Chatham Artists Guild

chatham artists guild

Creating community among artists. Connecting artists to the community.

Woodworking

Jim Oleson

Dec 2, 2024
From an early age I have enjoyed drawing and painting and “making things”. For many decades I designed and made furniture using wood as my medium. As I incorporated curves into the furniture designs, I began increasingly to visualize my furniture as sculptural objects. More recently, I decided to forego function altogether and have been […]

Jim Oleson

From an early age I have enjoyed drawing and painting and “making things”. For many decades I designed and made furniture using wood as my medium. As I incorporated curves into the furniture designs, I began increasingly to visualize my furniture as sculptural objects. More recently, I decided to forego function altogether and have been […]

Jim Oleson

William Harmon

Dec 2, 2024
I am driven to make. I formally studied sculpture at UNC_CH and architecture at RISD. In the years since school I have had a continuous practice of drawing, painting, sculpting in various media and towards multifarious ends. My professional life as a custom carpenter is also tied to my artistic pursuits. I design everything I […]

William Harmon

I am driven to make. I formally studied sculpture at UNC_CH and architecture at RISD. In the years since school I have had a continuous practice of drawing, painting, sculpting in various media and towards multifarious ends. My professional life as a custom carpenter is also tied to my artistic pursuits. I design everything I […]

William Harmon

John Clarke

Dec 2, 2024
I am a self-taught woodturner. I began turning on a multi-tool Shopsmith but soon learned I needed to have bigger heavier machine. After upgrading my skills improved greatly. When I put a piece of a fallen tree on the lathe, I may have a notion of the design of the finished piece but quite often […]

John Clarke

I am a self-taught woodturner. I began turning on a multi-tool Shopsmith but soon learned I needed to have bigger heavier machine. After upgrading my skills improved greatly. When I put a piece of a fallen tree on the lathe, I may have a notion of the design of the finished piece but quite often […]

John Clarke

Michael Thompson

Aug 4, 2020
I enjoy exploring the natural beauty found in wood, creating a form that brings out the wood’s natural color and unique grain. It is intriguing to to turn different species of wood, exploring the different grain patterns, colors, textures and sometimes aromas. I also enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to securely hold the […]

Michael Thompson

I enjoy exploring the natural beauty found in wood, creating a form that brings out the wood’s natural color and unique grain. It is intriguing to to turn different species of wood, exploring the different grain patterns, colors, textures and sometimes aromas. I also enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to securely hold the […]

Michael Thompson

William Moore

Aug 4, 2020
William Moore may describe his sculptural work in marble, ceramic, stone, wood, and bronze as creations depicting elements ranging from the sublime to the hilarious, but his level of craft exceeds expectations just as his choice of material quality rebukes whimsical commentary. His blend of an obviously crisp, intimate familiarity with human form into impossible contortions […]

William Moore

William Moore may describe his sculptural work in marble, ceramic, stone, wood, and bronze as creations depicting elements ranging from the sublime to the hilarious, but his level of craft exceeds expectations just as his choice of material quality rebukes whimsical commentary. His blend of an obviously crisp, intimate familiarity with human form into impossible contortions […]

William Moore

Jeffrey N. Clark

Aug 4, 2020
My primary goal is to use foreign and domestic hardwoods in accent colors to create beautiful and useful items. I particularly like to use woods that provide a contrast to each other. These include exotic (foreign) varieties such as: padauk, bocote, bubinga, mahogany, morado, tigerwood, purpleheart, rosewood, chakte viga, ebony, sapelle, wenge and many others, […]

Jeffrey N. Clark

My primary goal is to use foreign and domestic hardwoods in accent colors to create beautiful and useful items. I particularly like to use woods that provide a contrast to each other. These include exotic (foreign) varieties such as: padauk, bocote, bubinga, mahogany, morado, tigerwood, purpleheart, rosewood, chakte viga, ebony, sapelle, wenge and many others, […]

Jeffrey N. Clark

Diane Swan

Aug 4, 2020
Mad Scientist in a Wood Shop. A Cabinetmaker Wood Artist for 45 years. My style evolved from my love of wood, curves, and soft edges. I see beauty and movement in wood and let the material tell me where it wants to go. My art is all about the pieces used to create an image. […]

Diane Swan

Mad Scientist in a Wood Shop. A Cabinetmaker Wood Artist for 45 years. My style evolved from my love of wood, curves, and soft edges. I see beauty and movement in wood and let the material tell me where it wants to go. My art is all about the pieces used to create an image. […]

Diane Swan

Andrew Wilson

Aug 3, 2020
Drawing a line with ink is simple. Drawing a line with electricity is alive. This line moves on its own accord, leaving a creative trail in its path, and burns charred channels in the wood. High-voltage woodburning is a new method of passing electricity over the surface of wood to create branching patterns called Lichtenberg […]

Andrew Wilson

Drawing a line with ink is simple. Drawing a line with electricity is alive. This line moves on its own accord, leaving a creative trail in its path, and burns charred channels in the wood. High-voltage woodburning is a new method of passing electricity over the surface of wood to create branching patterns called Lichtenberg […]

Andrew Wilson

Greg Wandless

Apr 13, 2020
I have been working with wood for most of life and I must thank my father for setting me on this course. I am a ‘journey person’, so for me the crafting of the piece, whether it be a piece of furniture, a functional bowl or a piece of wood art is most fulfilling. Creating […]

Greg Wandless

I have been working with wood for most of life and I must thank my father for setting me on this course. I am a ‘journey person’, so for me the crafting of the piece, whether it be a piece of furniture, a functional bowl or a piece of wood art is most fulfilling. Creating […]

Greg Wandless

Scott Meyer

Apr 10, 2020
I utilize exotic woods, metals, and resins to create my art boxes. I won best in show in my first juried show at the festival on the Eno in Durham. I want to join the guild to meet and promote the arts here in Chatham county. My wife and I moved to Pittsboro over 5 […]

Scott Meyer

I utilize exotic woods, metals, and resins to create my art boxes. I won best in show in my first juried show at the festival on the Eno in Durham. I want to join the guild to meet and promote the arts here in Chatham county. My wife and I moved to Pittsboro over 5 […]

Scott Meyer