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Harold Davidson -- Sculptor
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Harold Davidson was born and reared in Mentmore, New Mexico, just west of Gallup. As a child, he helped his family herding sheep. To pass the long hours, he began sketching and found that he had a real interest in art, although he had not received much in the way of formal training.
In 1985, Harold began learning the art of sculpting from Marvin Toya, a local sculpture of Native American art. Since that time, Harold has become a true sculpture in his own right. He works in stone, wood and metal very easily. His favorite medium, however, is stone."When I work with stone, I usually dream about the piece before I begin it. It talks to me in my dream. When I get up the next day and begin to work on the piece, I want to make it the way I dreamt it. But the stone works itself into what it wants to be. Whatever happens in my life and to my art, it's all up to God. When people buy my sculptures, it makes me feel good because I know my stones have found a home."
Harold's work has recently been accepted by the Heard Museum in Phoenix which is a great honor for him.
About the Sculptures
Animal fetishes are symbolic representations of animals endowed with spiritual powers. They are the embodiment of these animals spirits and can serve as reflections into our strengths, our weaknesses, and ourselves. As spirit helpers and teachers, they offer themselves freely for spiritual growth, guidance and protection. The feathers and small stones or beads on their backs represents offerings to the spirits. Each animal varies in its spiritual function and we must consider our personal culture and issues in search for meaning. We need only to open our hearts to understand the lessons they bring.The following is a list of some of the fetishes sculpted by Harold Davidson, along with a possible intertribal description of the significance of each animal. It is said that if you breathe into the mouth of the animal, its spirit will awaken to fulfill its helper role to you.
Buffalo - Oneness, abundance, prosperity, interrelatedness, prayer, healing and love.
Lesson: seek out harmony in yourself, others, and all living things.
Hawk - illumination, keeper of the sunlight, detailed observation, messenger of the spirit World. Call on the spirit of the hawk for strength, courage, clarity and understanding.
Lesson: be observant of your surroundings, stay focused on the path, and avoid distractions that leads to imbalance.
Horse - stamina, strength of will, freedom, power, endurance, victory, synchronicity, safe passage into the new.
Lesson: be free and let others be free.
Sheep - new beginnings, purity, innocence, fertility, forget things that are not worth remembering.
Lesson: move foward with Joy and firm grounding. Open your heart to let the spirit of peace enter your life.
Wolf - guardian, strong sense of family and community, loyalty, honor, respect for elders, teach the children, teacher, pathfinder, spiritual guidance, stamina, friendliness.
Lesson: trust your inner voice and develop strength and confidence in decisions.
Eagle - very sacred, closes to the Creator, bravery, courage, spirit messenger of the spirit world, self-growth.
Lesson: always speak words of truth and avoid gossip.
Bear - respect for the cycles of nature, reminder of needed rest and rejuvenation, courage, power, good luck, healing, self-actualization.
Lesson: there is a time to play and a time to be assertive.
Cougar - solitude, activity, energy, grace, skill, leadership.
Lesson: observe the natural flow of our environment and take responsibility.
Rabbit - curiosity, trickster/teacher, territorial, descemment, listen carefully.
Lesson: face our fear and discern when to defend ourselves and when to walk away.
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