafts in a single over-sized volume (second floor SW Science Alcove Gallery).
Contact Deborah.Fink@colorado.edu, 303-492-8302
Check www.ScriptaLab.org for a video of the talk.
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small press: the art of letterpress
an exhibit at Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery
September 21 – November 6, 2011
Visit Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery 1421 Pearl Street in downtown Boulder to see this show. Featured artists are: David Ashley, Allison Bozeman, Rick Griffith, Alicia McKim, Kay Moller, Tom Parson, Ray Tomasso, Gail Watson & Matthew Winheld. Several are Book Arts League members & instructors. A percentage of sales will benefit the Book Arts League. Thanks to Earl Noe for loaning his Chandler & Price Pilot Press for the display.
Recent years have seen a growing number of small print shops creating functional paper goods & fine art with old fashioned letterpress printing presses. These presses leave a characteristic tactile impression on paper. There is great appeal in the dimensional aspect of the letterpress print, from a calling card to a poster.
The art of setting lead & wood type made in the last century excites many designers. The type itself is a small sculptural relic from the past. Graphic design on computers has its place – but machines requiring maintenance, traditional tools and oil can impart real character and depth uniquely their own. small press: the art of letterpress showcases local artists fascinated with the process of creating fresh new ideas with traditional letterpress tools.
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September 17: Book Arts League at
Lafayette Days, Old Town Lafayette
Help send the Centaurus High School Marching Band to New York City this fall by being part of the Lafayette Days Celebration in Old Town. BAL will be participating by offering book arts demos. Art Night Out, a pancake breakfast, a parade, and kids’ activities are all part of the family-friendly festivities! For more information go to City of Lafayette web site
WHEN: Saturday, September 17, starting at 11:00 (Book Arts Demos)
WHERE: Festival Plaza at Public Road and Chester Street in Old Town Lafayette
Free! Drop on by!
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BAL Booth at the Lafayette Peach Festival Saturday, August 20th, 2011
It’s that time again! The Lafayette Peach Festival will be held on Sat, Aug 20, from 9am-4pm in Old Town Lafayette, and the Book Arts League will have our usual booth offering demos and items for sale. We have been a regular at this event for years, and folks look forward to seeing the traveling Pilot “spokespress”, buying t-shirts, and getting the latest news on Ewing and our activities. It’s our big opportunity to let the community know we’re here and thriving!
As usual, we are inviting volunteers to come out and enjoy Lafayette’s signature festival and help out the Book Arts League. We need help with:
Booth setup (~7:30 am-8:30am)
Book arts demos (printing, bookbinding, calligraphy) (~9:00-4:00, in shifts)
Sales (~9:00-4:00 in shifts)
Greeters/Information (~9:00-4:00, in shifts)
Booth takedown (~4:00-5:00 pm)
Coffee and peach smoothie runs (anytime!)
Please let us know if you can help out for a couple of hours or half-day, or whatever you can do. It’s a fun event, with food, music, Western Slope peaches, and arts of all kinds, and a chance to socialize with other BAL members and the good people of Lafayette. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
If you can help out, please email sekoja@gmail.com. We need to work up a schedule, so please respond as soon as possible. See you at the Peach!
http://www.lafayettecolorado.com/peachfestival/2011peachfestival/2011peachfestival.html
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Another Wayzegoose!!!
Wayzegoose Printer’s Fair & Book Arts Sale
The Rocky Mountain Letterpress Society and the Book Arts League are pleased to host a Letterpress/Book Arts Sale and Wayzegoose on Saturday, July 9th at Ewing Farm.
Come buy, sell, and trade letterpress and book arts equipment and supplies, exchange information, and visit with old friends and new.
For the general public, it’s a great opportunity to meet printers and other book arts artisans, experience book arts and printing demonstrations, purchase book arts items, and see the tools and materials of these centuries-old trades and crafts. Refreshments provided, along with fun for all ages!
DATE/TIME: Sat, July 9, 9:00am-12:00pm
WHERE: Ewing Farm, 1915 N 95th Street, Lafayette. Everyone, including sellers, please park on Prairie Ridge Drive across from the playground and take the gravel path to Ewing. See the map on the BAL website at www.bookartsleague.org
Note that parking is prohibited on Larkspur Court, per our lease. Do not park on 95th St. either. (Important – the police have come by when people parked in these spots.)
COST: Event is free for public and buyers. $5 fee for sellers, who will bring small items only that can be put on tables; if larger items for sale, bring photos. Sales are strictly between sellers and buyer; BAL charges no commission and does not take responsibility.
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The Book Arts League invites you to participate in a
2-day workshop with traveling book artists Peter and Donna Thomas
Letterpress printed flap book
In this workshop we will letterpress print paper and use it to create unique artists’ books employing the Thomas’ experimental “Dowel Flap” structure. We will print letterpress, loose and freely, playing with color and type faces, to visually interpret a quote by Peter’s printing mentor William Everson. Students will learn a little of letterpress basics as we print the text, and a little of bookbinding basics as we make the book.
Peter and Donna Thomas are book artists, and authors of “More Making Books by Hand” (Quarry Books). Peter learned letterpress printing as an apprentice with beat poet/printer William Everson. Peter and Donna work collaboratively, making paper, printing and binding. Their use of alternative structures in the artists’ book is internationally recognized. In 2006 they walked from San Francisco to Yosemite following John Muir’s footsteps, but they reside in Santa Cruz, California. In 2010-11 they traveled the country as “Wandering Book Artists.”
WHEN:
Saturday, June 4th 9:30-1PM
Sunday, June 5th 10-4PM
WHERE: Ewing farmhouse and bunkhouse,
1915 N 95th St., Lafayette CO
Map to the farm: http://www.bookartsleague.org/map/
COST: $100
TO REGISTER:
To reserve your spot, please send a check for the full workshop fee to Brenda Gallagher, 7963 Neva Road, Longmont, CO 80503. Class size is limited to 12 students.
It’s getting late…
Do you know where your Ephemera is?
The 2011 Ephemera Exchange is the annual collation of small printed pieces by members and friends of the Book Arts League. It is a terrific opportunity to exercise your creativity and expand your paper arts collection. And best of all, there’s still time to participate! We’ve pushed the deadline back to post-Thanksgiving, so everyone has time to complete one (or more!) ephemeral paper projects.
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2010 Ephemera Exchange
All submissions should be 5″ x 7″ or smaller, in an edition of 30.
Deadline is November 30th, 2011.
Send entries to:
BAL Ephemera Exchange
c/o Laura Stinson
4710 Holiday Dr #302
Boulder CO 80304-2361
Please include $5 to help offset return postage.
Questions? Email laura (at) katzenjammy.com, or call her at 720-938-1634.
BAL outreach at Lafayette Days, Old Town Lafayette
Help send the Centaurus High School Marching Band to New York City this fall by being part of the Lafayette Days Celebration in Old Town. BAL will be participating by offering book arts demos. Art Night Out, a pancake breakfast, a parade, and kids’ activities are all part of the family-friendly festivities! For more information go to http://www.cityoflafayette.com/sectionindex.asp?sectionid=78
WHEN: Saturday, September 17, starting at 11:00 (Book Arts Demos)
WHERE: Festival Plaza at Public Road and Chester Street in Old Town Lafayette
Free! Drop on by!
Open House at Ewing Farm
The Ewing Farm, an historic centennial farm in Lafayette, is the permanent home for our fully-equipped letterpress printing studio, which includes our historic collection of metal type and restored old printing presses. At our studio, the public can experience an old-fashioned print shop. In addition, visitors can tour the recently renovated Farmhouse, which houses our book arts workshop space and historical items about the Ewing family and early Boulder County. Come visit us at our open house, view the presses in action, meet members of the BAL and enjoy refreshments!
When: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 1-4 PM
Where: Ewing Farmhouse and Bunkhouse, 1915 N 95th St., Lafayette. (Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive, across from the park/playground.)
Free! Drop on by!
2011 Edible Book Show & Tea
Call for Entries: Get ready to cook your books – and eat them, too!
Ever wanted to digest Reader’s Digest or taste Archimides’ apple pi? Join artists in 28 states and 15 countries in creating books made entirely of edible materials, which will be exhibited and then consumed! The Book Arts League will again host Boulder’s own edible exhibition of tasty texts.
WHERE: Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art,
1750 13th Street in Boulder, CO.
DATE: Sunday April 10, 2011
TIME: Drop off books by 3:30 pm
Event 4-6 pm
Registration Fee: $8 for adults, $3 for children
With edible book entry: $3 for each person per book. $1 per entry for additional entries.
Proceeds support the Book Arts League, a nonprofit community arts organization.
Details and registration form on the website at www.eatyourwordsboulder.com
Want to help out at the event? Be a Tea volunteer! Please use our contact page to let us know:
http://www.bookartsleague.org/contact/
Support the BAL and promote yourself
The Edible Book Show and Tea is a great opportunity to donate some of your book arts and associated artwork to our fundraising sale table, alongside donated goods and services from local merchants and other artists. We need to make as much money as possible from this sale, because expenses for this year’s show are significantly higher than in previous years. Since this is both a cultural arts event and a fundraiser for the BAL, we will need to work hard to achieve both of these ends. Donations from membership are tax-deductible and deeply appreciated!
Annual Meeting 2011
Saturday February 26 at Ewing Farm
The annual general meeting of the Book Arts League is planned for February 26, from 1 to 4 PM, at the Ewing Farm (driving directions below). We will elect officers to the Board of Directors, discuss upcoming events, and update members and guests on matters of general interest to all. After the meeting, we’ll have a potluck afternoon buffet and informal show & tell of members’ recent works or works-in-progress.
Please bring some kind of lunch-type items to share; drinks will be provided.
You can renew your membership at the meeting if it has been more than a year since you last paid dues. Membership information is available on our CONTACT page: http://www.bookartsleague.org/contact/
Getting there – please see our MAP page: http://www.bookartsleague.org/map/
IMPORTANT: Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive, just south of the Bunkhouse, and follow the gravel trail to the Farm. The cul-de-sac just west of the Farm is not available for parking. (Participants with mobility issues who are unable to park on Prairie Ridge Drive and walk, please contact us for instructions.)
Trees Trimmed At Ewing Homestead
Five of the nicest and most talented arborists trimmed and evaluated the trees at the Ewing Farm, home of the Book Arts League, 1915 N 95th St., Lafayette on Jan. 29th:Fred Berkelhammer& James Melton of Berkelhammer Tree Experts, (Louisville); Charley Wagner of Cutting Edge Tree Care LLC (Lafayette), Dan Odell of Tree Care (Lafayette) (who provided a truck and chipper), and Dave Walker of Walker Tree Care (Gunbarrel.) Participants included top competitive tree climbers like Charley Wagner, a six-time winner of the Rocky Mountain Tree Climbing Championship who has also has finished fourth in the International Tree Climbing Competition.
Working till dark, these generous men removed years of dead wood, and gave BAL advice on the future tree care of these majestic and historic trees. The Catalpa tree in the front of the bunkhouse is over 100 years old, and was planted by the original homesteader, John N. Ewing, as a memorial for a daughter who died in 1888. BAL and the trees are deeply appreciative of this valuable gift.
For more pictures link here: https://picasaweb.google.com/ebrown217/EwingFarmTreeTrimming12911?feat=directlink
Open House at Ewing Farm
The Ewing Farm, an historic centennial farm in Lafayette, is the permanent home for our fully-equipped letterpress printing studio, which includes our historic collection of metal type and restored old printing presses. At our studio, the public can experience an old-fashioned print shop. In addition, visitors can tour the recently renovated Farmhouse, which houses our book arts workshop space and historical items about the Ewing family and early Boulder County. Come visit us at our open house, view the presses in action, meet members of the BAL and enjoy refreshments!
When: Saturday, August 28, 1-4 PM (no registration required)
Where: Ewing Farmhouse and Bunkhouse, 1915 N 95th St., Lafayette. (Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive, across from the park/playground.)
Free! Drop on by!
Peachfest!
Lafayette Peach Festival
Come see us at the Lafayette Peach Festival!
When: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Where: E Chester St & S Public Rd, Lafayette
Julia demos the press
Evert demos the press
From Press to Pixels: Historical Tools and New/Digital Media
Monday July 19, 6:30–8 pm, Free
CU Boulder Campus
Norlin Commons room E113
(through the east entrance)
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/map.htm
From Press to Pixels: Historical Tools and New/Digital Media
Is there really anything new about producing text and images? From fine letterpress printing to avant–garde experimentation in digital media production, historical media shapes the contemporary and e-media recapitulates the past.
Listen in on a discussion between Rob Barnes and Trace Reddell about media.
Understand the contemporary views of Trace Reddell, Director of the Media Studies Program at the University of Denver, and how the new field of digital studies pays tribute to five centuries of printing. Learn how craftsman Rob Barnes of Foils and Dies Vintage Pressworks in Denver, uses the experience of centuries of letterpress predecessors to bring fresh life to text.
Sponsored by the CU–Boulder University Libraries, Book Arts League, Friends of the Libraries, ATLAS Institute, English Department, Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild, and Center for Humanities and the Arts.
Contact: deborah.fink@colorado.edu, 303-492-8302
From Homer to BFF: about how we express ourselves
Sunday July 18th, 6pm, Free
CU Boulder Campus
Norlin Commons room E113
(through the east entrance)
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/map.htm
From Homer to BFF: about how we express ourselves
a slide talk by Brian Allen, an interested amateur
A rapid ride from pre-history to a speculative future in the ways humans communicate. Socrates was not happy about the written word; calligraphic writing’s influence on early printed work; printing types through the centuries; the transition to digital; are our alphabetic symbols evolving into something different?
Brian Allen, who worked for over twenty years in digital font production, is a calligrapher and letterpress printer.