DebraDavis

Education and background: 21 year resident of Bella Vista, Arkansas - previously from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
B.S. in Education - Oklahoma State
University and M.Ed in Educational Administration - University of Arkansas. Widow and proud mother of 3 girls and
1 grand darling.

Past professions:
Teacher - 5 years
College Administrator- 8 years
College Instructor- 4 years
Social Worker - 6 years
Grant Writer- 10 years
Public Speaker - 15 years

Current professions:
Consultant- 8 years and counting
Artist - 10 years and counting
Big Rig Owner - Just started this business this year - wish me luck!

Art Experience or how I became an artist:
Ten years ago I started collecting fabric and making bed quilts. This quickly progressed to wall art with lots of
embellishment. I also took a watercolor class from Carol Cooper at the local community college and was hooked on
art creation from that point on. Acrylics, watercolor, egg tempera, pastel, crayons and chalk….you name it! I also
"do" collage work and thus my collection of ephemera is totally out of control. While my formal education is not in art,
I have spent countless hours in study and color practice to find my own personal style.

Artistic process: My process changes depending on the medium I am working with. My quilts are quite involved with
various fabrics, many of them are hand-dyed by me, and then tons of beads, jewels, thread, wire, well, you name
it, as nothing is off limits if I can get it attached to the quilt! When I create on canvas, the process is the same. I start
the background with three complimentary colors and proceed from there.

Abstract or impressionist, always with a fauvist bend (I so adore color) the work speaks its own end.