Pottery by Osa<p>I'm prepping for tomorrow's workshop with UnidosNow, a local Hispanic/Latinx org that has been shaken by the recent wave of deportations and has decided that working with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> would be a grounding, healing activity to help cope with that reality. </p><p>Before the hands-on clay part, I'll share photos of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ta%C3%ADno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taíno</span></a> potter I met in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a> when we visited in 2023. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliceCh%C3%A9verez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliceChéverez</span></a> of Morovis carries on the ancient art of her people, passed on to her by her mother. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a></p>