Clay Davies

Clay is a writer, textile artist and educator focused on Disability Justice. Their experience as a wheelchair user helps them to bring the Disabled perspective to their writing and the classroom.

5 posts

Untitled So Far

The Museum for Art in Wood's exhibit on "Strange Woodcraft" sparks the question: What counts as "weird?"

Clay Davies

3 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

To Tar Beach and Back

The skyline as seen from a Harlem rooftop is celebrated in Faith Ringgold's children's book-inspired quilt.

Clay Davies

5 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

(Do!) Touch The Art

The word “haptic” is derived from the Greek "haptikos," which translates to “able to touch or grasp.” For anyone with a Disability that affects one or more of their five senses, the ability to touch visual artwork can be a key means of gripping the creator’s sense of style, intent and meaning.

Clay Davies

19 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Disabled Joy Hits The Runway

Oftentimes abled folks cannot conceive of Disabled joy without pity; they get lost in their own imaginations, stumbled by the disorders and wrongness they believe our bodies are burdened by. But on Saturday, celebration took center stage through flexibility of form and fashion.

Clay Davies

3 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Rolling through Unseeing Eyes

I feel uneasy, and so does the boy in the photograph. He looks sick, on the edge of consciousness. He lays out on a chaise lounge, his face blank, while his twin brother holds onto his hand with an intensity I am familiar with when I am slipping unconscious.

Clay Davies

28 Oct 2024 · 4 min read