Author: craigburkhalter

Recently I wrote about Donna Mintz, our friendship and the people I’ve met through her. One artist in particular is Michael Murrell. He is one of the most prolific and interesting artists I’ve ever met. He has an enormous 30,000 square foot studio at Habersham Mills. Although he exhibits world wide he rarely sells any…

I guess about the only thing more annoying than an old man with a garden is an old man with and garden and a camera. I never did any serious gardening until I moved to the mountains. It has become as spiritually fulfilling as making my art is. This year I changed my tactics and…

Years ago I was riding down a dirt road and saw a willowy, blonde woman walking down the road. You can always tell a Hambidge resident, they look pretty different from your average Appalachian. I stopped and spoke to her not realizing what a good friend Donna Mintz  would become. Through her I’ve met sculptors,…

I haunt antique shops and second hand stores for old printing blocks. I recently found a handful of pretty good ones. Several lent themselves to doing my silly guerrilla work. Here are the first couple of books… I was told they have already found themselves in proper magazines.

Two editions pulled in preperation for the Casoli exhibition. They didn’t make it to Italy but I like ’em anyway. Poison Ivy – Letterpress / Relief

Growing up in suburbia I was woefully unaware of flowers, basic stuff but nothing extensive. Since moving to the mountains and watching an Appalachian spring I am overwhelmed at the wildflowers. I have a large open meadow / field in front of my house surrounded by deep forest. I get the best of habitats for…

For the recent show in Casoli I worked with the symbolic nature of plants. Here are a few… A Passage of Time, Mountain Mint, A Cosmic Significance – Relief / Letterpress / Acrylic

I dunno why people can’t figure out my imagery. They can’t even figure out the veggies I grow. Here is Corn, Cucumber, Tiger Eye Bean and All Blue Potato.

I had the chance to hike the Hambidge Cove trail. Of course you gotta take a photo of the spring house. I think it is required. Further up Patterson Gap I saw more neat-o Rhododendrons and coming home I saw 2 bears in the field. They ran in opposite directions but I hung out at…

The Rhododendrons have been awful purty this season. Here are a few photos from a recent hike with Blue.