Book Arts News
Holiday Printing Workshop Today!
Join us this afternoon as we print holiday cards! As you can see, these students are having a wonderful time printing lovely holiday cards. We have 6 printing presses for … Read more
Book Arts Holiday Sale
The holiday season is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with handmade prints and books!? Our students have been working diligently throughout the semester to … Read more
Sanding in the Sun
Today our Bookbinding I class began the Ethiopian Binding. This book structure dating from Late Antiquity is a beautiful book with wooden boards as covers and exposed sewing at the … Read more
Margaret Ward, Visiting Writer
On Wednesday evening (tomorrow), Margaret Ward, Ph.D., D. Litt., h. c., will visit Wells to read from her book Missing Mila, Finding Family: An International Adoption in the Shadow of the Salvadoran … Read more
Nicolas Barker at Wells College
Nicolas Barker visited Wells College last Thursday where he visited the Book Arts Center and gave a brilliant talk to the community. The lecture was attended by book arts board … Read more
Yellow-Back
Yellow-back: ‘The nickname given to the particular type of cheap edition evolved in the middle of the 19th century for display and sale on railway bookstalls. It was usually (but … Read more
Holiday Card Workshop at Wells
Our annual Holiday Card Workshop is approaching! The event will be held on the 6th and 7th of December, both days from 1-5 pm. The … Read more
Deckle-Fetishism
Deckle-Fetishism: The over-zealous, undiscriminating (and often very expensive) passion for uncut edges in books which were intended to have their edges cut. -from John Carter and Nicolas Barker’s ABC for … Read more
Issue-Mongers
“The issue-monger is one of the worst pests of the collecting world, and the more dangerous because many humble and well-intentioned collectors think him a hero to whom they should … Read more
Bibliomania
“Literally, a madness for books. A bibliomaniac is a book-collector with a slightly wild look in his eye.” -from John Carter and Nicolas Barker’s ABC for Book Collectors. Barker will … Read more
Victor Hammer Fellowship Search Open
Wells College and the Wells Book Arts Center announce a search for the next Victor Hammer Fellow in the Book Arts. The successful candidate will hold the position for two … Read more
Open House a Success!
Last Saturday we opened up Morgan Hall for the Wells community to print greeting cards on our presses. Music filled the air, as did the scent of apples and cinnamon. … Read more