Suzi Davidoff is an artist based in the Chihuahuan desert of West Texas, creating drawings, prints, animations and collaborative installations. Her works explore themes of structure, sustainability and perception of the natural world. In addition to charcoal, graphite and ink, Davidoff uses found organic materials. Moss, clay, cochineal, earth and lichen collected on her walks are rubbed into the surfaces of her work - creating a physical connection between personal experience and the finished work.
Suzi’s art is exhibited nationally and is in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, U.S. Department of State, Hallmark Collection, Texas Tech University Museum and the El Paso Museum of Art.
Master Printer Tracy Mayrello: The Collaboration
Suzi Davidoff works with mother earth in all of her endeavors. It does not matter if it is a drawing, a print or a painting, she always utilizes elements of nature literally in the work. In the studio, Suzi utilizes dirt, charcoal, wax, the beautiful red pigment of the cochineal insects, and always, real flowers and plants. For this project we went out into the fields that were surrounding the studio and Suzi picked tall grasses and flowers. Upon returning to the studio via the parking lot, Suzi’s eye fell upon the wild mustang grapes that grew along the building’s walls, and also the beauty of a nice chunk of ball moss! She gathered her nature treasures back to the studio and we began the process of making matrices of copper and inking them in various colors until the B.A.T.( Bon a tirer which means “good to pull”) was uncovered/discovered. The results are gorgeous and vibrant. Suzi Davidoff's works are remarkable stories depicting the phenomena of mother nature and her beauty. - Tracy Mayrello
Interested in seeing this collection? We are available by appointment, email us at: hello@creeksidestudioatx.com to schedule.
