This directory is a growing compendium of the many artists and arts-related supporters within Chatham County, North Carolina. We encourage visitors to ramble the figurative back roads of this directory to discover the jewels and gems who make this corner of the country such a vibrant place for the arts. Click here for an alphabetical list of all artists, or you may search below by community, category, or any keyword. Try it!
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Twin Birch Products @against his will studio
By Sue SzaryCommunity: Siler City
Twin Birch Products makes handcrafted fiber art tools: single and double point knitting needles, hooks (crochet, afghan, knook,Entrelac)
Phone: (919) 742-1122
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Other, Spinning, Visual Arts & Crafts, Weaving, Woodworking
Meredith Bridges
Community: PittsboroFiber Artist and Leather worker. Leather and Shoemaking classes available
Phone: (404) 944-9398
Type(s) of Art: Basket Making / Weaving, Fiber/Textile Arts, Mixed, Sculpture, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts
Trudy Thomson
By Trudy ThomsonCommunity: Chapel Hill
I create websites for artists and professionals.My craft work ranges from marbled silk panels, shawls and scarves to shibori and handwoven scarves, and also includes fused glass for display or to wear
Phone: (919) 923-5022
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Visual Arts & Crafts
ODDCO
By Tim LeeCommunity: Pittsboro
mixture of pop culture, folk noir, urban art, outsider art, illustration, sculpture, jewelry, printmaking
Phone: (919) 225-9188
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Cartoons and Comics, Collage, Digital, Digital Art, Drawing/Illustration, Embroidery, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Furniture, Gemstones, Giclee printing, Jewelry Making, Marker, Mixed, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Mural, Oil, Painting, Painting, Papermaking, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Photography, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Public Art, Quilting, Recycled / Upcycled, Screen Printing / Silkscreening, Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Silversmithing, Still Life, Tapestry, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor, Weaving, Woodcut / Linocut, Woodworking
Barbara Hengstenberg
By Barbara HengstenbergCommunity: Bear Creek
Painting, quilting, collage, drawing ... it’s all a creative experiment!
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Giclee printing, Literary Arts, Marker, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Nature, Painting, Pencil, Photography, Quilting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor
Sweetbriar Studio
By Christie MinchewCommunity: Pittsboro
I make 2- and 3-dimensional objects in mixed fiber including wool, silk and wire.
Phone: (919)942-0297
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts
Paget Fink
Community: Chapel HillAs a creative reuse artist, I am inspired by new combinations of old things. Through vintage imagery, textile scraps, & found objects, I create mixed media that use old image languages to see anew.
Type(s) of Art: Collage, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Painting, Recycled / Upcycled, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts
Trudy Thomson at FernsandFancy
By Trudy ThomsonCommunity: Chapel Hill
I create websites for artists and professionals.My craft work ranges from marbled silk panels, shawls and scarves to shibori and handwoven scarves, and also includes fused glass for display or to wear
Phone: (919)933-2891
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Fused and Cast Art Glass, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Visual Arts & Crafts, Weaving
Ric’s Leather & Engraving
By Richard HarberCommunity: Pittsboro
Primarily tooled and stamped functional leather items
Phone: (918) 704-7900
Type(s) of Art: Beading, Fiber/Textile Arts, Jewelry Making, Other, Visual Arts & Crafts
TinPorchPaper Studio
By Ann Corley SilvermanCommunity: Pittsboro
I make handmade paper from plant fibers, recycled textiles, and recycled paper. The final objects range from individual sheets of paper to thematic installations.
Phone: (919)542-2411
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts
Shana Style
By Shana MarshburnCommunity: Moncure
Type(s) of Art: Beading, Drawing/Illustration, Embroidery, Fiber/Textile Arts, Gemstones, Jewelry Making, Pencil, Quilting, Visual Arts & Crafts
R.W. Brand Studio
By Rhonda Weaver-BrandCommunity: Pittsboro
The original pieces are made of needle felted wool. Needle felting is a process that involves poking loose wool fibers with a special barbed needle thousands of times until the desired shape or image
Phone: (919) 285-9978
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts
NC Arts Incubator
Community: Siler CityThis non-profit organization offers studio space rental, shared resources, courses in the arts, & gallery space. New exhibits in the PAF Gallery. Purchase handcrafted art in the retail gallery.
Phone: (919) 663-1335
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Public Art, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking
PIttsboro Gallery of Arts
By Pittsboro Art GalleryCommunity: Pittsboro
Phone: (919) 704-8552
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Basket Making / Weaving, Ceramic, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Fine Art, Functional Pottery, Gemstones, Goldsmithing, Jewelry Making, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Photography, Plein Air, Porcelain, Portrait, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sculpture, Silversmithing, Still Life, Tapestry, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor, Weaving, Wood, Woodworking
Rhonda Weaver-Brand
By Rhonda Weaver-BrandCommunity: Pittsboro
The original pieces are made of needle felted wool. Needle felting is a process that involves poking loose wool fibers with a special barbed needle thousands of times until the desired shape or image
Phone: (919) 285-9978
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts
Tanja Cole
By Tanja ColeCommunity: Pittsboro
I enjoy creating pencil drawings, paintings on canvas, mixed media goddesses, sewing beautiful & useful things, and making quilts in my studio. In addition, I have a passion for teaching others. I lea
Phone: (919) 619-7659
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Mixed Media, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Portrait, Quilting, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts
Tanja Lipinski Cole, Visual Artist
By Tanja ColeCommunity: Silk Hope
I enjoy creating black & white pencil drawings, color paint on canvas, and sewing utilitarian art as well as traditional & modern quilts in the studio. I also teach both adults & kids to sew & quilt.
Phone: (919) 619-7659
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Art Teacher, Drawing/Illustration, Festival, Fiber/Textile Arts, Gallery, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Portrait, Quilting, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Venue, Visual Arts & Crafts
Beaquilter
By Bea LeeCommunity: Pittsboro
Published quilter, long arm quilter, designer, teacher. Ambassador for Island batik, Accuquilt and Electric Quilt.
Phone: (919) 342-8272
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Quilting, Visual Arts & Crafts
Reptire Designs
By Travis CohnCommunity: Siler City
REPTIRE DESIGNS Reptilian Forms, Furnishings & Accessories, Crafted From ReTired Rubber.
Phone: (919)699-1017
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Cartoons and Comics, Cement / Concrete, Charcoal, Digital, Digital Art, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Fine Art, Folk Art, Marker, Mixed, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Mural, Nature, Other, Other, Other, Other, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Public Art, Recycled / Upcycled, Scientific, Sculpture, Sculpture, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife
Robin Hall
Community: PittsboroRobin Hall has a need to create, whether that be a story, a woven blanket or basket. She holds an MFA in Writing from VCFA, and her picture book, The Littlest Weaver releases this fall.
Phone: (760) 534-8137
Type(s) of Art: Author, Basket Making / Weaving, Fiber/Textile Arts, Genres, Literary Arts, Novel, Other, Professions, Quilting, Tapestry, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Weaving, Writer
Annabelle Stein
Community: Pittsboroscreenprinted and handpainted silks and other fibers; wearables and wall hangings
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts
Nomad Travel Gear
By Meredith BridgesCommunity: Pittsboro
Handmade Leather goods. Leather and Shoemaking classes available.
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts
Derrick Ivey
Community: PittsboroPhone: (919)928-3955
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Choreographer, Costume Design, Dance, Director, Fiber/Textile Arts, Literary Arts, Other (Dance), Other (Design), Performing Arts, Stage/Set Design, Theater, Visual Arts & Crafts
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