Author: craigburkhalter

Seaborn was an eccentric poet and a friend of mine. Over the years I produced many prints, broadsheets and books of his poems. For his book Conjurer’s Juice I had him call me and read the poem to my voicemail to make sure I broke it up the way he intended. I kept that recording…

Have you ever seen Cardinals kiss? (birds not Catholics) They have a mating ritual where the male feeds the female to prove himself worthy and it looks like they are kissing. I have a pair that come to my deck every morning to eat the seeds I put out. I have to assume they are…

There might be a better way than bombs! Peace – Stamp / Color pencil

I’ve made books in a variety of styles for many years and will be teaching a workshop in bookmaking at Hambidge Art Center in September. We will be learning Japanese Stab, Saddle Sewing and Concertina Fold methods of binding. The simplest form I use is a 2-page folded method. Themes can be personal, political or…

I haven’t taken any major hikes recently but I did get out for a while today. I saw my first Black Eyed Susan of the season, paused and saw Ginseng at my feet and visited one of my favorite waterfalls on Patterson Creek. It is a cascading waterfall with three drops. This is a photo…

A Woman Keepeth… and But a Man… – Collage / Stamp / Acrylic on canvas The text is from a book by Helen Rowland, an early feminist who wrote satirical books and columns in the early 20th century. The Sayings of Mrs. Solomon, Being the Confessions of the Seven Hundredth Wife is advice being given…

We all have ways to amuse ourselves through life that are silly or seemingly nonsensical ways. One thing I do is random mailouts. These are not like my guerrilla messages, mailouts are NEVER threatening or political in nature. They are lighthearted and fun. I will produce an edition of fifty 5 X 7 prints, sign…

I have a love / hate relationship with George Washington. Growing up we all learned what a great patriot he was, how he is the Father of our country and that he never told a lie. We were never told about his owning slaves. I’m not sure when I learned this but it wasn’t as…

I’m awake early every morning and whenever the weather is correct I sit on my deck and drink coffee. I love the birds, the occasional deer and once or twice bears I see. Yesterday a large black snake appeared on the walkway and today a pig in the yard. We live surrounded by a national…

Blue isn’t really my dog, she lives next door about half a mile away but is my hiking buddy. She shows up around 5:30 – 6:00 every morning and sits with me while I drink coffee and read the news. We take a walk through the woods back to her house for her breakfast and…