Ellison Goodwin

06/02/2026

I’m so excited to be the featured artist at Show of Hands Gallery for the months of June & July. I hope you’ll join me at the opening reception this Sunday, June 7th, from 1-3 PM for light refreshments, live music, and a short artist talk. It’s always a joy to share what I’ve created and hear how others experience my art.

Please join us to present Ellison Goodwin's exciting geometric pottery forms on Sunday, June 7, at Show of Hands Gallery in Pittsboro. There will be a reception between 1-3 pm with refreshments, live music, and a community of art lovers. Please join us at 80 Hillsboro Street in downtown PBO. See you there!

05/16/2026

Come out and see me at the Spring Art Festival!

Chatham Artists Guild Announces Spring Art Festival at The Plant
Chatham Artists Guild invites the community to celebrate art, music, and Spring at its very first Spring Art Festival on Sunday, May 17, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Plant at 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC.
This free, family-friendly event will feature Guild artists displaying and selling original artwork in a vibrant outdoor setting. Guests will enjoy live music throughout the day along with food and beverage vendors, creating a lively atmosphere where art and community come together. Set on 17 acres, The Plant is an eco-industrial village known for blending creativity, sustainability, and local flavor. With ample parking and open green space for children to explore, the festival offers something for all ages.
Whether you are a longtime supporter of the arts or discovering Chatham’s creative community for the first time, this inaugural event promises to be a beautiful spring day filled with inspiration. The Guild hopes this celebration will become a cherished annual tradition. For more information, visit ChathamArtistsGuild.org

05/16/2026

Never been to The Plant? This place is nifty. The Chatham Artists Guild is holding our Spring Art Festival there Sunday, May 17th from 11-5. Live Music, art by many different professional artists (including me) and great food and beverage options. Come visit us!

05/14/2026

Celebrating Spring with Chatham Artists Guild is easy at The Plant this Sunday. Come mingle with 20+ guild artists & browse a garden of creativity. Maybe bring home some art and give your space a little “glow-up.” With live music and all of the extras that The Plant has to offer…you can dance, eat, drink and be merry too!

05/03/2026

I hope you’ll come out to “art around” and pop by to check out my work. I have my newest sculptures with me this weekend They function as lanterns which have a rotating base and cast a light show when the room is dark enough. They can also be hung on the wall (without the light feature, for now) to serve as decoration. So, if you don’t have shelf space for sculpture you can hang some of my work like a painting. You’ll just HAVE to come & see them in person!

05/01/2026

See you this weekend! I hope you’ll come out to “art around” and pop by to check out my work. These is also the public debut of a my newest sculptures. They function as lanterns which rotate and cast a light show when the room is dark enough. They can also be hung on the wall (without the light base) to serve as decoration if you don’t have shelf space for sculpture. You’ll just HAVE to come & see them in person!

04/27/2026

I’m doing some outdoor shows this spring! I don’t usually show in the spring so I’m branching out this year. I hope you’ll come out to “art around” and pop by to check out my work. These events will also be the public debut of a my newest sculptures. They function as lanterns which rotate and cast a light show when the room is dark enough. They can also be hung on the wall (without the light base) to serve as decoration if you don’t have shelf space for sculpture. You’ll just HAVE to come & see them in person!

04/11/2026

Last Thursday night we bricked up the door to the wood kiln. On Friday we fired from 7 AM - 7 PM, constantly stoking the kiln with wood, in shifts. I will be unloading this wood kiln with several other artists out at Saturday, April 11th, at noon. We had a great firing crew last Friday and the kiln has cooled and contains a wide variety of art in it waiting to be unloaded & seen for the FIRST TIME. Watching the final pieces come out of this kiln is a unique experience and when you come to this Pottery and Glass Festival out at Cedar Creek Gallery, there’s all kinds of OTHER neat stuff to see! Glass blowing, wood turning, & pottery demonstrations including live raku firing 🔥 OH MY! So, come out to this family friendly wonderland of artistry & art around with us 😃 you will not be disappointed! If you buy a pot… you can even shop for the perfect plant for it in the nursery… yes, there’s a plant nursery here also! 🪴 (live music, food truck, & beer tent also on site) What’s NOT to love about this festival? 🥰 Nothing.

04/11/2026

Last Thursday night we finished loading & bricked up the door to the wood kiln. On Friday we fired from 7 AM - 7 PM, constantly stoking the kiln with wood, in shifts. I will be unloading this wood kiln with several other artists out at Saturday, April 11th, at noon. We had a great firing crew last Friday and the kiln has cooled and contains a wide variety of art in it waiting to be unloaded & seen for the FIRST TIME. Watching the final pieces come out of this kiln is a unique experience and when you come to this Pottery and Glass Festival out at Cedar Creek Gallery, there’s all kinds of OTHER neat stuff to see! Glass blowing, wood turning, & pottery demonstrations including live raku firing 🔥 OH MY! So, come out to this family friendly wonderland of artistry & art around with us 😃 you will not be disappointed! If you buy a pot… you can even shop for the perfect plant for it in the nursery… yes, there’s a plant nursery here also! 🪴 (live music, food truck, & beer tent also on site) What’s NOT to love about this festival? 🥰 Nothing.

04/23/2025

Sometimes you gotta just take a little mini vacay. This spot was my go-to nosh stop when I had studio sp(ace) (my space was a “sp” because it was half a rental-studio and shaped like a pie slice) before they moved to their current location. I don’t live in Durham now but I am “Durham born-&-raised” and I have immense pride in the vibrant community that our, once near-deserted, historic downtown has returned to. The new development is a controversial theme amongst “Durham natives” & long term residents m. However, the “transplants” who are attracted to the vibrancy harbored by the timeless bones of our historic downtown, need somewhere to live and as long as they support our reborn downtown I welcome them them to the fold!I LOVE that Geer St. is still here and I’m regretful that it’s been so long since I stopped in. The second I popped in after 3 years, Mark, the bartender welcomed me with recognition as a past regular and despite the downtown revitalization of the past 10 years, the local service industry professionals keep the “Bull City OG” rep alive. As Mark welcomed me after (probably) over three years of absence, I thought “THIS. This is why I’m SO proud to call Durham my hometown.”
Thanks for my mini staycation.