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March 19, 2025

Clyde Jones Visionary Folk Artist

Clyde Jones on a Critter

Folk artist Clyde Jones (1937 – 2025) of Bynum, NC, was recognized by scholars as a Visionary Outsider Artist. Clyde was a beloved community member, dedicating his life and work to children of all ages.   Best known for his iconic, whimsical wooden “Critters”, sculpted with a chainsaw out of cedar logs, Clyde’s paintings are also widely collected. Clyde never… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ClydeFEST | Tagged With: Clyde, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Critter, Critterville

July 13, 2020

Emily Eve Weinstein Fine Art

By Emily Eve Weinstein | |

April 23, 2020

Meet This Artist: Jan Burger

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, Bynum, Bynum Bridge, Chatham County, clydeFEST, ClydeFestToGo, paper cut, Paperhand, Paperhand Puppet Intervention

November 1, 2018

ODDCO

By Tim Lee | |

February 17, 2015

JR Butler

By JR Butler | |

November 29, 2014

Travis Cohn

By Travis Cohn | |

October 29, 2014

Reptire Designs

By Travis Cohn | |

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