Wren Ortiz: “Bedroom Ceramics” and the Performance of Clay
Wren Ortiz is on a mission to redistribute wealth. When you find Wren’s pieces at a market, you might be surprised to know that the connection you feel with a piece is a currency for transaction. Wren sells their pieces for a low price, at sliding scale, particularly to people of color and from the LGBTQI community. If you connect with it, you can have it.
With sun in the sky and an unusually high temperature, we started with greetings, walked around the workshop, and had a long conversation about the importance of community, home, and finding centeredness through art.
Risa doesn’t stick to traditional patterns of nerikomi, and instead has invented her own. The resulting work she has produced consists of myriad unique designs that have risen from her imagination and curiosity for pushing the boundaries of clay.