DANISHA C. EDWARDS
For generations, art has been a form of communication throughout diverse cultures. It is how we pass down history, communicate, and celebrate. Like music, visual art is a powerful tool to tell a story of a people. My artwork tells a story of communication between the past worlds into today. Like my grandmothers and mother, dreams serve as a mirror to past lives, coded messages, and events in motion or coming. I treat each vision as an ancestor's footprint. Instead of running from my visions, I started to create artworks telling the story and the emotion behind each one. The materials I use, like cowrie seashells, glass beads, wood, clay, and metal are all influenced by cultural tradition. Through these materials, I continuously engage my viewers in my journey.
