INTHEARTS MAGAZINE 2

1. Briefly describe the work you do.
I work with healing through slow fashion and fine arts
interactive installations.
2. What or who inspires your work and how has
that influenced both your work and your identity
as an artist?
My life. My beliefs. My Soul upgrades. Or downgrades. My
work is very much a manifestation of my frequency. What
I’m thinking, what I’m turning into through all the changes/
upgrades in life. These are manifested in every artwork, in the
materials or can say medium I’m in love at the moment. I’m in
constant transformation and so is my work.
3. Making Art traditionally carry cultural,
historical, or personal narratives. How do
you incorporate these narratives in your
contemporary pieces?
As I was saying, I’m in constant transformation and so is my
work. I was born with Uranus in conjunction with my Sun -
maybe that explains much of my extreme shifts in my art/
Life (gotta Love it!) I started working with oil painting, then
I migrated to work with a technique that mixes Japanese
futons with American quilts. Shifted to slow clothing and
then added fine arts healing interactive installations. Now I’m
starting a new path, instead of using what the market offers,
I’m diving deep into creating/producing fiber, partnering with
meditation. So it’s basically transforming energy. Fascinating!
4. Do you aim for a particular emotional or
sensory experience in audience interaction with
your pieces, considering that textiles or mixed
media artworks can evoke a tactile response?
Yes! Whoever is interested in upgrading themselves, I hope to
be a conduit for them to hear their own voice by my Healing
Interactive Installations. My message, my mission is to spread
Love frequency.
5. Given that textiles and mixed media often
generate residuals, how do you specifically
approach sustainability and work to minimize
environmental impact in your artistic practice?
I’m a plant based artist. Therefore, I use plant based material,
specially in this new work on creating fiber materials for
other artists and myself to be able to use in our creations.
But we cannot ignore that we are surrounded by plastic and
petroleum, and mining products, our cell phones, our cars and
plastic packages in the groceries and shippings all around.
Knowing that every action results in an impact on our Mamma
Gaya, I find the best way I can live is taking good care of the
things we already have so we don’t need to get new ones and
whatever acquisition I’ll need to make is plant based and less
energy loss. I’m aiming towards my higher self, doing my best,
always open to new and better life. For now I find slow living a
good way of living. Love Love Love.
6. Get inspired!
INSTAGRAM: @samanthaortizstudio
WEBSITE: samanthaortizstudio.com
REPRESENTED BY: Flavio Dolce Art Projects
INTHEARTS | WINTER 2024 39