ART WIVES
DODIE DAVEY
they/them - a writer, bodyworker, and parent. dodie practices biodynamic bodywork at House Nine and P:ear Mentor, is a past participant in the Attic Institute’s Poets Studio, and contributor to MUTHA magazine, Buckman journal and Pile Press.
in the high delight and relentless daily parade of single parenting a powerful six year old witch. tends to bike towards chime sounds, bleach dye free pile clothes in the bathtub, read the dictionary and dispense sass. guided by emergent movement, impressed by pieces of garbage riding the wind, adores the way tough and tender pretend to be two different things.
was invited to a surprise party of loving life and never left.
ELI WEGMANN
she/they - a ceramicist, teacher and community studio tender ~ eli teaches ceramics at Owl & Bee Clay Company and is a studio tech at Radius Art Studio. Co-creator of studio shows at Radius; Delightfully Yours (2024), and Dwelling (2025).
inspired by objects that feel good to hold in your hands/ a search for just the right word/ bugs and seeds and webs/ the tender grasping spiral of a pea vine/ laughing in a crowd/ erosion/ reflections and shadows/ the lives of clay and rivers and flowers/ conversations with marrow/ dancing/ this group project called living
notorious for loving life and causing others to feel the same.
We met at Queer Cat, “an annual ceramic program serving LGBTQIA+ artists in the Portland area, driven by community-building, advocacy, and accessibility”, where we made vessels, threw them at trees, melted glow sticks in a campfire, and have been collaborating ever since. We have a shared love of ABBA GOLD, are interested in connecting to the inherent creativity of life,and building safety and joy in community.