Davine Creations

What’s happening at Davine Creations?

UPCOMING SHOWS IN 2022:

Frozen Dead Guy Days
March 2022
Kaleidoscope Fine Arts Gallery
Nederland, CO
Website: https://kaleidoscope-finearts.com/

The Human Figure
Jan 19- Feb 20 2022
R Gallery
Boulder, CO
Website: https://rgallery.art/collections/the-human-figure

Featured Artist Show
Dec 14 2021- Jan 16 2022
R Gallery
Boulder, CO
Website: https://rgallery.art/collections/paul-elena-jones

PREVIOUS SHOWS IN 2021:

The Great Western Living and Design Exhibition
August 19-22 2021
Montana Expo Park
Pacific Hide & Fur 4 Seasons Arena
400 3rd St NW
Great Falls, MT, 59404
Website: https://www.thegreatwesternshow.com/

Featured Artist Show
June 8- July 11 2021
R Gallery
Boulder, CO
Website: https://rgallery.art/collections/paul-elena-jones

Buffaloes of Boulder
Presented by Downtown Boulder Partnership
June- September 2021
Pearl St Mall
Boulder, CO
Website: https://boulderdowntown.com/events/buffaloes-of-boulder-2021

Western Spirit Juried Art Show and Sale
Presented by Cheyenne Frontier Days
March 6- April 18 2021
CFD Old West Museum
4610 N. Carey Ave
Cheyenne WY, 82001
Website: https://westernspiritartshow.org/

Flatiron Food Film Festival
Presented by R Gallery
January 28- February 5 2021
Virtual Festival
Website: https://www.flatironsfoodfilmfest.org/cinematic-art/

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Silent Auction
January 15 2021
Western Folklife Center
501 Railroad St
Elko NV, 89801
Website: https://www.nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org/

PREVIOUS SHOWS IN 2020:

Circles and Squares
December 8- January 17 2020
R Gallery
2027 Broadway
Boulder, CO
Website: https://rgallery.art/

Turning Leaves of Fall
October 27- December 6 2020
R Gallery
2027 Broadway
Boulder, CO
Website: https://rgallery.art/

East End Art Walk
Presented by R Gallery
Summer of 2020
BHGR Law Office
1712 Pearl St
Boulder, CO
Website: https://rgallery.art/

Western Spirit Juried Art Show and Sale
Presented by Cheyenne Frontier Days
March 7- April 26 2020
CFD Old West Museum
4610 N. Carey Ave
Cheyenne WY, 82001
Website: https://westernspiritartshow.org/

Exploring Sunlight
R Gallery
2027 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80302
March 3 2020
Website: https://rgallery.art/

Energeia (Energy)
R Gallery
2027 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Jan 21 – March 1 2020, with an opening Feb 7 at 6pm
Website: https://rgallery.art/

PREVIOUS SHOWS IN 2019:

54th Annual “Own an Original” — Destination
November 22- December 29
Littleton Museum
6028 S. Gallup Street
Littleton, CO 80120
Website: https://www.littletongov.org/city-services/city-departments/museum/exhibits

Conception Arts- Denver
Pop Up Art Show
Oct 24, 5-9 pm
The Hangar at Stanley, Aurora, CO
Buy tickets here: https://conceptionarts.com/artist/Fnj3UF5

Lincoln Gallery’s 2019 Regional Fine Art Show
September 13 – October 4
Opening is September 13, 6:00 – 8:00
429 N Lincoln Ave
Loveland, CO
Website: Lincoln Gallery

Showcase: “Lines”
R Gallery
2027 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80302
July 30 – August 30, with an opening August 7 at 6pm
Website: https://rgallery.art/

36th All Colorado at the Depot
Presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild
July 23 – August 24
Reception: August 2, 5:00 -8:00 pm, awards presentation is at 6:30pm
2069 W Powers Avenue, Littleton, CO
Website: Depot Art Gallery

SculptureTucson Festival Show & Sale
April 5-7, 2019
Brandi Fenton Memorial Park in Tucson, Arizona

15 hats and large feather pieces will be on display.

Visit the website for the SculptureTucson: here

Check out the article published in the Desert Leaf magazine featuring one of our hats:
here.

Coos Bay Expressions West 2019
April 19 to June 30, 2019
Coos Bay Art Museum – Coos Bay Art Museum – 235 Anderson, Coos Bay, Oregon

One hat will be displayed at this show.

Visit the website for Coos Bay Expressions West 2019: here

PREVIOUS SHOWS IN 2018:

COWBOY CHRISTMAS
Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV
December 6-15, 2018

MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY’S AMERICAN WESTFEST
Red River Chamber of Commerce
101 River Street, Red River, NM
July 4-8, 2018

NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING
Western Mercantile, Elko Convention & Visitor’s Authority Conference Center
724 Moren Way, Elko, NV
February 1-3, 2018

Hats

The value of the Cowboy hat lies with its numerous interpretations in American culture.  For us, the symbol of the hat represents those who work and are attached to the land.

While sketching and forging these steel hat sculptures, we often contemplate the personalities who tirelessly labor in the countryside under the protection of a wide brim.  These invaluable characters work the land year-round to produce the vegetables, grains and livestock we consume at our tables.

Some hats are more literal interpretations of Western hats and culture. By contrast, “Cayman Jewel” is a twist on the traditional cowboy hat.  The texture of the steel was hand-carved with a dremel to mimic the cayman alligator skin used in Western clothing and accessories. We added bright copper turquoise jewels to an intricately braided hatband to contradict the typical masculine nature of the Western hat.  This piece is playfully lustrous and gaudy. One of our newest pieces “Princess” is fashioned after the popular rose-adorned cowgirl hat; this sculpture commemorates the feminine cowgirl. While the finish is clean and polished, “Princess” also represents the grit and strength of the rose of the rodeo. In the studio, we see a hat as more than a sunshade. A hat can be a symbol of culture, history, and our beautiful Western nature.

Some of the hats pictured have also been commissioned to commemorate a specific person or personality that a client has requested.

Each hat generally weighs 6-8 pounds and is forged of 16-gauge mild sheet steel.  They can be mounted on a wall or sit on a custom-made hat stand.  The sculptures are top-coated with a durable lacquer finish to ensure their pristine color and quality stays intact.

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Flora and Fauna

The connection between all living things is apparent through the intricate web of life.  We as humans rely on the many inhabitants of the earth for our sustenance.  All animals play a part in the creation of plants and vice-versa.  While in many cases the production of industrial metals contradicts the natural way of life, our metal sculptures connect us back to the environment. These pieces explore the dichotomy of rigid metal versus flowing forms in nature.

In the work of Davine Creations Studio, we often use Fibonacci’s “golden ratio” or“divine proportion” that is found in nature.  The golden ratio is a dimensional relationship observed in natural growth that can be defined mathematically.  This mathematical proportion dates back 2,400 years; it has been used in art, architecture, and music and appears recurrently in things seen as “beautiful.”  Many of the curves of these sculptures use the golden ratio to imitate the beautiful plant-lifeforms around us.

Birds and bird feathers have been a recent focus in the studio; we think about how these birds contribute to our powerful natural environment.  By uniting bird feathers with natural growth patterns found in plants, we implore the viewer to contemplate how these connections are made in the natural world. 

Many of these pieces are available for easy purchase & shipping on our etsy page!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DavineCreationStudio

Embossed Copper Series

After the difficult year of 2020, we yearned to make some smaller colorful copper artworks that embraced our love of nature and could also be easily displayed in someone’s home. This new series of work utilizes the fine metalworking skills of embossing/chasing and repousse.

The terms embossing/chasing and repousse refer to the shaping and hammering of metal. Embossing and chasing is the process by which we hammer the front-side of the metal to create unique textures and patterns. Repousse is when we flip the piece over and push the metal outwards, creating a relief. All of these pieces were made using hammers and other small (3-5 mm) tools to develop an image. After the metal is shaped, we add chemical and dye patinas for vibrant color.

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