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MITZI DAVIS

QUICK FACTS

Years As An Artist
8 years
Main Clay Body

Mid-Range B-Mix and U Arts Cone 6 Casting Slip, and I also use a proprietary porcelain clay blend that I have stocked in my studio.
Primary Clay Building Methods
Wheel throwing and slip casting
Favorite Studio Tool

My comfort grip X-acto knife. 
Clay Wishes or Dreams

I would love to see a ceramics center in Savannah that supported all things clay: resident artists, exhibitions, education, events,  etc.
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Creating handmade functional pots is a need that will probably never leave me. Pots make us pay attention. When a hand-made handle is uncomfortable, you then begin to notice how a comfortable pot feels. It opens a dialogue between friends, associates or family. Pots teach us about ourselves. It’s a new experience with each piece. As a user, we realize our preferences for particular shapes, sizes, colors or textures. We become more familiar with our food and how it interacts with a certain shape or texture. 

ARTIST STATEMENT

My ceramic work embodies comfort and youthful delight. I seek to capture humorous observations and playful details that reconstruct thoughts of past experiences and events. I am interested in various interpretations of domesticity, shelter and freedom. Using memories as an influence, whether it’s fond recollections of childhood bedtime stories, imaginative games or daily chores, I reconstruct visual scenes to express these ideas in my work. I hope that through my artistic choices of color, line and shape, I can merge these concepts with contemporary design to produce a final stimulating, functional piece.

I explore two main bodies of work. The first is strictly functional, where I consider form and surface to produce a visually stimulating, yet unpretentious and usable pot. The second is a merging of function and sculpture. This "caged" series became a way of expressing the more challenging emotions I had from my youth. These pieces serve as functional pottery, but the intricate aggregate is a vessel, not intended to be used on a daily basis, but for the occasional celebration. 

ARTIST BIO

Mitzi Davis graduated with her B.F.A. in Art, emphasis in Ceramics, from Shorter University in 2008. After graduating, she secured the position as the Ceramic Arts Technician at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and has remained there as her artist career has progressed. Mitzi's artwork is currently exhibited across the U.S. and has had gallery representation in Georgia. She was an UncommonGoods Ceramic Design Challenge Finalist in 2011.
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Mitzi began pursuing a degree in Arts Administration at SCAD in 2013, in order to understand legal and business aspects that could increase her effectiveness as a ceramic arts advocate and maker. She completed an internship at Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, in 2015, and received M.A. in Arts Administration in 2016. Mitzi plans to continue focusing on her own studio practice, while also working to increase opportunities for ceramic arts education and professional development within communities.

CONTACT INFO

Visit Mitzi's website, ​http://www.mitzidavis.com/, to find out where you can purchase her work. Feel free to message her directly from her "Contact" page with inquiries.
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  • Home
  • SIP 2025 store
  • About
  • Membership
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • SIP: A CERAMIC CUP SHOW 2025
    • Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show 2024
    • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show 2023 >
      • Sip 2023 opening reception
    • Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show 2022 >
      • Opening Reception
    • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show 2021 >
      • SIP 2021 Reception
    • Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show 2020 >
      • Receptions
    • SIp: A Ceramic Cup Show 2019 >
      • Sip 2019 opening reception
      • Sip 2019 closing reception
    • Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show 2018 >
      • Opening Night
      • Closing Night
    • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show 2017 >
      • SIP 2017 Opening Night
      • Sip 2017 Closing night
    • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show 2016 >
      • OPENING NIGHT
      • CLOSING RECEPTION
    • Savannah Clay 2019
    • SAVANNAH CLAY 2015
  • Artists
    • Eliot Joanna Angell
    • Lesley Anton
    • Lisa Bradley
    • Jessica Broad
    • Eric Clark
    • Mitzi Davis
    • Gayle Fichtinger
    • John Jensen
    • Heather Knight
    • Jillian Luse
    • Colette Oliver
    • Yves Paquette
    • David Peterson
    • Stephanie Sanders
    • Rebecca Sipper
    • Trang Vu
    • Nancy Waterhouse
    • Harriet Zabusky-Zand
  • RESOURCES
    • SHIPPING CUPS FOR SIP
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Calendar
    • Learn
    • Local Galleries
    • Ceramics Supplies