It is with pride that we present to you this series of artist interviews made at the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan house in Taos, New Mexico.
Johnny Ortiz and the / Shed Project
Johnny Ortiz is committed to place and mindfulness, and so is living this rich life in Northern New Mexico: off-grid, raising animals and growing food. He shares this with the community by hosting / Shed: an intimate monthly dinner. At these dinners, a small group is served food grown here, now out of ceramics made of local clay, dug and fired in the traditional way by Johnny himself. What / Shed is "trying to do is exemplify a way of life that has been lost in our own way. An extension of the thought that one can live simply in unison with their environment, rather then being separate, blurring the lines between my work and life."
Johnny is wearing The Featherweight Watchcap in Derby Gray, The Fingerless Gloves, and The Lightweight Performance Hat in Flower.
