http://www.bookartsleague.org Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:39:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/from-press-to-pixels-historical-tools-and-newdigital-media/ 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 ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/from-homer-to-bff-about-how-we-express-ourselves/ A Collaborative Class in Letterpress Printing with Brian Allen (co-founder, with Julia Seko, of the Book Arts League) Using a small project to demonstrate and to stimulate discussion and sharing, we’ll talk about the major aspects of letterpress printing from beginning to end. Brian will share resources, tips, and information gleaned from ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/a-collaborative-class-in-letterpress-printing/ A Wayzegoose?!? Is that how everybody buys letterpresses and other equipment? The Rocky Mountain Letterpress Society and the Book Arts League are pleased to host a Letterpress/Book Arts Sale and Wayzegoose on July 10 at Ewing Farm.  This is a local opportunity to get the equipment you need, meet book arts artisans, and exchange ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/442/ 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. Come visit us ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/register-now-for-summer-2010-workshops/ The Longmont Times-Call recently published a feature story on the Book Arts League and Ewing  Farm — take a look! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="468" caption="May 15th bookbinding class at Ewing"][/caption] http://www.bookartsleague.org/book-arts-league-in-the-news/ Follow the link to "BAL Classes" on the left. We are hosting top-notch instructors for six fabulous opportunities to expand your book arts repertoire in June and July. Register soon--The Ewing Farm is a beautiful, unique environment for learning and practicing the book arts, and plenty of book artists are onto ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/summer-workshops-open-for-registration/ Books Pondered, Then Eaten The 11th annual International Edible Book Show and Tea took place on Sunday, April 11 around tea time at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Several dozen "bookish" entries were created by artists of wide-ranging age and ability. All ingredients in the creations were to be edible, ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/sunday-sunday-sunday/ The Book Arts League welcomes everyone to the long-awaited Farmhouse Grand Opening at the historic Ewing Farm, held on February 27, 2010 [caption id="attachment_416" align="alignleft" width="433" caption="Brenda Gallagher"] Gweneth Ewing cuts the ReBirthday cake - Lafayette Mayor Pro Tem Jay Ruggeri looks on. The League welcomed many guests to the ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/farmhouse-grand-opening/ Phase 2 of the Ewing Farmhouse restoration will be completed around the end of October.  Once it is done, the building will need to be painted inside and out.  Through the efforts of dedicated volunteers, we have a local painter who will donate painting services for the Farmhouse exterior, and ... http://www.bookartsleague.org/ewing-update-volunteers-needed/