Chatham Artists Guild

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2025 Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour

Artists

Beth Bale

Aug 5, 2020
I consider myself a watercolor naturalist. I am passionate about nature and environment, as well as painting these things in watercolor. The domestic animals on my farm, animals from the NC Zoo and many local landscapes find their way into my paintings on a regular basis and offer endless painting opportunities. I enjoy sharing my […]

Beth Bale

I consider myself a watercolor naturalist. I am passionate about nature and environment, as well as painting these things in watercolor. The domestic animals on my farm, animals from the NC Zoo and many local landscapes find their way into my paintings on a regular basis and offer endless painting opportunities. I enjoy sharing my […]

Beth Bale

Marsha Kitkowski

Aug 5, 2020
All my life I have been drawn to art. My career as a medical illustrator spanned more than 30 years and I loved the intricacy and detail required for my artwork. Since retiring in 2001, I have chosen to express my artistry in clay because it offered the same opportunity for intricacy and detail plus […]

Marsha Kitkowski

All my life I have been drawn to art. My career as a medical illustrator spanned more than 30 years and I loved the intricacy and detail required for my artwork. Since retiring in 2001, I have chosen to express my artistry in clay because it offered the same opportunity for intricacy and detail plus […]

Marsha Kitkowski

Selden Lamoureux

Aug 5, 2020
My connection to clay was as instantaneous as it was unexpected.  From the first, I had a strong sense of its vocabulary and grammar, and have been in conversation with it ever since. I have worked in clay for over forty years. In the early 1980s I received an AA in Production Crafts from Haywood […]

Selden Lamoureux

My connection to clay was as instantaneous as it was unexpected.  From the first, I had a strong sense of its vocabulary and grammar, and have been in conversation with it ever since. I have worked in clay for over forty years. In the early 1980s I received an AA in Production Crafts from Haywood […]

Selden Lamoureux

Kathy Flood

Aug 5, 2020
I became serious about drawing and painting about 25 years ago. I took many adult education classes and workshops to develop my skills in drawing and watercolor.  I then started a small business of portrait painting.    In an effort to “get better,”  I decided to go back to school and earn Associates Degree in […]

Kathy Flood

I became serious about drawing and painting about 25 years ago. I took many adult education classes and workshops to develop my skills in drawing and watercolor.  I then started a small business of portrait painting.    In an effort to “get better,”  I decided to go back to school and earn Associates Degree in […]

Kathy Flood

Vidabeth Bensen

Aug 5, 2020
Hand screened original prints, calendars, cards & T-shirts Vidabeth Bensen’s original screen prints reflect many years of overseas travel and explorations of color, texture and composition creating abstract impressions.Framed and unframed prints, limited edition calendars, cards and T-shirts are available in her studio. Vidabeth’s prints are in many private and corporate collections.

Vidabeth Bensen

Hand screened original prints, calendars, cards & T-shirts Vidabeth Bensen’s original screen prints reflect many years of overseas travel and explorations of color, texture and composition creating abstract impressions.Framed and unframed prints, limited edition calendars, cards and T-shirts are available in her studio. Vidabeth’s prints are in many private and corporate collections.

Vidabeth Bensen

Janet Resnik

Aug 5, 2020
Affordable, functional stoneware featuring plates, bowls, mugs, pitchers, platters, bird houses, bird feeders, and small tables with glazes reflecting impressionistic landscape, animal, iris and Christmas designs. All pieces are lead-free, oven and dishwasher safe. My work is inspired by life on our farm where I live with my family and a variety of animals including […]

Janet Resnik

Affordable, functional stoneware featuring plates, bowls, mugs, pitchers, platters, bird houses, bird feeders, and small tables with glazes reflecting impressionistic landscape, animal, iris and Christmas designs. All pieces are lead-free, oven and dishwasher safe. My work is inspired by life on our farm where I live with my family and a variety of animals including […]

Janet Resnik

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

Eva Green

Aug 4, 2020
Hand-woven baskets, all different shapes and sizes.

Eva Green

Hand-woven baskets, all different shapes and sizes.

Eva Green

Gretchen Niver

Aug 4, 2020
Though I’d been involved with other crafts and artistic endeavors — batik, silk-screening, graphic design — once I started working with stained glass in 1980, I never turned back.  Though self-taught, I learned a lot while working at a stained glass business in Cary, designing and building various glass projects. While building our dream home […]

Gretchen Niver

Though I’d been involved with other crafts and artistic endeavors — batik, silk-screening, graphic design — once I started working with stained glass in 1980, I never turned back.  Though self-taught, I learned a lot while working at a stained glass business in Cary, designing and building various glass projects. While building our dream home […]

Gretchen Niver

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

Mark Hewitt

Aug 4, 2020
Mark Hewitt makes exquisite, wheel thrown, functional and decorative pottery in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Originally from “The Potteries” area of England, Mark set up his pottery studio in Pittsboro, NC in 1983. His mugs, plates, bowls, tumblers, teapots, pitchers, jars, planters and large platters are a delight to use and make […]

Mark Hewitt

Mark Hewitt makes exquisite, wheel thrown, functional and decorative pottery in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Originally from “The Potteries” area of England, Mark set up his pottery studio in Pittsboro, NC in 1983. His mugs, plates, bowls, tumblers, teapots, pitchers, jars, planters and large platters are a delight to use and make […]

Mark Hewitt

Barry Udis

Aug 4, 2020
I have found a new interest in photography since I retired, and have found the challenges of the art of photography more difficult since I am now taking it more seriously. I enjoy the hunt for beautiful and interesting places to compose an image that is provocative, both emotionally or intellectually. Light and water play […]

Barry Udis

I have found a new interest in photography since I retired, and have found the challenges of the art of photography more difficult since I am now taking it more seriously. I enjoy the hunt for beautiful and interesting places to compose an image that is provocative, both emotionally or intellectually. Light and water play […]

Barry Udis

Annabelle Stein

Aug 4, 2020
“Original fabric design created using a variety of screen and hand printing techniques, sewn, stitched, and embellished, made into one-of-a-kind scarves and wearables, wall pieces, and other items. Small scale cement sculptures.  And I twine little baskets while waiting for cement and fabrics to dry. My work is a play of color, pattern, and texture. […]

Annabelle Stein

“Original fabric design created using a variety of screen and hand printing techniques, sewn, stitched, and embellished, made into one-of-a-kind scarves and wearables, wall pieces, and other items. Small scale cement sculptures.  And I twine little baskets while waiting for cement and fabrics to dry. My work is a play of color, pattern, and texture. […]

Annabelle Stein

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

Lara O’Keefe

Aug 4, 2020
The process of working with clay is alluring and even magical. I work for the satisfaction that comes from creating a well-balanced pot. It is not easy to achieve harmony between the shape of the pot, the glaze and the inner workings of the kiln, but when a great pot emerges there is nothing more […]

Lara O’Keefe

The process of working with clay is alluring and even magical. I work for the satisfaction that comes from creating a well-balanced pot. It is not easy to achieve harmony between the shape of the pot, the glaze and the inner workings of the kiln, but when a great pot emerges there is nothing more […]

Lara O’Keefe

Louise Hobbs

Aug 4, 2020
My interest in sculptural glass has expanded my exploration from painting onto glass with enamels, fusing and slumping glass, to pate de verre, casting glass paste into molds of my own creation that fire in the kiln. This is a continuation of mold making for ceramics. These molds include subjects such as mermaids, Adam and […]

Louise Hobbs

My interest in sculptural glass has expanded my exploration from painting onto glass with enamels, fusing and slumping glass, to pate de verre, casting glass paste into molds of my own creation that fire in the kiln. This is a continuation of mold making for ceramics. These molds include subjects such as mermaids, Adam and […]

Louise Hobbs

Colleen Black Semelka

Aug 4, 2020
Colleen’s roots extend from Winnipeg, Canada to Pittsboro, NC. She has woven a tapestry of her life’s work through the subtle interplay of various art forms. Her journey began with dance as a child, providing a rhythmic foundation. In the 1980’s in San Francisco, Colleen discovered her affinity for Japanese Raku. Her creativity was enriched […]

Colleen Black Semelka

Colleen’s roots extend from Winnipeg, Canada to Pittsboro, NC. She has woven a tapestry of her life’s work through the subtle interplay of various art forms. Her journey began with dance as a child, providing a rhythmic foundation. In the 1980’s in San Francisco, Colleen discovered her affinity for Japanese Raku. Her creativity was enriched […]

Colleen Black Semelka

Sarah Graham

Aug 3, 2020
Only retrospectively do i understand what i paint and why i am a painter.  I have had more than my fair share of experiencing our world’s beauty  – from growing up where the sea meets the sky,  to park rangering in canyons and ancient forests, to living by a mighty river.   I believe we take […]

Sarah Graham

Only retrospectively do i understand what i paint and why i am a painter.  I have had more than my fair share of experiencing our world’s beauty  – from growing up where the sea meets the sky,  to park rangering in canyons and ancient forests, to living by a mighty river.   I believe we take […]

Sarah Graham

Linda Callihan Watkins

Aug 3, 2020
Fascinated by color and detail, I like to capture the nature surrounding me in watercolor. I discovered watercolor in the 80’s and it has been my first choice ever since. I can never seem to articulate the inspirations I follow nor lay claim to a specific technique but the urge to paint the colors and […]

Linda Callihan Watkins

Fascinated by color and detail, I like to capture the nature surrounding me in watercolor. I discovered watercolor in the 80’s and it has been my first choice ever since. I can never seem to articulate the inspirations I follow nor lay claim to a specific technique but the urge to paint the colors and […]

Linda Callihan Watkins

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

Bronwyn Watson

Aug 3, 2020
My work in ceramics has slowly evolved over the years first starting out with low relief wall hangings of plants and animals, then changing to 3-D animal heads and now free standing animal sculptures.  I sometimes enjoy discovering the symbolism of an animal and in this way find an added layer of meaning which always brings an […]

Bronwyn Watson

My work in ceramics has slowly evolved over the years first starting out with low relief wall hangings of plants and animals, then changing to 3-D animal heads and now free standing animal sculptures.  I sometimes enjoy discovering the symbolism of an animal and in this way find an added layer of meaning which always brings an […]

Bronwyn Watson

Lee Kazanas

Aug 3, 2020
I have been a Studio Potter for over 40 years, working primarily in functional high-fired stoneware and porcelain. My work has been featured in dozens of gallery shows, primarily on the East coast. For many years I also owned and operated a regional craft gallery in the Adirondack mountains of Northern New York. I currently […]

Lee Kazanas

I have been a Studio Potter for over 40 years, working primarily in functional high-fired stoneware and porcelain. My work has been featured in dozens of gallery shows, primarily on the East coast. For many years I also owned and operated a regional craft gallery in the Adirondack mountains of Northern New York. I currently […]

Lee Kazanas

Leslie Palmer

Aug 3, 2020
  My artist statement: I delight in the creative process. It gives me energy, frees my spirit. My role as an artist is to nurture the creative space within me. I invite viewers to explore my paintings, let their spirit dance or rest in my world of imagery, colors, and mood. In my subjects, I […]

Leslie Palmer

  My artist statement: I delight in the creative process. It gives me energy, frees my spirit. My role as an artist is to nurture the creative space within me. I invite viewers to explore my paintings, let their spirit dance or rest in my world of imagery, colors, and mood. In my subjects, I […]

Leslie Palmer

Julio Alberdi

Aug 3, 2020
My works are very personal, and each has its own identity based upon my deeply rooted interests in art, history, and music. They are often abstractions from themes that include reclining figures, torsos, and “heroes”. I have works, large and small, in wood, stone, steel, and bronze. Some pieces rotate; others are on fixed bases. […]

Julio Alberdi

My works are very personal, and each has its own identity based upon my deeply rooted interests in art, history, and music. They are often abstractions from themes that include reclining figures, torsos, and “heroes”. I have works, large and small, in wood, stone, steel, and bronze. Some pieces rotate; others are on fixed bases. […]

Julio Alberdi

Amy Wandless

Aug 3, 2020
I  enjoy making something useful and attractive using my own two hands. I relish unearthing the hidden potential in a ball of moist clay and guiding its transformation into something beautiful and functional. The subsequent thrill and excitement of sharing the results of my work is a delightful part of making functional pottery. I respect […]

Amy Wandless

I  enjoy making something useful and attractive using my own two hands. I relish unearthing the hidden potential in a ball of moist clay and guiding its transformation into something beautiful and functional. The subsequent thrill and excitement of sharing the results of my work is a delightful part of making functional pottery. I respect […]

Amy Wandless

Vince Pitelka

Jun 11, 2020
I have been a studio potter for over 50 years, and taught ceramics in academia for 33 years.  I retired in 2018 after 24 years running the clay program at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of TTU and part of the School of Art, Craft, and Design.  My wife Linda […]

Vince Pitelka

I have been a studio potter for over 50 years, and taught ceramics in academia for 33 years.  I retired in 2018 after 24 years running the clay program at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of TTU and part of the School of Art, Craft, and Design.  My wife Linda […]

Vince Pitelka

Cally Curtis

Apr 13, 2020
What inspires me? Quite simply, it’s the people and places I’ve known in my life through living and travelling in various parts of our world. These many vivid experiences continuously influence and shape my work. Design. Quiet moments. Folklore. The art of other cultures. Nature itself. Perspective. Colors. Atmosphere. The play of light. The folds […]

Cally Curtis

What inspires me? Quite simply, it’s the people and places I’ve known in my life through living and travelling in various parts of our world. These many vivid experiences continuously influence and shape my work. Design. Quiet moments. Folklore. The art of other cultures. Nature itself. Perspective. Colors. Atmosphere. The play of light. The folds […]

Cally Curtis

Carolyn Rhinebarger

Apr 13, 2020
Carolyn Rhinebarger has lived in North Carolina for over 20 years. Her professional experience in fashion and marketing gave Carolyn a solid foundation in color theory and composition which she now applies to her acrylic abstract paintings. With a painting style that others have called lyrical and ethereal, Carolyn’s work is a result of working […]

Carolyn Rhinebarger

Carolyn Rhinebarger has lived in North Carolina for over 20 years. Her professional experience in fashion and marketing gave Carolyn a solid foundation in color theory and composition which she now applies to her acrylic abstract paintings. With a painting style that others have called lyrical and ethereal, Carolyn’s work is a result of working […]

Carolyn Rhinebarger

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