Material Poetry
Material Poetry is about the transformation and reconfiguration of found objects into new art.
Each object is a capsule of history waiting to be opened through research and shaped through the artistic process.
Dana Davis designs her unique, up-cycled jewelry with the intention of liberating historical objects from the dusty junk drawers and dark closets where they have been buried for decades.
Dana graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a Bachelors degree in Fine Art Photography, but she couldn’t resist the gravity of old architecture, vintage trinkets, and antiques. By way of explanation, Dana shares this quote with us:
“Things have a life of their own,” said the gypsy with a harsh accent. “It’s simply a matter of waking up their souls.” – Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
In 2011, Dana moved to the birthplace of her grandfather– Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and co-resides in Brooklyn and Philadelphia– where she now runs Material Poetry as a one-woman operation.
See Dana’s new pieces tomorrow at 30th Street Craft Market!