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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Medieval sewing methods and handwriting were the basis for this workshop, introducing non-adhesive codex structure using raised cord sewing and sewing with leather straps.
We had 12 participants and it was a great workshop.
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On Sat, April 16, volunteers from around Boulder County gave the Ewing Farm a good spring cleaning.  The effort was for SeLebration 2011, hosted by Project Yes, a Lafayette-based nonprofit that provides leadership opportunities for young people through the arts and civic involvement.
Volunteers cleaned, weeded, and helped organize the League’s workshop and print shop [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]