We’ll be there with our small press and peach juice up to our elbows and all over our shirts.  Come and see us on Saturday, August 22, in Old Town Lafayette, on Public Road between Cannon and  Kimbark streets.  The festival runs from 9:00-4:00. Look for us in booth 13 (our usual spot) in front [...]

Work on the Farmhouse began in June, and the contractor is hoping to complete this phase sometime this fall. Although the restoration will not be complete (we are working on grants for that) we will be able to use the Farmhouse for workshop, outreach, exhibits, and other events. Before we can occupy, however, we need [...]

Brenda Gallager’s linkstich bookbinding class on January 17 was fully subscribed, with seven students making three books in three hours. The students were enthusiastic about the class and looking forward to more in the future. Watch the calendar page for announcements of copper covers book, puzzle book, and polymer plates classes in the spring!

On Saturday November 29th the Ewing Bunkhouse hosted its first workshop, Tracy Bellehumeur’s Tin Tunnel Book Ornaments class. 

BAL members and friends converged at the Ewing bunkhouse printshop on a pleasantly crisp fall afternoon for the Members’ Open House. David Ashley oversaw the printing of this year’s holiday card, a technical tour-de-force combining 21st and 19th century printing techniques. He gave a short description of the difficulties involved, and brought examples of creative lockup [...]