Call Him Markham Schimmelhoeffer Story and Photos by F.A. Loomis An Idaho hermit artist I know reminds me in his manner of the famous Buckskin Bill, whom I met when I was in high school. I was a
Edited by Jodi Eichelberger Photos by Christina Birkinbine What is your story going to be? This question launches every Story Story Night, an Idaho event now entering its fifteen season of sharing true stories live. As producing artistic
A Legacy Ignites By James Walker Photos Courtesy of Dr. Peck Legacy, Inc. I recognized the name on the call and quickly answered my cell phone. A long pause followed, and then I heard a raspy, tired-sounding voice
No Easy Task Story and Photos by Bruce Bash When I got near the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho last July and saw a group of people, young and older, down on their hands and knees, I might
And out with a Woodcarving By Doug Rose Photos courtesy of Craig Plummer and Idaho Artistry in Wood Association I guess you could call me a tree-hugger. One of the things I love about Idaho is that it
Cultivating an Idea By Steven Hatcher Christmastime in Rupert is beautiful. As the sun settled one evening in December 2021 and the historic town square’s lights went on above a couple inches of recent snow, I felt a
History in Wood and Nails By Keith Knight Photos by Lillian Baumgart A neighbor stopped by for a visit at my home shop in Hayden one afternoon and as we sat around shooting the breeze, he mentioned that
The Legacy of Louis Peck By James Walker Photos Courtesy of Carol Peck Hill A memory comes rushing into my mind with goose bump-producing clarity. Louis Peck stares at me, his hands scrunched into the pockets of the
An Encounter with James Castle, Master of Found Materials Art By Teddy Khteian-Keeton In January 1963, before the first Idaho exhibition of work by James Castle, I was publicity chairman of the Boise Gallery of Art (now the
And Lack of It Almost Killed Me Story and Photos by Jessica Tookey A curly-headed little girl barely old enough to hold a pencil began to draw and to write under the tutelage of her older sister, using
