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01/14/202402/17/2015 by henrywells

Alphabet of Sorts is a collaboration between Starshaped press in Chicago and Wells College Press here in Aurora-On-Cayuga NY. The Alphabet of Sorts book is now printed and binding has … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags ABC for Book Collectors, An Alphabet Book Of Sorts, Book Arts, bookbinding, letterpress, letterpress printing, Starshaped press, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells College 6 Comments
01/14/202412/17/2014 by henrywells

Wells College Press recently released River Time, the 2nd chapbook of the series featuring Poetry on Place. What Longing Is by Janis Esch was the 1st chapbook. River Time, By Michael … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags binding, Bixlers, books, Chapbook, letterpress, Michael Jennings, River Time, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells College, wells college press
01/14/202412/02/2014 by henrywells

The Paper-Making House is underway. Before Thanksgiving break visiting artist April Sheridan gave a lecture on her experience with creating a sustainable papermaker’s garden at Columbia. April is the Studio … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags april sheridan, Book Arts, paper house, paper making, paper making garden, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells College 7 Comments
01/14/202411/12/2014 by henrywells

Wells College Press and Starshaped Press are co-publishing a limited edition alphabet book. Each letter is made up of printers’ ornaments composed by hand and letterpress printed from metal at Starshaped … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags An Alphabet Book Of Sorts, Book Arts, bookbinding, letterpress, metal type, ornaments, Starshaped press, Wells Book Arts Center, wells college press 2 Comments
01/14/202410/31/2014 by henrywells

The past two weeks the Book Arts Center and the English Department have been collaborating to produce a broadside for the Visiting Writing Series here at Wells College. The Visiting … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags Book Arts, broadsides, kevin gonzalez, letterpress printing, tire printing, visiting writer series, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells College
01/14/202410/21/2014 by henrywells

Just Who Is Richard Kegler And What Is He Doing At Wells Book Arts Center? If you are in the Central NY area you can Find out this Thursday at … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags binding, Book Arts, Book arts lecture, bookbinding, books, director, letterpress, Richard kegler, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells College
01/14/202410/21/2014 by henrywells

Self-taught artist Kore Loy stopped by the book arts center to share her work and experiences with the bookbinding and calligraphy students.  Loy from North Carolina is a poet, letterpress printer, … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags Book Arts, bookbinding, intaglio, Kore Loy McWhirter, letterpress, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells College
01/14/202409/24/2014 by henrywells

SAVE THE DATE! We are pleased to announce the dates for the Book Arts Summer Institute of 2015!  Excitement is building here at the Center! We recently decided to add … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags Book Arts, bookbinding, finger lakes, letterpress, Summer institute 2015, Wells Book Arts Center, Wells book arts summer institute, Wells College 5 Comments
01/14/202410/13/2013 by henrywells

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

Categories Book Arts Tags Book Arts, Fine Printing, letterpress, metal type, Nicolas Barker, printing, Typography, Wells Book Arts Center 6 Comments
01/14/202410/09/2013 by henrywells

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

Categories Book Arts Tags binding, Book Arts, Britain, British Library, cheap books, Nicolas Barker, publishing, wells, Wells Book Arts Center, yellow back
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