Ilana Davis
Born in Ashkelon Israel Ilana was influenced by unique
nature of her surroundings as well as the neighborhood artists of her local
community; primarily by three ceramic artists in her immediate vicinity.
Ashkelon, a biblical port city since 2000 BC, has abundant
Byzantine, Greek and Roman archeological ruins, which were all within walking
distance of her family’s home. Marble statues and pillars, Roman mosaic
floors, and sculpted sarcophagus were integral parts of her surroundings while
growing up. Ilana started working
with clay at the age of 5, as she wandered in and out of artists’ yards
in her hometown.
Since then, Ilana has worked with clay as a
functional and decorative material. After the birth of her second child in
1992, she transitioned to sculpture using clay and other media.
On the peak of Mount Carmel at the Haifa University, Ilana received her BA in Hebrew and Biblical
Literature. Prior coming 
to live in the US, Ilana had pursued a Masters Degree thesis in The
art of Biblical Literature at Haifa and Tel Aviv universities.
Ilana, a Sunnyvale resident since 1988, continues sculpting with clay,
plaster, stucco, bronze, and with automotive and scrap metal media. Each
sculpture is unique and signed; their inspiration is derived from events,
situations, places and emotions.
Ilana teaches ceramics
and sculpture to both children and adults in her own Sunnyvale studio.
In the past 18 years, Ilana has taught ceramics classes for adults and
children at her home studio, at local schools as well as Kinderland day care
center, and city of Sunnyvale Summer Express program. Ilana teaches clay classes to home
schooling programs.
