In my February 13 posting (An Ortiz Entry Table for the White House) I wrote about wanting to make a piece to commemorate our moment in history.  From where I sat watching the election returns I felt that as a nation we were elevating someone whose heritage, ancestry and story was unlike any other previous [...]

My uncle Nick, God rest his soul, was a good businessman and an artist at heart.  When I became a furniture maker he would always tell me: “you have to think big.”  So I’d like to think that he might be smiling down on me with my latest…”let’s try this” idea.  Dear Friends,      I’ve [...]