Artwork copyright Debra Davis. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Debra Davis. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

The Edge, 1993

Debra Davis
American (born 1960)

Location: Kingston Middle School, Kingston

About the Artwork

Artist Debra Davis created The Edge as an investigation into technology's impact on the landscape, and explores "how humans interact with the world, how we see things, and move through the landscape." The composition was inspired by the artist's time spent working as a trail technician for the U.S. Forest Service in the Cascade Range mountains of Washington state, and the point of view references how the landscape looks from an airplane.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Kitsap School District.

About the Artist

Northwest artist and naturalist Debra Davis creates paintings and sculptures that are strongly influenced by her summer job as a seasonal forestry technician with the U.S. Forest Service. A longtime resident of Central Washington, Davis received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Central Washington University in Ellensburg and taught art at Yakima Valley College.