I hope to use my skills as an artist/illustrator whether through books, ceramics or other media to further a mindset to inspire social and environmental empathy.
About the Artist
Dana Simson is an illustrator/author and the design force behind Chesapeake East Company, producing her handmade designs in paintings/prints, ceramic, jewelry, decor and gifts. Her engaging imagery has also been licensed internationally in fabric, rugs, stationary, home decor, gift items, and tabletop. Her store closed in Salisbury, MD January 2020- but please do visit her online store full of uplifting treats at danasimson.com Dana’s work is in many private collections and several museums. Her artwork has been featured in many national magazines, placed in TV shows and Hollywood movies, including Titanic. Video and podcasts featuring Dana are available on her about/ NEWS page on her website. These days Dana creates one of a kind work singularly made by her in her home studio on an island in the Chesapeake Bay. You can visit the Chesapeake East studio/store at 501 West Main Street on the Wicomico River in downtown Salisbury, Maryland or check out her website at danasimson.com. Her inspiration remains nature, reflected in her latest books, paintings and ceramic sculptures. As a life-long environmentalist, Dana endeavors to use her skills as an artist to promote environmental issues.Dana Simson website View https://www.danasimson.com/blog/Website Dana Simson website View Galhttps://www.danasimson.com/product-category/paintings-prints/original-a… Dana Simson website https://www.danasimson.com/the-animals-are-innocent-an-exhibit-to-lament-climat…
Artist's Statement
The animals are innocent is a traveling exhibit opening 2019-Jan 2020 at the Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, VT. There is a pdf of the exhibit in book form available from Dana. Please contact us if your facility is interested in hosting this poignant exhibition on Climate Change. https://www.danasimson.com/the-animals-are-innocent-an-exhibit-to-lament-climate-change As an author illustrator, she has 15 published books including 4 children’s picture books, gift books and a pop-up book. Her latest books- Come Together handbook to retool for the future out 2021 https://www.danasimson.com/product/come-together-a-climate-change-guide-to-retool-for-the-future/ and she illustrated a Picturebook by Monarch expert Julie Dunlap Janey Monarch Seed, a picture book that informs about milkweed and saving the monarchs out 2021 http://greenwriterspress.com/book/janey-monarch-seed/Featured Work
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Featured Work: Photos
The wonder of it
Fat Lester
No rEgrets
Cheers
king Fisher
Earth Ark
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See more information about Using your artistic skill set for change
My interview on Sustainable Mind with Marjorie Alexander has just gone live! My book Come Together . handbook to retool for the future is available this month from Green Writers Press or here on my website. I am so pleased with the reviews I have been getting and I hope you will all give it a read- or listen to the podcast for a great overview of the book. Marjorie is a wonderful interviewer. Our chat was like a delightful walk in the woods with an old friend. She has a real talent for asking the right questions and smoothly guiding the conversation to keep the interview upbeat and engaging.
Below are a few reviews of my book- If you want to purchase 10 books or more we can give you a half price discount- These books are excellent resources for how to get beyond plastic, understanding what toxins are in commonly used products and their impact on your health, aquifers and the environment, and generally how to choose easy actions for the betterment of all. Come Together is an excellent premium for environmental or social action groups to raise funding. Email or call and I’ll get you what you need-
To purchase a copy as a gift for youself or the planet:) https://www.danasimson.com/product/come-together-a-climate-change-guide-to-retool-for-the-future/
Reviews
“Come Together goes beyond tackling climate change with a call to build respectful community to honor all living things and earth. It is truly a handbook for all of our futures.”
—Heidi Thompson, Sacred Soul Gathering of Women founder
“This is the book we should all be reading right now to empower each of us in the movement for bottom-up change.”
—Pamela South, facilitator of Green Engineers
“Dana Simson is a super-creative person. In her new book, Come Together: Handbook to Retool for the Future, Simson will inspire you to take the task of saving the planet into your own hands. From gently coaching you through an easy way to give up your paper-towel dependency, to sharing practical pointers on how to converse with someone who holds a differing viewpoint, Simson’s pointers come from an authentic and lived perspective. This book may not make you a perfect citizen of the planet overnight, but it will certainly, and kindly, take you one step closer no matter where you started.”
—Joan Maloof, author of Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forests and Founder of the Old-Growth Forest Network
Medium: bookYear: 2021
Written Works
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The Messenger
See more information about The MessengerMedium: oilYear: 2019Details: 30x36 on canvas (sold)
Booking
Dana may be contacted for podcasts, interviews or inquiries. 410.603.0531 dsimson2art@gmail.com.
exhibits- new or to book the animals are innocent
The animals are innocent is a traveling exhibit opening 2019-Jan 2020 at the Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, VT. There is a pdf of the exhibit in book form available from Dana. Please contact us if your facility is interested in hosting this poignant exhibition on Climate Change.
The facility must have a safe way to show/protect the 10 ceramic folk art boats full of animals and paintings. Plexiglass boxes are recommended for the sculptures.
As a visiting artist- or author illustrator, Dana is happy to address groups, arts organizations or schools. Contact her for more information; 410 603 0531.
William Brooks . Henry Sheldon Museum
Terrie Fleckenstein Fleckenstein Gallery, Baltimore
Dede Cummings, Publisher Green Writers Press
Stefan Hearst, ceramic installation on Villa, Majorca, Spain (collector)
Beverly Bevin collector