Chris Calle has drawn since early childhood.  He often observed and sketched nature with his father, who continues to be a constant source of knowledge and inspiration for him. His interest in wildlife began when he and his brother, Paul, became volunteers at a local nature center.  Chris soon enrolled in the art classes offered at the center, painting and drawing the animals he observed.  His brother chose to focus his time and attention on feeding and caring for animals.  Today, the brothers' continued interests in wildlife are reflected in their work.  Chris through his artwork and Paul through his work as a zoo veterinarian.  Their wildlife interests are once again combined as they collaborate on the written texts for Chris' original prints.

Although Chris has always been interested and intrigued by original lithography, it was the printmaking classes taken while in college that really allowed him to begin experimenting with the process.  It was then that Chris began to realize the great potential for original lithography as a unique vehicle for his drawing.

Chris Calle's career began as an artist after graduating from the University of Michigan School of Fine Art in 1983.  Since that time, Chris has completed assignments for such major clients as Reader's Digest, NASA, the National Wildlife Federation and the U.S. Postal Service.  Chris has designed 13 U.S. postage stamps, including the Connecticut Statehood, Harry S. Truman and John J. Audubon stamps.  He also was chosen to paint the priority mail stamp design commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the First Man on the Moon.  Chris shares a special interest in this stamp design with his father, Paul Calle, who designed the original stamp commemorating the landing of the First Man on the Moon in 1969.