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Artist Stories

Artist Story: Sally Pilcher

Apr 19, 2024
Sally Pilcher grew up in a little town in Illinois, near a farm. “I had a totally unstructured childhood, playing in the river, collecting arrowheads, being awed by nature.” She had her first encounter with ceramics in 1972 at the University of Illinois, but raising a family put her passion for ceramics on hold. Rather, […]

Artist Story: Sally Pilcher

April 19, 2024

Sally Pilcher grew up in a little town in Illinois, near a farm. “I had a totally unstructured childhood, playing in the river, collecting arrowheads, being awed by nature.” She had her first encounter with ceramics in 1972 at the University of Illinois, but raising a family put her passion for ceramics on hold. Rather, […]

Artist Story: Sally Pilcher

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Artist Story: Randi Markowitz

Apr 19, 2024
Randi Markowitz has always been steeped in design. She earned a BS in design at Buffalo State Collage, then worked as a graphic designer in New York City. “This was before computer design became the norm, and graphic design actually involved cutting and pasting physical materials.” She continues to work as a designer and photographer […]

Artist Story: Randi Markowitz

April 19, 2024

Randi Markowitz has always been steeped in design. She earned a BS in design at Buffalo State Collage, then worked as a graphic designer in New York City. “This was before computer design became the norm, and graphic design actually involved cutting and pasting physical materials.” She continues to work as a designer and photographer […]

Artist Story: Randi Markowitz

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Artist Story: Bobby Izquierdo

Apr 9, 2024
In his Oasis Studio at Meadowview in a rural community near Pittsboro, photographer Bobby Izquierdo creates images reminiscent of Duch master’s still life or contemporary abstract paintings. He named his studio in honor of his family’s heritage. His father came to the U.S. from Cuba in 1956 to further his education as a classical opera […]

Artist Story: Bobby Izquierdo

April 9, 2024

In his Oasis Studio at Meadowview in a rural community near Pittsboro, photographer Bobby Izquierdo creates images reminiscent of Duch master’s still life or contemporary abstract paintings. He named his studio in honor of his family’s heritage. His father came to the U.S. from Cuba in 1956 to further his education as a classical opera […]

Artist Story: Bobby Izquierdo

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Artist Story: Barbara Hunter

Mar 7, 2024
Even though Barbara Hunter first tried her hand at oil painting just after high school, it took a global pandemic years later to ignite her exciting art career. To add to the excitement, her new studio addition recently achieved national acclaim when it won the Best in American Living Award from the National Association of […]

Artist Story: Barbara Hunter

March 7, 2024

Even though Barbara Hunter first tried her hand at oil painting just after high school, it took a global pandemic years later to ignite her exciting art career. To add to the excitement, her new studio addition recently achieved national acclaim when it won the Best in American Living Award from the National Association of […]

Artist Story: Barbara Hunter

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Artist Story: Bridgette Comellas

Sep 7, 2023
As a child, pastel artist Bridgette Comellas was always drawn to the details in the illustrations of classic stories like “Beauty and the Beast.”  “I believe this is what inspires me now as an artist. I tend to lean into details when I am creating a piece.”  Having drawn and painted since childhood, Bridgette went […]

Artist Story: Bridgette Comellas

September 7, 2023

As a child, pastel artist Bridgette Comellas was always drawn to the details in the illustrations of classic stories like “Beauty and the Beast.”  “I believe this is what inspires me now as an artist. I tend to lean into details when I am creating a piece.”  Having drawn and painted since childhood, Bridgette went […]

Artist Story: Bridgette Comellas

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Artist Story: Jody Nash

May 24, 2023
Jody Nash moved to her home and her Jody Nash Studio in Chatham County from California in 2020. She grew up in San Rafael, California, her family’s home tucked away in a eucalyptus forest.  “My parents encouraged me in the arts from early childhood, recognizing my passion. However, despite my desire to be an artist, […]

Artist Story: Jody Nash

May 24, 2023

Jody Nash moved to her home and her Jody Nash Studio in Chatham County from California in 2020. She grew up in San Rafael, California, her family’s home tucked away in a eucalyptus forest.  “My parents encouraged me in the arts from early childhood, recognizing my passion. However, despite my desire to be an artist, […]

Artist Story: Jody Nash

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Artist Story: Donna Stubbs

May 12, 2023
Mixed-media artist Donna Stubbs creates amazing abstract compositions from a plethora of diverse materials she has accumulated through her everyday life. “I love to search for discarded items in thrift stores that speak to me in some way.  I take photos everywhere I go and use these images in my work. Searching for such ephemera, […]

Artist Story: Donna Stubbs

May 12, 2023

Mixed-media artist Donna Stubbs creates amazing abstract compositions from a plethora of diverse materials she has accumulated through her everyday life. “I love to search for discarded items in thrift stores that speak to me in some way.  I take photos everywhere I go and use these images in my work. Searching for such ephemera, […]

Artist Story: Donna Stubbs

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Artist Story: Janet Place

May 12, 2023
Janet Place, of Janet Place Glass Designs Studio in Pittsboro, creates brilliant utilitarian and decorative fused glass art and jewelry. She assembles glass fragments and fires the designs in a kiln. The designs can be molded into three dimensional objects by further firing. “I am inspired by the colors and flow of the glass. Further, […]

Artist Story: Janet Place

May 12, 2023

Janet Place, of Janet Place Glass Designs Studio in Pittsboro, creates brilliant utilitarian and decorative fused glass art and jewelry. She assembles glass fragments and fires the designs in a kiln. The designs can be molded into three dimensional objects by further firing. “I am inspired by the colors and flow of the glass. Further, […]

Artist Story: Janet Place

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Artist Story: Pam Freese

Apr 20, 2023
A little over a decade ago, Pam Freese stopped in Monnda Welch’s shop on the Chatham Studio Tour. She purchased a piece of jewelry and asked whether Monnda gave metal smithing instruction. She was still working as a pharmaceutical project manager, so she was not ready to begin her metalsmithing journey then. Now however, Pam […]

Artist Story: Pam Freese

April 20, 2023

A little over a decade ago, Pam Freese stopped in Monnda Welch’s shop on the Chatham Studio Tour. She purchased a piece of jewelry and asked whether Monnda gave metal smithing instruction. She was still working as a pharmaceutical project manager, so she was not ready to begin her metalsmithing journey then. Now however, Pam […]

Artist Story: Pam Freese

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Artist Story: Karen Greager Hall

Apr 19, 2023
Karen Greager Hall will introduce her nature-inspired paintings at her Riverview Studio during the 2023 Chatham Studio Tour. Her passion to paint wildlife and landscapes evolved from her childhood of nature adventures with her family in the country near Philadelphia.  Those endless nuances of color, light and shapes now inspire her use of watercolors and […]

Artist Story: Karen Greager Hall

April 19, 2023

Karen Greager Hall will introduce her nature-inspired paintings at her Riverview Studio during the 2023 Chatham Studio Tour. Her passion to paint wildlife and landscapes evolved from her childhood of nature adventures with her family in the country near Philadelphia.  Those endless nuances of color, light and shapes now inspire her use of watercolors and […]

Artist Story: Karen Greager Hall

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Artist Story: Julio Alberdi

Apr 19, 2023
Sculptor Julio Alberdi was a founding artist in Chatham’s first Open Studio Tour in 1993 and he returns now in 2019. In the intervening years, Alberdi served as VP of a construction company building high-end residential and commercial properties around the area. During the entire time, he worked in his studio in the home in […]

Artist Story: Julio Alberdi

April 19, 2023

Sculptor Julio Alberdi was a founding artist in Chatham’s first Open Studio Tour in 1993 and he returns now in 2019. In the intervening years, Alberdi served as VP of a construction company building high-end residential and commercial properties around the area. During the entire time, he worked in his studio in the home in […]

Artist Story: Julio Alberdi

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Artist Story: Laura Wimbish-Vanderbeck

Mar 27, 2023
Laura’s V Studio is a rustic building on Chicken Bridge Road. It was built by her husband Tom and adjacent to their home, also built by him. They moved to the rural property in 1995 from Chicago, where she practiced Clinical Psychology. They lived in a trailer while the buildings were constructed. Laura had grown […]

Artist Story: Laura Wimbish-Vanderbeck

March 27, 2023

Laura’s V Studio is a rustic building on Chicken Bridge Road. It was built by her husband Tom and adjacent to their home, also built by him. They moved to the rural property in 1995 from Chicago, where she practiced Clinical Psychology. They lived in a trailer while the buildings were constructed. Laura had grown […]

Artist Story: Laura Wimbish-Vanderbeck

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Artist Story: Aline Kala

Mar 27, 2023
In her Kaline Studio near Pittsboro Aline Kala creates artistic bridges summing up her life experiences and cultures. She was born in France near the German Border.  Her parents were Polish immigrants,  and because of her father’s ill health, the family moved to the South of France — a village near Montpellier. “I was never […]

Artist Story: Aline Kala

March 27, 2023

In her Kaline Studio near Pittsboro Aline Kala creates artistic bridges summing up her life experiences and cultures. She was born in France near the German Border.  Her parents were Polish immigrants,  and because of her father’s ill health, the family moved to the South of France — a village near Montpellier. “I was never […]

Artist Story: Aline Kala

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Artist Story: Darcy Szeremi

Apr 30, 2022
Darcy Szeremi ‘s artist journey started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her father was an entomologist at LSU. The family soon moved to Athens, Georgia, where he continued his research at UGA. It was there that Darcy acquired her life-long love affair with metal. “I was one of four daughters, and my parents didn’t quite know […]

Artist Story: Darcy Szeremi

April 30, 2022

Darcy Szeremi ‘s artist journey started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her father was an entomologist at LSU. The family soon moved to Athens, Georgia, where he continued his research at UGA. It was there that Darcy acquired her life-long love affair with metal. “I was one of four daughters, and my parents didn’t quite know […]

Artist Story: Darcy Szeremi

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Artist Story: Nancy Ann Moore

Apr 26, 2022
Painter Nancy Ann Moore shares a rural Chatham County home and studio with her photographer husband Timothy Dowdall. “As long as I can remember I have been an artist. Growing up I was always drawing, painting, making things and thinking up new ideas. I was fascinated with any medium I could get my hands on. It didn’t […]

Artist Story: Nancy Ann Moore

April 26, 2022

Painter Nancy Ann Moore shares a rural Chatham County home and studio with her photographer husband Timothy Dowdall. “As long as I can remember I have been an artist. Growing up I was always drawing, painting, making things and thinking up new ideas. I was fascinated with any medium I could get my hands on. It didn’t […]

Artist Story: Nancy Ann Moore

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Artist Story: Timothy Dowdall

Apr 25, 2022
Photographer Timothy Dowdall shares a rural Chatham County home and studio with his painter wife Nancy Ann Moore. Timothy started taking pictures as early as  age of 11, his first camera was a Kodak instamatic camera purchased with blue chip stamps. Timothy was struck with photographer Robert Freeman’s photograph of the Beatles on the cover […]

Artist Story: Timothy Dowdall

April 25, 2022

Photographer Timothy Dowdall shares a rural Chatham County home and studio with his painter wife Nancy Ann Moore. Timothy started taking pictures as early as  age of 11, his first camera was a Kodak instamatic camera purchased with blue chip stamps. Timothy was struck with photographer Robert Freeman’s photograph of the Beatles on the cover […]

Artist Story: Timothy Dowdall

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Artist Story: Daphne Boder

Mar 11, 2022
Pastel artist Daphne Boder has enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood, she has specialized in pastels for about five years.  “My son was working in a gallery and sent me pictures of new work.  One painting caught my attention and he told me it was done with soft pastels. I was intrigued.  I purchased some […]

Artist Story: Daphne Boder

March 11, 2022

Pastel artist Daphne Boder has enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood, she has specialized in pastels for about five years.  “My son was working in a gallery and sent me pictures of new work.  One painting caught my attention and he told me it was done with soft pastels. I was intrigued.  I purchased some […]

Artist Story: Daphne Boder

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Artist Story: Kathleen Millikan

Oct 1, 2021
“I was chatting with my friend just before church,” Kathy reflects. “She was contemplating doing something different and interesting and I was excited by the idea.” The something different and interesting turned out to be painting classes given by Chatham Artists Guild member Kathy Flood, who lived nearby. The two friends attended watercolor classes and […]

Artist Story: Kathleen Millikan

October 1, 2021

“I was chatting with my friend just before church,” Kathy reflects. “She was contemplating doing something different and interesting and I was excited by the idea.” The something different and interesting turned out to be painting classes given by Chatham Artists Guild member Kathy Flood, who lived nearby. The two friends attended watercolor classes and […]

Artist Story: Kathleen Millikan

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Artist Story: Kristin Bergsten

Sep 28, 2021
Fiber artist Kristin Bergsten has been weaving since she was 6 years old. “I was at home sick, and my mother went to the Woolworth’s Five and Dime. She came back with little kits to make potholders.” Born in Evanston, Illinois, Kristin was living at the time with her adoptive parents in Iowa city, where […]

Artist Story: Kristin Bergsten

September 28, 2021

Fiber artist Kristin Bergsten has been weaving since she was 6 years old. “I was at home sick, and my mother went to the Woolworth’s Five and Dime. She came back with little kits to make potholders.” Born in Evanston, Illinois, Kristin was living at the time with her adoptive parents in Iowa city, where […]

Artist Story: Kristin Bergsten

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Artist Story: Hamidou Sissoko

Sep 27, 2021
Hamidou Sissoko immigrated to the US in 2001 from the Francophone West African country Mali. “I grew up fixing cars and bikes.  As I got older, I learned more and more, I started fixing more complex equipment. We never wasted any materials in Mali and would always find creative ways to repair things.” In the US, […]

Artist Story: Hamidou Sissoko

September 27, 2021

Hamidou Sissoko immigrated to the US in 2001 from the Francophone West African country Mali. “I grew up fixing cars and bikes.  As I got older, I learned more and more, I started fixing more complex equipment. We never wasted any materials in Mali and would always find creative ways to repair things.” In the US, […]

Artist Story: Hamidou Sissoko

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Artist Story: Anna Julian

Sep 24, 2021
Anna Julian hails from Cherryville, NC, about 40 miles west of Charlotte. “My fascination with pottery and art started as a young girl.” Anna’s grandmother lived in the mountains of Montreat, NC and took her to the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville. “It was there that […]

Artist Story: Anna Julian

September 24, 2021

Anna Julian hails from Cherryville, NC, about 40 miles west of Charlotte. “My fascination with pottery and art started as a young girl.” Anna’s grandmother lived in the mountains of Montreat, NC and took her to the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville. “It was there that […]

Artist Story: Anna Julian

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Artist Story: Steevie Parks

Sep 22, 2021
When Brooklyn born Steevie Parks was growing up on Long Island, she dreamed of being either an artist or an actress. She studied classical oil painting as well as theater from the ages of 9 to 22. Then studied anatomy, sculpture, printmaking, painting and drawing at the Arts Student’s League of New York, Syracuse University, and Sarah […]

Artist Story: Steevie Parks

September 22, 2021

When Brooklyn born Steevie Parks was growing up on Long Island, she dreamed of being either an artist or an actress. She studied classical oil painting as well as theater from the ages of 9 to 22. Then studied anatomy, sculpture, printmaking, painting and drawing at the Arts Student’s League of New York, Syracuse University, and Sarah […]

Artist Story: Steevie Parks

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Artist Story: Lynn Flyer

Sep 22, 2021
Nestled in the rolling hills near Chatham’s Bear Creek is Inspired Earth Pottery. There, ceramic artist Lynn Flyer, responding to her surrounding natural beauty, creates her own world of flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and other delights in the form of functional pottery. She has been seriously making pottery for about 12 years. She and her […]

Artist Story: Lynn Flyer

September 22, 2021

Nestled in the rolling hills near Chatham’s Bear Creek is Inspired Earth Pottery. There, ceramic artist Lynn Flyer, responding to her surrounding natural beauty, creates her own world of flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and other delights in the form of functional pottery. She has been seriously making pottery for about 12 years. She and her […]

Artist Story: Lynn Flyer

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Artist Story: Boots Quimby

Sep 18, 2021
Working as a Molecular Biologist at the University of Maryland, Quimby had always had a strong interest in creative avenues. “As a child my mother took me to museums and plays, instilling in me a life-long love of the arts,” she recalls “I think that I had always wanted to be an artist.” Boots (her father’s […]

Artist Story: Boots Quimby

September 18, 2021

Working as a Molecular Biologist at the University of Maryland, Quimby had always had a strong interest in creative avenues. “As a child my mother took me to museums and plays, instilling in me a life-long love of the arts,” she recalls “I think that I had always wanted to be an artist.” Boots (her father’s […]

Artist Story: Boots Quimby

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Artist Story: Carolyn Rhinebarger

Sep 9, 2021
Carolyn is a creative that has been involved in some form of art all her life. Her degree is in Fashion Merchandising and she worked in retail, becoming a buyer for a women’s clothing chain in Chicago. After her children came along, she switched to a more family-friendly career in marketing. Upon moving to North […]

Artist Story: Carolyn Rhinebarger

September 9, 2021

Carolyn is a creative that has been involved in some form of art all her life. Her degree is in Fashion Merchandising and she worked in retail, becoming a buyer for a women’s clothing chain in Chicago. After her children came along, she switched to a more family-friendly career in marketing. Upon moving to North […]

Artist Story: Carolyn Rhinebarger

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Artist Story: Cally Curtis

Feb 2, 2021
Painter Cally Curtis’s Chatham studio is a kaleidoscope of color and pattern. Her acrylic and mixed media creations reflect deep seated inspiration dating back to her childhood. “When I was about four, my parents were commissioned as United Methodist missionaries. They were stationed in the subtropics in what was then called Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. I […]

Artist Story: Cally Curtis

February 2, 2021

Painter Cally Curtis’s Chatham studio is a kaleidoscope of color and pattern. Her acrylic and mixed media creations reflect deep seated inspiration dating back to her childhood. “When I was about four, my parents were commissioned as United Methodist missionaries. They were stationed in the subtropics in what was then called Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. I […]

Artist Story: Cally Curtis

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Artist Story: Greg Wandless

Oct 22, 2020
“I love wood,” says woodturner Greg Wandless. ”I love the feel, the warmth, the look, the way it warms up a home.” Visitors to the 2020 Chatham Studio the first two weekends in December will have the opportunity of experiencing Greg’s beautiful wooden bowls, art vessels, peppermills and custom writing instruments. Greg has been working […]

Artist Story: Greg Wandless

October 22, 2020

“I love wood,” says woodturner Greg Wandless. ”I love the feel, the warmth, the look, the way it warms up a home.” Visitors to the 2020 Chatham Studio the first two weekends in December will have the opportunity of experiencing Greg’s beautiful wooden bowls, art vessels, peppermills and custom writing instruments. Greg has been working […]

Artist Story: Greg Wandless

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Artist Story: Amy Wandless

Oct 22, 2020
“I just love to make something useful and beautiful with my own two hands,” explains potter Amy Wandless. “It is even more thrilling when a pot that came from my eye and my hands appeals to the eyes and hands of someone who lives with it, uses it and loves it.” Amy will display her […]

Artist Story: Amy Wandless

October 22, 2020

“I just love to make something useful and beautiful with my own two hands,” explains potter Amy Wandless. “It is even more thrilling when a pot that came from my eye and my hands appeals to the eyes and hands of someone who lives with it, uses it and loves it.” Amy will display her […]

Artist Story: Amy Wandless

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Artist Story: Kathy Flood

Oct 12, 2020
“I am fascinated with facial expressions and the eyes of the people and animals that I paint,” explains Kathy flood.  She will make her debut in the Chatham Studio Tour the first weekend in December, exhibiting her works in graphite, watercolor and acrylics in her Briar Chapel studio. Kathy became an artist in a non-traditional […]

Artist Story: Kathy Flood

October 12, 2020

“I am fascinated with facial expressions and the eyes of the people and animals that I paint,” explains Kathy flood.  She will make her debut in the Chatham Studio Tour the first weekend in December, exhibiting her works in graphite, watercolor and acrylics in her Briar Chapel studio. Kathy became an artist in a non-traditional […]

Artist Story: Kathy Flood

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Artist Story: Jane Eckenrode

Oct 5, 2020
Jane Eckenrode drew a picture of her father at the age of 6, at about the time her parents enrolled her in her first art class. As a child, she and her dad spent time together walking in the woods and fishing. She still has the cigar box of natural treasures she collected as a […]

Artist Story: Jane Eckenrode

October 5, 2020

Jane Eckenrode drew a picture of her father at the age of 6, at about the time her parents enrolled her in her first art class. As a child, she and her dad spent time together walking in the woods and fishing. She still has the cigar box of natural treasures she collected as a […]

Artist Story: Jane Eckenrode

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