hi!
I’m Danielle, an emerging artist and craftsperson whose practice sits in the uncanny place between childlike wonder and the heavier parts of being human. Sculpture has become the place where I explore my identity as a Mad, queer, and disabled person, and where I give form to the personal and historical traumas that have shaped me. Working with ceramic, textiles, wood, and paper maché, I build figurative pieces that become physical manifestations of things that I feel.

Someone once called me a “crafty mom,” and obviously they were right in a way, but that label pushed me further into questioning who gets to decide what is art, what is craft, and why those distinctions matter. So I now focus on traditionally crafty materials and go from there.

Alongside my sculptural work, I make utilitarian ceramics. They are objects meant to be held, used, and lived with. I love putting care into every mug that will greet your lips in the morning, or a silly dish to make your space uniquely you are. In a world that can feel very yucky, I think surrounding your home, body and life with locally hand made objects is a little act of resistance and joy.

I went to NSCAD University and got a fine arts degree in Ceramics. Now I am living in North Bay Ontario located on the unceded traditional territory of the Anishinabek Nation, home to the Nipissing and Dokis First Nations.