If art could talk, Romney Dodd-Ortland’s work would have much to say.  Like their creator, her brilliantly colored and highly imaginative dishware and decorative pieces are truly one-of-a-kind. Born and raised in the far north, Romney started painting her colorful ceramics in 1991 after the birth of the first of three sons.  Dodd originally only wanted to make a set of dishes for herself, but friends liked her whimsical designs so much, they asked to buy them. The daughter of a retired airline executive and a domestic engineer, art and a high sense of design is in Dodd’s blood.  For decades, her maternal grandmother operated a stylish, uptown hat and dress shop in frontier Anchorage.