« Previous Next » Ayumi Horie believes every pot, every cup and every bowl she makes represents an opportunity to connect with someone and be a positive force for social change. “What drives me to make functional objects is that they’re integral to people’s lives,” she said. Horie, 48, lives in Portland’s Stroudwater neighborhood in a handsome 1830s brick house and works in a modern attached studio, complete with a disco ball that hangs from the ceiling and sparkles in the late-afternoon sunlight.