Clyde Jones is a camp chainsaw artist in Chatham County. Clyde Critters are those whimsical animal figures you see around town crafted from fallen trees and found objects with a chainsaw.  Clyde is somewhat of a local legend.  His work has been shown far and wide, including at the Great Wall of China, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, and the N.C. Art Museum in Raleigh. Although, there seem to be hundreds of critters in Clyde's hilltop backyard, they can only be obtained through charitable raffles and auctions.   

"Clyde Critters" can be seen around the Triangle at UNC's student union and Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill, at Captain John's Dockside Seafood restaurant in Colepark Plaza in north Chatham, in front yards all over Bynum, NC, at Pittsboro Town Hall, and at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh.   

Each year  the Chatham County Arts Council hosts what is known as Clydefest where Clyde's  wooden giraffes, deer and other "critters" are exhibited.  Don't miss this event next year.  I know I won't.