By Beka Compton
The Times
The Refinery, a community space
Jess Portas' love for community and art collide, creating a unique space for artists of all levels
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November 11, 2021
Bill Rodgers
Jess Portas, owner of The Refinery. Portas has created a space that is open to artists new and experienced, makers who are starting out and are old hands, and everyone else who may be looking for that artistic spark.
WALLA WALLA-While art has been a big part of her life, ceramics holds a special place in Jess Portas' heart. Opening her art studio on the edge of Downtown Walla Walla, she has combined a passion for art with her love for community
Growing up, she helped her mother with slip casting, a ceramics and pottery technique that is especially useful for shapes not made on a wheel.
Portas said she took a pottery class in college, which piqued her interest in the art form, but life does what it does best, and she had to take a break from learning. She lived in California before moving to England for...
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