Deborah A. Richards

Greenwood Ceramic Storytelling Project

For the Greenwood Ceramic Storytelling Project, collaborators Alexander Tamahn and Deborah Richards commemorate stories of the building and rebuilding of the Greenwood neighborhood using discrete 3-D printed forms embedded throughout Greenwood. Primarily placed in public spaces, these ceramic tiles, bricks, and sculptures emphasize the spirit of community and stories of entrepreneurship in Greenwood through geometry and text. Tamahn and Richards build off the entrepreneurial spirit of Greenwood by prototyping a digital ceramics studio in Tulsa where new art and architectural features are created. The artists create 3-D printed ceramics by building layer upon layer of the coil, using the form of the Greenwood Ceramic Storytelling Project to reiterate the connections and unity that originally built Greenwood.

Starting on May 25, Greenwood Ceramic Storytelling Project will be installed in front of three businesses: Fulton Street Books & Coffee, 210 W Latimer St, Tulsa, OK; Tulsa Poppi’s Urban Spa, 302 S Frankfort Ave C, Tulsa, OK; Silhouette’s Sneakers + Art, Facing Archer, 10 N Greenwood Ave C, Tulsa, OK.