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 […]
Artists
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. My work is a play of color, pattern, and texture. I earned a degree in textile studio arts from the California College of the Arts, concentration in […]
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, […]
Diane Swan
My style evolved from my love of wood, curves, and soft edges. I have been a cabinetmaker for 43 years. 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. I have always enjoyed drawing, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jim Aiken
I’m a scientist and an artist. I love a unique and beautiful experiment, whether it’s in the laboratory or on canvas. Places I remember and recreate have distinct light effects that amplify shadows, shapes and colors. Often my images are of nature, both real landscapes and synthesized ones, with various degrees of abstraction. I have […]
Sarah Graham
Painting is for me a means to better navigate the world and more clearly articulate my experience within it. I don’t begin a painting with intention about content: I have intention about quieting myself and heightening receptivity. I am trying to have a conversation when I paint – to listen to what is just beyond […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Karen West
My work consists of oil paintings and photographic art. The subject matter in both venues includes people, places, animals and still objects, and, particularly in my photographic work, abstract images. My goal is to create compelling compositions, patterns, light and color congruence, with an image that draws the eye because of its artistic harmony, while […]
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. […]
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 […]
Lani Chaves
I look forward to speaking with you in my studio – #30 on the map! For more details goto ChathamStudioTour.com . Lani earned a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and B. A. in Art Education from North Carolina Central University. She has enjoyed participating in the Chatham Studio Tour since 2018. Stop by her Fearrington […]
Cat Mahin
Vince Pitelka
This will be my fifth year participating in the Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour on the first two weekends in October, and it is the 31st year for the Tour. My studio will be open to the public on Saturday December 2nd and 9th from 10-5, and Sunday December 3rd and 10th from noon-5. From […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jane Eckenrode
As a child I collected rocks, shells, and animal bones on walks in the woods or on the beach. I still have that cigar box of natural treasures, along with the feeling of wonder for nature and wild places. In 1996 I moved to North Carolina to create exhibits for the NC Museum of Natural […]