Chatham Artists Guild

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2025 Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour

Artists

Cathy Rodby

Nov 14, 2025
I began thinking of myself as an artist when I was very young, although I had no notion that I would actually become a professional artist until much later. I have been fortunate to have traveled all over the globe, collecting artwork that spoke to me as I viewed and or touched it. I keep […]

Cathy Rodby

I began thinking of myself as an artist when I was very young, although I had no notion that I would actually become a professional artist until much later. I have been fortunate to have traveled all over the globe, collecting artwork that spoke to me as I viewed and or touched it. I keep […]

Cathy Rodby

Kathryn Zoppo

Nov 14, 2025
As a sculptor working in clay, I explore the intricacies of the human form—its beauty, vulnerability, and the layered stories it holds. My work combines artistic expression with subtle social and political commentary, inviting reflection and interpretation rather than making overt statements. I draw inspiration from my surroundings and the impactful work of fellow artists. […]

Kathryn Zoppo

As a sculptor working in clay, I explore the intricacies of the human form—its beauty, vulnerability, and the layered stories it holds. My work combines artistic expression with subtle social and political commentary, inviting reflection and interpretation rather than making overt statements. I draw inspiration from my surroundings and the impactful work of fellow artists. […]

Kathryn Zoppo

Leigh Babcock

Nov 14, 2025
My name is Leigh Babcock, and I am a multidisciplinary artist originally from Newfoundland, Canada. I studied Fine Art and Art Education at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia. My work primarily focuses on sculpture and assemblage, with a particular emphasis on found objects and metal. In addition to […]

Leigh Babcock

My name is Leigh Babcock, and I am a multidisciplinary artist originally from Newfoundland, Canada. I studied Fine Art and Art Education at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia. My work primarily focuses on sculpture and assemblage, with a particular emphasis on found objects and metal. In addition to […]

Leigh Babcock

Michele Clark

Nov 14, 2025
I use common things from nature, most of them items I pick up as I walk and hike—bark, twigs, branches, leaves, rocks, grasses, roots, acorns, hickory nuts, pine cones and needles–what many of us would rake away and consider trash or compost. I use these natural items in conjunction with my handmade paper, sometimes within […]

Michele Clark

I use common things from nature, most of them items I pick up as I walk and hike—bark, twigs, branches, leaves, rocks, grasses, roots, acorns, hickory nuts, pine cones and needles–what many of us would rake away and consider trash or compost. I use these natural items in conjunction with my handmade paper, sometimes within […]

Michele Clark

Emily Lees

Nov 14, 2025
I fell in love with pottery when I was eighteen, and a potter demonstrating how to throw on the wheel asked me if I would like to try. A decade passed before I was able to realize my dream of working with clay, and like many potters, I started my journey by using a potter’s […]

Emily Lees

I fell in love with pottery when I was eighteen, and a potter demonstrating how to throw on the wheel asked me if I would like to try. A decade passed before I was able to realize my dream of working with clay, and like many potters, I started my journey by using a potter’s […]

Emily Lees

Rachel Brown

Nov 14, 2025
As a watercolorist, I strive to capture the quiet awe and reverence that arise when we truly pause to marvel at the natural world. My paintings are born from moments of stillness—when the light falls just right on a bed of wildflowers, when the sky holds its breath before a storm, or when a wind-stirred […]

Rachel Brown

As a watercolorist, I strive to capture the quiet awe and reverence that arise when we truly pause to marvel at the natural world. My paintings are born from moments of stillness—when the light falls just right on a bed of wildflowers, when the sky holds its breath before a storm, or when a wind-stirred […]

Rachel Brown

Kat Nicholas

Nov 14, 2025
I’ve been creating in one form or another for as long as I can remember. After many years experimenting with paint, typography, and graphic design, I found textiles to be my medium of choice. For over 20 years now, I’ve been cutting apart and piecing fabric together to design and construct quilts. I create two […]

Kat Nicholas

I’ve been creating in one form or another for as long as I can remember. After many years experimenting with paint, typography, and graphic design, I found textiles to be my medium of choice. For over 20 years now, I’ve been cutting apart and piecing fabric together to design and construct quilts. I create two […]

Kat Nicholas

Mary Whitney

Nov 14, 2025
I am inspired by the life and environment that surrounds me. I attempt to capture the beauty that occurs in my everyday life. I spend time thinking about how I can sometimes convey a simple story or to share what I see with others. It’s like taking a walk with someone and saying “hey look […]

Mary Whitney

I am inspired by the life and environment that surrounds me. I attempt to capture the beauty that occurs in my everyday life. I spend time thinking about how I can sometimes convey a simple story or to share what I see with others. It’s like taking a walk with someone and saying “hey look […]

Mary Whitney

Zoe Mitchum

Nov 14, 2025
My name is Zoe Mitchum, and I’m a 24 year old artist from North Carolina. Growing up, I fell in love with exploring the natural world and creating art for others. These two loves are what influence my artwork today. I create art to connect people to nature. In many cultures, it’s not uncommon to […]

Zoe Mitchum

My name is Zoe Mitchum, and I’m a 24 year old artist from North Carolina. Growing up, I fell in love with exploring the natural world and creating art for others. These two loves are what influence my artwork today. I create art to connect people to nature. In many cultures, it’s not uncommon to […]

Zoe Mitchum

Adrienne Wiggins

Nov 14, 2025
Adrienne Wiggins is an artist whose creative path has wandered—joyfully and deliberately. Her professional background includes wedding photography, digital design, and hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramics—all of which inform her highly tactile, detail-driven approach to art-making. Although she has painted for most of her life, Adrienne found her true artistic voice through heavy-body acrylic paint. Self-taught, […]

Adrienne Wiggins

Adrienne Wiggins is an artist whose creative path has wandered—joyfully and deliberately. Her professional background includes wedding photography, digital design, and hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramics—all of which inform her highly tactile, detail-driven approach to art-making. Although she has painted for most of her life, Adrienne found her true artistic voice through heavy-body acrylic paint. Self-taught, […]

Adrienne Wiggins

David Hoffman

Nov 14, 2025
David Hoffman, a successful oceanfront condominium developer and marketer, sold his businesses and retired at age 50. He is a philanthropist and social activist who has initiated human rights campaigns and founded two active non-profits. David studied theatre arts at the University of Miami and filmmaking at USC in the 1970s. He was in his […]

David Hoffman

David Hoffman, a successful oceanfront condominium developer and marketer, sold his businesses and retired at age 50. He is a philanthropist and social activist who has initiated human rights campaigns and founded two active non-profits. David studied theatre arts at the University of Miami and filmmaking at USC in the 1970s. He was in his […]

David Hoffman

Gina Candelori

Nov 14, 2025
An artist is constantly observing, learning, and trying new things. We have things to say that words alone cannot express. While I am happy to engage the viewer’s intellect, I am trying to touch them on an emotional level. If the viewer misses my intended message but, finds their own story instead I consider it […]

Gina Candelori

An artist is constantly observing, learning, and trying new things. We have things to say that words alone cannot express. While I am happy to engage the viewer’s intellect, I am trying to touch them on an emotional level. If the viewer misses my intended message but, finds their own story instead I consider it […]

Gina Candelori

Sherrie Norton

Nov 14, 2025
I love finding beauty in the details of the world around us—whether it’s the weathered charm of a New England workboat, the intricate patterns of a seashell, or the timeless lines of historic architecture. Using watercolors, pen & ink, and graphite, I bring these subjects to life with a focus on realism, light and a […]

Sherrie Norton

I love finding beauty in the details of the world around us—whether it’s the weathered charm of a New England workboat, the intricate patterns of a seashell, or the timeless lines of historic architecture. Using watercolors, pen & ink, and graphite, I bring these subjects to life with a focus on realism, light and a […]

Sherrie Norton

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

Ruth Parks

Dec 2, 2024
My artistic journey is a constant exploration, a playful dance between imagination and the diverse materials that fuel it. A jumble of wires can become the skeletal framework of an alien spacecraft, while a scrap of fabric transforms into the wings of a mythical creature. I draw inspiration from stories both ancient and modern – […]

Ruth Parks

My artistic journey is a constant exploration, a playful dance between imagination and the diverse materials that fuel it. A jumble of wires can become the skeletal framework of an alien spacecraft, while a scrap of fabric transforms into the wings of a mythical creature. I draw inspiration from stories both ancient and modern – […]

Ruth Parks

Mirinda Kossoff

Dec 2, 2024
I am both a writer and a visual artist. I find that my writing and artistic pursuits enhance one another. If I’m stuck writing a chapter of my next book, I take a break and find that I’m more inspired in my studio work. I’ll be working on a piece of jewelry and find that […]

Mirinda Kossoff

I am both a writer and a visual artist. I find that my writing and artistic pursuits enhance one another. If I’m stuck writing a chapter of my next book, I take a break and find that I’m more inspired in my studio work. I’ll be working on a piece of jewelry and find that […]

Mirinda Kossoff

Gretchen Kapity

Dec 2, 2024
I love exploring contrast in my artwork. Whether it is the contrast between abstract and realistic compositions or organic and geometric shapes. I used to find myself separating the steady hum of a sewing machine and the soft quiet strokes of a paint brush, making some art that was abstract, and some that was realistic. […]

Gretchen Kapity

I love exploring contrast in my artwork. Whether it is the contrast between abstract and realistic compositions or organic and geometric shapes. I used to find myself separating the steady hum of a sewing machine and the soft quiet strokes of a paint brush, making some art that was abstract, and some that was realistic. […]

Gretchen Kapity

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

Laura Harris

Dec 2, 2024
My first career was in veterinary medicine which is necessarily a blend of science and intuition that borders on artistic expression. Now, I find that ceramics is a blend of science and artistic endeavor. My hope is that I can combine my past and present through my current work in the studio. The malleability of […]

Laura Harris

My first career was in veterinary medicine which is necessarily a blend of science and intuition that borders on artistic expression. Now, I find that ceramics is a blend of science and artistic endeavor. My hope is that I can combine my past and present through my current work in the studio. The malleability of […]

Laura Harris

Alina Cochran

Dec 2, 2024
I am a ceramic and mixed-media artist whose work explores transformation, resilience, and identity, often expressed through female forms shaped by nature and intuition. With a background in community association leadership, I bring a strong sense of storytelling and connection to everything I create. Each piece carries movement, imperfection, and history, inviting reflection, stillness, and […]

Alina Cochran

I am a ceramic and mixed-media artist whose work explores transformation, resilience, and identity, often expressed through female forms shaped by nature and intuition. With a background in community association leadership, I bring a strong sense of storytelling and connection to everything I create. Each piece carries movement, imperfection, and history, inviting reflection, stillness, and […]

Alina Cochran

John Clarke

Dec 2, 2024
I took up woodturning in 2015 with some rudimentary tools.  Withing a short time I realized I was hooked on turning so I upgraded my equipment.  My ideas start with online videos by other woodturners and I expand on those ideas. I always start with a shape in mind but the wood “tells me” what […]

John Clarke

I took up woodturning in 2015 with some rudimentary tools.  Withing a short time I realized I was hooked on turning so I upgraded my equipment.  My ideas start with online videos by other woodturners and I expand on those ideas. I always start with a shape in mind but the wood “tells me” what […]

John Clarke

Irena Cepulyte

Dec 2, 2024
Born and raised in Lithuania – art became my first language. From early childhood art classes to formal training in Art Academy , creativity shaped my life. I was awarded foreign scholarship to pursue and complete my MFA in Poland from University of Warmia and Mazury. Clay found me by surprise when I moved to […]

Irena Cepulyte

Born and raised in Lithuania – art became my first language. From early childhood art classes to formal training in Art Academy , creativity shaped my life. I was awarded foreign scholarship to pursue and complete my MFA in Poland from University of Warmia and Mazury. Clay found me by surprise when I moved to […]

Irena Cepulyte

Barb Case

Dec 2, 2024
Wildlife needs a voice so that their value and reason to live and exist is heard and seen. My photography reflects the emotional moments I see in the wild and showcases animal behavior in their natural habitat, emotional moments between animal mothers and their young as well as the natural beauty that surrounds them. I […]

Barb Case

Wildlife needs a voice so that their value and reason to live and exist is heard and seen. My photography reflects the emotional moments I see in the wild and showcases animal behavior in their natural habitat, emotional moments between animal mothers and their young as well as the natural beauty that surrounds them. I […]

Barb Case

Susan Baker Cartledge

Dec 2, 2024
Having viewed many faces over the years as a nurse, I have honed my observation skills of the subtle nuances of humans and their multiple expressions. I now enjoy capturing these expressions with paint. I feel that each subject (animals included) has an inherent dignity and individual personality which I delight in rendering. Of particular […]

Susan Baker Cartledge

Having viewed many faces over the years as a nurse, I have honed my observation skills of the subtle nuances of humans and their multiple expressions. I now enjoy capturing these expressions with paint. I feel that each subject (animals included) has an inherent dignity and individual personality which I delight in rendering. Of particular […]

Susan Baker Cartledge

Steven Bachenheimer

Dec 2, 2024
In the early 2000s I began taking classes at Penland School of Crafts in Spruce Pine NC, focusing on book arts and Japanese woodblock printing in order to build my knowledge base and experience in crafts that I hoped to pursue following my retirement. As a research virologist with a faculty appointment at UNC-Chapel Hill […]

Steven Bachenheimer

In the early 2000s I began taking classes at Penland School of Crafts in Spruce Pine NC, focusing on book arts and Japanese woodblock printing in order to build my knowledge base and experience in crafts that I hoped to pursue following my retirement. As a research virologist with a faculty appointment at UNC-Chapel Hill […]

Steven Bachenheimer

Peg Bachenheimer

Dec 2, 2024
I paint intuitively, starting with an idea of colors I want to use and a feeling. Then a memory seems to emerge and become part of the process of building layers of color and texture. This memory is based in places I’ve been, music I’ve heard or experiences I’ve had, especially in nature. Finding colors, […]

Peg Bachenheimer

I paint intuitively, starting with an idea of colors I want to use and a feeling. Then a memory seems to emerge and become part of the process of building layers of color and texture. This memory is based in places I’ve been, music I’ve heard or experiences I’ve had, especially in nature. Finding colors, […]

Peg Bachenheimer

Charles Armentano

Dec 2, 2024
A freelance graphic designer by profession, I decided to focus my attention to fine art a few years ago. My recent acrylic paintings lately exhibit bold colors with simple subjects in unusual settings. The process usually starts with photographs I have taken and then combining them in Photoshop to form the composition. Once that is […]

Charles Armentano

A freelance graphic designer by profession, I decided to focus my attention to fine art a few years ago. My recent acrylic paintings lately exhibit bold colors with simple subjects in unusual settings. The process usually starts with photographs I have taken and then combining them in Photoshop to form the composition. Once that is […]

Charles Armentano

Emily Anderson

Dec 2, 2024
I am an artist based in Chatham County, NC, with a profound passion for capturing the human spirit through portraiture. My specialties include oil paint, pastels, graphite, and charcoal, through which I aim to connect viewers not merely with a realistic depiction, but with a true reflection of the subject’s unique identity. The magical process […]

Emily Anderson

I am an artist based in Chatham County, NC, with a profound passion for capturing the human spirit through portraiture. My specialties include oil paint, pastels, graphite, and charcoal, through which I aim to connect viewers not merely with a realistic depiction, but with a true reflection of the subject’s unique identity. The magical process […]

Emily Anderson

Cassie Silber Ancona

Dec 2, 2024
I draw inspiration from my deep love of animals and the natural world. My work is primarily representational with subtle abstract influences, reflecting both observation and imagination. Each composition begins as a loose sketch—an impression of an idea that evolves organically as I develop form, detail, and color. Color is central to my process. I’m […]

Cassie Silber Ancona

I draw inspiration from my deep love of animals and the natural world. My work is primarily representational with subtle abstract influences, reflecting both observation and imagination. Each composition begins as a loose sketch—an impression of an idea that evolves organically as I develop form, detail, and color. Color is central to my process. I’m […]

Cassie Silber Ancona

Erin Adrian

Dec 2, 2024
My work has been inspired by both the chaos of home life and a longing for serenity, which I find within Scandinavian design. I am drawn to the architectural forms and the simplicity of the individual structures. As time has passed, and my home life has become less chaotic, my focus has turned towards interior […]

Erin Adrian

My work has been inspired by both the chaos of home life and a longing for serenity, which I find within Scandinavian design. I am drawn to the architectural forms and the simplicity of the individual structures. As time has passed, and my home life has become less chaotic, my focus has turned towards interior […]

Erin Adrian