Research + Development Grant, $1500
Chris Leaux and bisu yaw: Clay Cousins (@chris.leaux)
Clay Cousins is a somatic based clay practice that stitches together our ancestral history as Black diasporic creatives playing, loving, and embracing ceramics as a liberatory practice. We aim to elevate and amplify Black ceramicists’ experiences by exploring the history of Southern Black ceramicists and clay’s utility for meaningful play, individual and collective storytelling, and self-expression as both art and artifacts. We support the work of local Black ceramicists and create a supportive environment for people unfamiliar with clay to develop their relationship with the medium.