A-R-T Newsletter: Pride Month // Portland Artists
Happy Pride month y’all!
We hope that you had a very queer and very lovely June <3 This newsletter is a little different than usual, to celebrate the end of pride month I wanted to share a couple of Queer Portland Artists that I know and love. There are sooo so so so many other queer artists in Portland that I adore, but I wanted to keep this short and sweet and show you three of my favs, a photographer, a ceramicist, and a stained glass artist.
Let’s dive in!
Jayden Becker pictured on the right
Artist statement:
Hi I’m Jayden (they/them). I am a trans and queer photographer, videographer, editor, multi media visual artist, and graphic designer based in Portland. I strive to capture the authentic and creative being that lies within all of us. Let’s shoot! Portraits, Music, Studio, Commercial, Wedding etc! @jaydenhbecker to check out my work and book :)
Jaydens describes their work as “My work is a collaboration of my mind's eye and the subject I am working with. My creative process stretches to reach new bounds, through alternative perspectives. My comfortable nature evokes raw emotion and playfulness while keeping in mind, style, light, and color. I strive to capture the authentic and creative being that lies within all of us. “
Sara Victorio of Hotel, pictured on the right
“Hotel is a handmade ceramic studio created and operated by Sara Victorio in Portland, Oregon”
Sara’s work is easily spotted and adored for the bold use of color, and iconic cylindrical shape combined with the chunky handle. Check out her instagram @hotelceramics and her website hotelceramics.com
“Plant Haus is the collection of work by self taught artist Jasmine Law (she/they).
Originally from Colorado, she now calls Portland, OR home. Beginning in 2013, they entered the world of glass by making geometric terrariums from scratch, thus the name Plant Haus was born. Over the years they moved away from 3D work and focused more on crafting jewelry. As time went on, Jasmine started to learn and fall in love with more traditional styles of stained glass art and eventually circled back to making more 3D work.
Forever in love with floral design, Jasmine incorporates pressed flowers and ferns into most of her work as a means to preserve and create unique frames in attempt to capture the magic that is the world of botanicals.
In 2022 Jasmine started teaching and is now offering stained glass lessons at a local queer run studio and private lessons from her own studio out of Portland!”
Check out Jasmine’s instagram @plant_haus and her website www.planthausdesigns.com, as well as her stained glass classes offered at Daffodill!
I hope you have many queer artists that you know/know of, love, or admire, in your own lives, circles, communities, instagram feeds, and cities, and I hope you’re able to enjoy and celebrate their work all year long!
Happy Pride Month ♡
xoxo,
Danni