Learn how to marble paper with Artist Steve Pittelkow Admission is FREE October 7th 6:30-8:30pm Sommer Center Wells College Aurora-On-Cayuga NY Paper marbling offers a fascinating and magical method for … Read more
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Take Action Now! Come be a part of a hands on lecture and learn about the Book Arts In-Residence The Mobile Mill, a traveling paper-making studio on September 24th at … Read more
In 1985, I was given a font of script type that was the most horrible type ever conceived by man. I could find no trace of it in any of … Read more
The establishment of the Bindery as part of the Book Arts Center at Wells College was due entirely to the generosity of Jane Webster Pearce, Class of 1932. This took … Read more
In the early 1960s I was introduced to Victor Hammer by Dr. Justus Bier, noted Medievalist, while on the faculty of the University of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky. During the following … Read more
According to her own account, Susie Garretson (as her friends knew her then) dreamed of a Book Arts Center at Wells while she was a still a student. I don’t … Read more
Victor Hammer was an artist of remarkable talents and skills: although his primary métier was painting, usually in tempera on gesso panels, and chiefly portraiture, he was also a master … Read more
Of all the individuals who have left an impression on Wells College over the years, surely one of the most singular was Julius John Lankes, who taught in the Department … Read more
Friday, March 20, 2015 Artist’s Talk 6:30pm Book Launch Party 7:30pm Antique Methods, Modern Design: Letterpress in the 21st Century Starshaped Press Artist’s Talk and Book Release Party Since 1999, … Read more
ECOLOGY, ECONOMY, AND THE ENDURANCE OF PRINTING: Gaspereau Press, Printers & Publishers Award-winning Canadian typographer, printer and publisher Andrew Steeves will discuss his hands-on approach to making contemporary trade books … Read more