About the Workshop
Join Craig Burkhalter as he shares an easy way to make botanical prints without a printing press. Participants will begin the workshop with a short hike through the Hambidge property to collect foliage samples to print. Using a water-based ink they will learn a printmaking technique that can be utilized at home. Prints will be made on a variety of handmade and imported papers with folded cards sized to 5 X 7 inches with insert. Envelopes will be supplied for cards. All materials and tools will be supplied. The hike is an easy hike on an established trail but it is in the woods where poison ivy is present so proper shoes and pants are encouraged.
About the Instructor
Craig Burkhalter was born in Macon, GA in 1956. Except for his college years he spent the first 60 years of his life in Macon. He graduated from Central High School in 1974, earned an art and teaching degree from Georgia Southern College in 1979 and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 2002. He has a daughter who teaches in Macon and a son who is an environmental lawyer in Washington, DC. He now lives in the southern Appalachian mountains with his partner, Helen Meadors.
Craig’s career was in arts education, first on the high school level, and later as a professor of printmaking and art history at Middle Georgia State University. While teaching he continued to produce art and has shown in over 300 group and solo exhibitions. He was also the chairman of the Contemporary Arts Exchange/Macon for 30 years.
After 60 years of living in Macon Craig moved to the mountains. His studio was in downtown Macon, and now it’s surrounded by mountains, and the nearest neighbor is a half mile away. Such a great change in life brought about great changes in his art. He now spends his days in his garden, his studio, and taking long solitary hikes in the woods.
ELIGIBILITY: Your primary address must be in Rabun County in order to attend this workshop for free but you can attend for a small fee if you are not a resident. Upon arriving, you will be asked to show ID with your address.
Space is limited to 8 participants.
Each participant must register separately.
Open to local creatives over the age of 12.
Minors must be accompanied by a participating adult. Minors will not be asked for ID; only adults.
This workshop is offered for free only to members of our Rabun County community. If you don’t live in Rabun County but would like to attend a community workshop, email the Hambidge Office at office@hambidge.org.
Our free Community Workshops are supported in part by the Lake Rabun Foundation.