Witness in Paint, Clay and Prose

Erica Dornbusch is a low vision artist working across painting, clay, and words. Her practice moves through light, texture, and the felt sense of place—where perception is layered and the edges of things blur. Her work holds, in its presence, a quiet thrum, a shifting atmosphere, and the sense of being held within it. Currently in transition, Erica is preparing for a shift where new work will emerge from a new home and studio beside the Black River, and from a slower, more rooted way of working.

Present Bodies

A recent two-woman exhibition at
BAYarts Sullivan Family Gallery

Recent Work

Painting, clay, and objects in quiet rotation. A living collection of recent work | available | ongoing

Remember to Breathe

Weekly prose paired with image
Small pauses, held in words and light
A quiet archive of noticing

Old Bones, New Studio

Building a working studio from the struts up.
Plans, process, materials, and problem-solving.
Making space for what comes next

Field Notes

Walking, noticing, and returning. Fragments from new trails in Michigan. Light, ground & movement

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