Andie Davis was born in Whitmore Lake, MI. She grew up in New York, Connecticut and Texas, and now resides on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Since childhood she has been involved in the arts, and performed for many years with the Albano Ballet Company in Hartford, CT. She attended the Dallas High School for the Performing & Visual Arts as a theatre major, and attended the private Interlochen Arts Academy and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Andie's primary interest until college was writing (click here for samples). She began publishing her writing at the age of eight, and now has over 40 publications to her name, including Bust, Pinched Nerves, American Poetry Monthly, Aldebaran and The Brownstone Review. She has also been included in several anthologies, such as the recently released In Our Own Words, Vol. II: A Generation Defining Itself.
Andie graduated with a B.A. in Biology and
English Literature from Salisbury State
University in Maryland, but chose to follow her
minor rather than her major into the field of
fine art. She began exhibiting her work in
1999 at Hot Soup Glass Studio in Philadelphia,
PA, and has since shown in galleries
throughout the East Coast, with great success.
In her first year, Andie was featured in the
prestigious Emerging Artists 2000 at the
Finer Side Gallery, and was awarded a solo
show by the Worcester County Arts Council.
She is currently continuing her studies
as a graduate student at Wilmington College.
Andie owns her own studio pottery,
Handful of Earth*,
where she currently works.
She lives in Salisbury, Maryland
with her husband, artist and
musician Joseph Davis, and her son, Gideon.
She teaches classes
for children & adults throughout the region.
*(The name Handful of Earth is pulled from the first line
of Andie's favorite poem, written by Pablo Neruda.
It is #XVI in Neruda's 100 Love Sonnets.)
Andie also handles web design,
maintenance, and hosting for
In the past she has designed & maintained sites for
poet Hal Sirowitz,
The Clay Guild of the Eastern Shore,
and for local artists & galleries.
