Reggie Davis
He/Him
San Francisco, CA, US
Interdisciplinary design artist Reggie takes an integrative approach to art, blending various media, and techniques. With an intuitive Artist vision trusting the flow of inspiration and allowing the transformative power of found objects.
As a multidisciplinary artist of color with a practice that focuses on health and well-being my projects are a integrated mix of sustainable found object, assemblage , new media, installation art and design with an integrative spirituality orientation that delineates an array of spiritual practices , psychology and contemplative education allowing me to create artworks that become physical expressions of a spiritual aesthetic.
www.bonestones.com
How does your creative practice reflect your experience of living and making as a BIPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ maker?
“My creative jewelry making practice as a BIPOC gay, senior artist is based on lived experience, ancestry, culture and heritage. I craft pieces Immersed in tradition, identification, spirituality and healing. Each piece carries a story and narrative reflective of my BIPOC culture. And a emotional intensity, and depth reflective of myself growing up Black and Gay during the 60's civil rights and Black arts Movements.”
"Ginkgo Autumn", 14kt Yellow gold-plated, satin and polished ginkgo leaves, natural faceted 5 carat emerald, ruby, sapphire, 3.1" cultured pearl. Pendant width: 2" x 3", 2025
What techniques, stories, or materials have been passed down to you, and how are you reimagining them in the present?
“The use of sustainable materials. Afro-indigenous oral histories and narratives passed down from generations of crafts folk, and folk artist.”
"Ethnographic Sparkling Crescent Moon medallion necklace with conch shell pendant", Moissanite incrusted 14K gold-plated tribal etched crescent moon pendant, .4" gold-plated faceted conch shell, .3" cultured pearl, seed pearl attachment, 2025
“My work honors my First Nation and African American Ancestry pre and post diaspora in style and craftsmanship. I craft works that carry strong cultural narratives. Using eco-friendly, sustainable crafting techniques with the call to action imprinted directly into the material.”
How does your work honor those who came before you while forging new pathways for the future?
"Conch Tribal Gold earrings", Faceted moissanite, black opal triplet, 14K gold-plated conch shell, .3" x 1" , 2025
Photographs Courtesy of the Artist