Artist Statement
I was lucky to grow up in an environment where I was free to spend most of my time outdoors, roaming the local woods, creeks, and hills. The more I learned about nature, the more clearly I saw the underlying unity and connectedness of everything in the universe. Formed from common elements born from a common source, everything is interconnected in the most intricate ways, both visible and invisible. I believe that my purpose as an artist is to share that sense of oneness, if only in some small way, with the viewer. Art has the power to expose people to new perspectives, because images touch our hearts and minds at a level deeper than words. Visual expression of the message that we are connected to nature and to one another – and that the connection is real and intimate, not just some ‘theory’ – is increasingly important to our world and our communities. I use a vocabulary of nature-inspired symbols – juxtaposed, fused, and interwoven with humans and each other – in my attempt to reveal that essential mystery.
Artist Bio
Born and raised near Cincinnati, Ohio, Sharmon Davidson is a Kentucky mixed media artist who uses mystical, dreamlike, nature-inspired imagery to explore her beliefs in the sanctity of the earth and the interconnections between everything in the universe. Having studied the visual arts extensively at Northern Kentucky University and the Art Academy of Cincinnati, she has exhibited professionally since 1993, but has only recently been able to focus on her art full time. Her work has appeared on several book covers, and has been featured in publications such as Woven Tale Press Literary and Fine Arts Journal and Storytelling With Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color, and Texture by Roxanne Evans Stout. Other jobs and activities have included: graphic designer, stay-at-home mom, and teaching art and special education in the Kentucky public schools. She is represented by the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Gallery in Berea, Kentucky.
