Chatham Pottery
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Chatham Pottery
Catherine Gillespie feels that the art is meant to be used and handled, therefore she creates very thin pottery pieces that are comfortable and enjoyable to use as well as view. She primarily produces fine hand-thrown stoneware with vibrant colors and themes from nature. Each pot is individually made; no two are exactly the same. She also makes tiles that can compliment her popular custom-made vessel basins.

Catherine is a graduate of Tufts University with a BS in occupational therapy. Additionally, she attended Boston Fine Arts Museum School for ceramics and fine arts. She has run Chatham Pottery for more than 30 years.

In 2000, when she moved to Buffalo she was struck with the strong and vibrant arts community in the region. It became her goal to help people who live in the region realize the depth and quality of the arts talents here. She is instrumental in the publishing of the Buffalo Niagara Artist and Gallery Guide which Artists in Buffalo, Inc. produces, and is a primary organizer for the Holiday Open Studios and Galleries.  Mayor Byron Brown appointed Catherine chair of the Buffalo Arts Commission in 2010.

Catherine enjoys the challenge of commission pieces. It helps stretch designs and ideas which then often develop into a pattern she can incorporate into her ever growing repertoire.




Art that is meant to be used
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Upcoming Shows 

 Art on the Rocks  
July 27,2025
 Feel free to call or email to set up a  visit or place special orders.
We are available in Cognashene or Buffalo, in the Elmwood Village 



Chatham Pottery Studio 
1141 Delaware Ave Buffalo 14209
or in the Summer at Maxwell Island (CCA M42)
is open by appointment or by chance.

or visit:
Ellicottville  NY  Alexandra Gifts

Elmwood Village in Buffalo NY Thin Ice

Maxwell Island  Cognashene  Ontario  (44o 55'N/79o 55'W)
Art on the Rocks Show Sunday July 27,2025 (32nd show)
Cognashene, Georgian Bay Ontario

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