Chatham County Artists Guild Studio Tour ~The first weekend~Saturday

Chip

 Buddy

Kristin

What fun!!

My daughter Kristin Williams, my husband Chip, faithful dog Buddy and I had good intentions to get an early start Saturday. We did pretty well but had to go back home for my checkbook. It was necessary because most artists don't take credit/debit cards and you know what happens if you go shopping without money. I didn't want to take any chances of missing the art piece of a lifetime.                                 

We pretty much followed our schedule that I wrote about Friday and I thought I would report on what we found.

Our first stop at Rusty Sieck's Chicken Bridge Pottery was as expected. People lined up to buy. My husband saw a platter he liked, showed it to me, set it down when I didn't rave about it, and a woman quickly snatched it up. He found a small vase he liked a lot that he bought but it was the missed platter that he kept thinking about.

Chips Vase

On to Siglinda Scarpa's, where we stayed for a long time. I know one of her terra cotta cooking pots is in our future but we just couldn't bring ourselves to buy one. It was close.....

In my future?

We continued on the tour but didn't buy anything else until we came to Sally Resnick Rockriver's studio. She specializes in blown glass and ceramics. Kristin bought a wall hanging that also could be a platter. Chip and Kristin also bought blown glass ornaments. Chip likes to hang them in the window to enjoy all year long.Kristin's Wall HangingGlass Ornaments

We toured on stopping at Mark Hewitt,' to take a look at his new kiln . Chip talked with Mark a while and told me that he had a new insight into his work from the conversation.

Marks Pot

Our last stop was Rita Baldwin's. Kristin had seen her work on display at the new Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro and was interested in seeing her show and studio. Kristin's favorite painting of the Haw River was sold but she saw another she liked almost as well and took it home.

Kristin's painting

By then it was getting dark. We had visited ten studios and had a wonderful day full of interesting art and artists.