danny & dani studio

INSTAGRAMING

2012-02-06T11:58:00.000-08:00

I have fallen prey to yet another iphone app...but it is so much fun!!!! You can find me at @daniellehession on Instagram. Here is a link to view my photos.

LOST & FOUND

2012-01-05T09:23:00.000-08:00

I can't quite remember when I made these collages but I love finding things that I have forgotten about. I often have dreams of finding old art journals or a trunk full of forgotten but beloved items.

*MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL**

2011-12-25T17:57:00.000-08:00

Toy soldier gifted from: Modern For Kids

Amazing Gingerbread house and cookies from Eat My Words

Ralphy the wonder kitty!!!!

My handmade victorian ornament babies.

Merry Christmas Everyone! Sending lots of love far and wide! xoxooxox

HOLIDAY WRAPPING!!!!

2011-12-23T11:56:00.000-08:00

These are gifts that I wrapped last year for Christmas! Now it's time to wrap this year's presents!!!! Merry Christmas everyone! xoxoxo

FIND ME ON PINTEREST !

2011-12-21T20:59:00.000-08:00

Click here to find me on Pinterest! I have only just begun "pinning" but keep posted. Such a fun way to visually map daily inspiration!

BELATED HALLOWEEN

2011-11-09T21:27:00.000-08:00

Happy very belated Halloween!!!!! I convinced Mahmood to be an Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe portrait with me. Needless to say....it was a very scary costume for him! Big thanks to the Beckerman Ladies for creating the Marilyn vs. Marilyn collage!!! Also pictured: My spooky nails, Rocky's best impression of a bat,Julia the "double rainbow" Torjman (the lovely Halloween party host) and her frightening confections.

NEW WORK

2011-11-09T20:35:00.000-08:00

Some new and wintery work! In the process of making lots of new work for the 2011 One of a Kind Christmas show. You can find me at Booth K-53!!!

House & Home Feature

2011-09-06T10:25:00.000-07:00

Delighted to see my work featured in House and Home's annual showhouse for the Princess Margaret Hospital Fall Lottery.

BRIMFIELD FINDS

2011-07-14T09:21:00.000-07:00

Some of the treasures I found at the Brimfield Antique show this year. So many lost stories and mysteries for me to daydream about.

BROOKLYN + NYC

2011-07-12T15:06:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a little New York roadtrip with three friends. Very inspiring trip partly due to the fun surroundings but mostly because of the creative group we traveled with. The main purpose of the trip was to get our friend Josh Raskin aka..Kids & Explosions to his show at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg. Other road trippers included, Lauren Pirie and Kathryn Macnoughton. We stayed three nights in Williamsburg at a Smart Apartments building and two nights in Manhattan at the Jane Hotel. I had not been back to New York since I lived there five years ago so Josh, Lauren and Kathryn helped us find great places to eat and shop.

FOOD HIGHTLIGHTS:

Brooklyn

Diner for Breakfast

Five Leaves

Taco Stands around Bedford st. In Williamsburg!!

Manhattan
Elephant & Castle (French Toast at Breakfast)

Katz Delicatessen in Manhattan (pastrami sandwich)

Il Labratorio del gelato across from Katz' (pumpkin and olive oil gelato)

Momofuko in Manhattan (pork buns were my favourite)

Oficina Latina in Manhattan (ceviche,paella and amazing drinks)

SHOPPING:

Brooklyn

Beacon's Closet

Buffalo Exchange

Crossroads

(all buy, trade, sell stores)

Brooklyn Charm (great jewelry charms)

Manhattan

FIRST ADVENTURE TO BRIMFIELD

2011-06-01T15:06:00.000-07:00

I have been remiss in my blog posts!!!! Bad Danny! Here are just a few photos from my very first adventure to the Brimfield Antique show. Just an hour and a half outside of Boston, three football fields worth of treasures awaited. My girls, the Beckermans, have made this show an annual destination and I think I might have to tag along every year from now on. A bit obsessed! This show is an antique/vintage lovers dream!!!!! We only had one day there so it was a serious treasure hunt. I was lucky to have my mom with me to scout out all of the old photos and paper goods. I also met the Beckermans' girlfriend Kelly a.k.a The Glamourai. She was as sweet as could be and I can't wait to hang out more on the next Brimfield trip. Next time I will have to stay for three days with a huge rental truck in tow. Still Wishing that the toy ferris wheel and life sized horse could have fit in my luggage.

HOUSE AND HOME

2011-03-17T21:33:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of House and Home Magazine

A fun surprise to see my art in House and Home this month! Yay! You can also see a video of this space on the House and Home website (skip to 4:10 mins).

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY XOXOX

2011-02-13T15:39:00.000-08:00

Art by: Lynda Grimmel bought at the Toronto Outdoor show a few years ago

my tiny ballet slipper...how were my feet ever this small

Parts of a Valentine's package I mailed to my mom and pink and red objects around the house (of which I have an endless supply). Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Lots of love!! xoxoxo

HEARTS

2011-02-02T19:36:00.000-08:00

Getting ready for valentines day......

MOM + BRIGITTE

2011-01-14T08:57:00.000-08:00

As I was playing around withe the Brigitte Bardot photos it reminded me of an old photo of my mom. I went searching through her old modeling photos and found it! Such the beauty with her sun-kissed freckled face and bleached out hair. I surprised her with these collages for her birthday! Take a peek at her blog, Zendoll Worshop, and you will see where I get my biggest source of inspiration!

BRIGITTE FOR CHLOE

2011-01-08T16:11:00.000-08:00

The Beckerman ladies found these original Brigitte Bardot photos at an amazing store in Amsterdam!!!!! What a find!!! I could not believe my eyes the first time I saw these treasures. Chloe commissioned me to make an art piece for her new home in L.A and it was a treat to make!!! Love you Chloe!!!! Click here to see photos of the Beckerman adventures in Amsterdam.

CRAFT STUDIO

2011-01-07T16:24:00.000-08:00

This is a very belated post on CRAFT studio!!! This is my boyfriend, Mahmood Popal's, design company. The photos above are of Nyood Bar. Mahmood designed this space in collaboration with his friend Emil Teliki. I helped out a tiny bit by adding some writing to the walls. It looks a little bit like I am in detention.hhehe. Many more projects and photos to come!!!!!!

CHRISTMAS..ING

2010-12-20T19:49:00.000-08:00

NEW WORK

2010-11-14T20:11:00.000-08:00

Get a closer look on my website.

MORE FOUND

2010-10-25T18:08:00.000-07:00

Another found piece of artwork...or found image of artwork. I think this piece was made in 2007 using a wine crate as a canvas.

LOST AND FOUND

2010-10-12T20:39:00.000-07:00

I found these little wax paper art experiments hidden in some of my files. They are made from bits of paper, string, fabric, letraset and photos. I ironed all of that in between two pieces of wax paper. I also sewed around the edges because the wax paper didn't stick together like I thought it would.

BIRTHDAY ART

2010-10-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

This art piece was my amazing birthday present from Kathryn Macnaughton!!!Very late on this post. I think Kathryn found this image in a German riding magazine. "Gluck dieser erde" translates to "luck this earth" in english. Not sure what that means but I LOVE IT! You can buy Kathryn's work on Society 6 and Etsy.

2010-10-08T19:08:00.000-07:00

This adorable sticker covered, vintage photo-filled envelope arrived at my door by way of miss Chloe in L.A. For me, it doesn't get much better than hearts, fuzzy animal stickers and vintage photos. Thank you Chloe!!!

PROCESS WORK

2010-10-03T19:37:00.000-07:00

Some process work in the midst of making art pieces.

SOCIETY 6 STORE

2010-07-26T20:11:00.000-07:00

PRINTS, CELL PHONE AND COMPUTER COVERS ON SOCIETY 6!!!

2010-07-24T15:16:00.000-07:00

Old mix. Newer one's to come!!

COLLAGING

2010-07-17T18:50:00.000-07:00

Birthday card for Beckerman twins.

80's hair collage

Birthday card for cousin Ryan a.k.a lederhosen.

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!

2010-07-17T18:31:00.000-07:00

photos courtesy of beckerman biteplate

Took a little road trip to my cousins cottage and had a blast with the girls creating makeshift outfits from found items around the cottage. For more details check out Beckerman Biteplate! The girls continue to inspire me with their creativity and resourcefulness. They can make anything look like it just came off a runway!

MINNA

2010-06-22T19:14:00.000-07:00

London based designer Minna Hepburn is opening a pop-up shop in Toronto at Gretchen & Co. starting July 10th. I am in love with these dresses! Can't wait to go check it out!

ILLUSTRATION + BLOG BANNER MENTION

2010-06-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

For More Magazine's may issue I did a fun little illustration and was happy to be one of their contributers. Also, a big thank you to Artful Blogging Magazine for the blog banner mention!!!

MISSED BECKERMAN POST!!!!

2010-06-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

This is an old biteplate post from March! Not sure how I missed this one! Sam and Cailli are coming back to Toronto for a visit soon!! Cannot wait!!! Miss my Beckerman girls! Check out their recent amazing adventures!!!

LAYERS AND LAYERS

2010-06-03T16:13:00.000-07:00

Another quick digital collage!

VARIATIONS

2010-06-03T16:09:00.000-07:00

Digital collages. Fun to save at different stages!

AROUND THE STUDIO

2010-05-19T16:01:00.000-07:00

Constantly changing the inspiration that surrounds me while I work. Found the Save the Seals needlepoint at value village!!! The american flag is from my last trip to Gadabout Vintage. Just need to find a vintage Canadian flag to be evenly represented. The other photos are snapshots of what sits underneath my glass Ikea desk. Can you tell I like to save everything!!!

COLLETTE COPELAND

2010-05-10T13:12:00.000-07:00

All photos courtesy of Collette Copeland

About a month ago I had the pleasure of meeting talented artist Colette Copeland. My mom and I have followed her work for quite some time through her Bird In The Hand blog and her many features in Somerset Magazine. Colette is a very prolific artist and her creations are wonderfully whimsical. Her productivity is an absolute inspiration to me. Visit Colette's etsy shop and blog to see more of her beautiful work!

BRANDON MCLEAN-ELUS1V ART

2010-03-12T16:45:00.000-08:00

All images from http://www.elus1v.com

What a treat to get a link to Brandon's work in my inbox!!!! Brandon emailed me not too long ago and I was blown away by his work and his story. You have to check out his work!!!

COLLAGE BITS

2010-03-12T13:12:00.000-08:00

Here are some of my latest cards and mini collages!!!!! These last two images were made by my mom!!!!!!

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

2010-02-23T19:01:00.000-08:00

Right before the Beckerman ladies went to L.A, we did a little blog shoot in Leslieville. You will have to check out their blog in the next few weeks to see all of the photos from their L.A/Vegas trip!!!!

NOT PAPER

2010-02-18T18:46:00.000-08:00

Check out my interview on Not Paper!!!!! I am a huge fan of Aprile Elcich and both of her blogs: You Are What you Love and Not Paper. Besides providing a constant flow of inspiration through her blogs, Aprile is an incredible artist too!
Here are some of my favorite artist's featured on Not Paper!!!!

Images from NOT PAPER

MORE HEARTS

2010-02-16T21:59:00.000-08:00

More of the cards I made for Valentine's Day. The Last two images are are from the Valentine's package my mom sent me!!!!! so cute!

HAPPY HEARTS!!!!

2010-02-09T12:38:00.000-08:00

's day

Here are some Valentine's goodies I just made and mailed to my mom. We have a tradition of sending each other "inspiration packages" when we are apart. Thank you so much to Twig & Thistle Blog for the super cute DIY Valentiene's Goody Bag design. More adorable Valentine's ideas on The Sweetest Occasion Blog.

LOTS OF LOVE

2010-02-02T11:09:00.000-08:00

WOW! LOVE Magazine. Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

LOS ANGELES

2010-02-01T08:17:00.000-08:00

It was such a treat to be back in L.A! I lived there very briefly for a five month exchange at Otis School of Design but that was about four years ago now. I don't recall one day of rain the whole time I lived there but this visit met me with crazy mudslides and monsoon like weather. Despite the un-california conditions, it was a great time filled with lots of wonderful friend reunions. I have few highlights.

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOODS:

Venice + Santa Monica always takes first prize for me. So much to be found along Abbot Kinney Blvd and Main St.

Tortoise General Store 1208 Abbot Kinney Blvd.- This is an inspiring little store filled with designer products from Japan. After seeing this store and it's other half Tortoise up the Blvd, I felt an urgent need to go to Japan for design inspiration.

Bountiful- 1335 Abbot Kinney Blvd. A shabby chic dream come true. If I had a beach house it would look exactly like this store.

Gjelina- 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd. We had a great dinner here.Really good charcuterie and pizza!! Loved the design of the space. We found out after that Gjelina is the new 'it' spot in Venice but it was nice to go in there without expectation.

Intelligentsia Coffee- 1331 Abbot Kinney Bld. Great coffee, Great hangout! The drip coffee is more expensive than the fancy latte drinks so it has to be extra good!

Hennessy + Ingalls Bookstore- 214 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica. An amazing design and art bookstore. I used to spend hours in there finding inspiration for my graphic design classes.

Crossroads Trading Co. -1455 4th Street, Santa Monica. This is a buy,trade,sell clothing store. Ingenious!!! I traded my whole wardrobe for a new one when I lived in L.A. If you like this, you will love Wasteland(7428 Melrose Ave).

Manhattan + Hermosa Beach- I love these beach communities!!! Didn't do much exploring there this time but it is so much fun to walk around these areas. Lots of cute shops and beach views.

Los Feliz + Silver lake- I didn't get to explore these areas fully but I found a few cute places:

Figaro Bistro-1802 N. Vermont Ave, Los Feliz- Great lunch, breakfast or coffee spot. Feels like your in Paris. There are a couple great vintage shops along Vermont too.

Reform School-3902 Sunset Blvd, Silver Lake- Really creative and fun store. There are a couple of other cute shops around this too.

West Hollywood

El Carmen-8138 W 3rd St- Really cute Mexican restaurant/bar.

Wasteland-7428 Melrose Ave.- Slightly used vintage/designer clothing.

Melrose Trading Post - Melrose and Fairfax- Only Sundays- This is a a killer flea market! I could have spent the whole day there.

For Next time:

Royal-T Cafe-8910 Washington Blvd, Culver City. This is a Japanese-style café/shop/art gallery. A helpful hint from a sweet girl at the Tortoise shop.

Hidden Treasures Vintage-154 S Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga- This place is a little bit out of the way but I hear it is crazy and lots of fun!!

MUST GO:

To any COFFEE BEAN and order a Winter Dream Tea Latte!!!! Make sure you say "Tea" because some of the Coffee Bean's have no idea what this is.

And... Street Tacos!!!

NEW ART

2010-01-25T15:25:00.000-08:00

These are pieces I just took to L.A for my friend Gisele. I love the little ballerina photo of her!! I always used to hear her say 'besos' (kisses) at the end of her conversations with her family back in Mexico so I had to work that in somehow.Check out more custom pieces on my website!

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

2010-01-24T16:30:00.000-08:00

The Beckerman girls keep their blog going no matter what the weather. Here is us trying not to look freezing!! Checkout some of their latest super cute posts!!!

DANI THE ELF

2009-12-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

Keeping busy with handmade christmas goodies for the family! Happy Holidays Everyone!!!

CHRISMUKKAH FESTIVITIES

2009-12-17T21:15:00.000-08:00

After one too many sugar candies and spoonfuls of icing we decided to shoot a Holiday catalog look for Beckerman Biteplate . So much fun and we even skyped missing sister Chloe in L.A.

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE MOMENT: LOCAL NATIVES

2009-12-09T12:12:00.000-08:00

photo by Kyle Johnson
A great find while at the Edward Sharpe concert ........Local Natives. I came in a little late and just caught a couple of their songs but I had to find out who they were. Now, fully immersed in their music I am hard-pressed to find a song of theirs that I don't like. Their song "Airplanes" is highly addictive. Hope they come back to Toronto!

ONE LESS PAPER CUP

2009-12-09T11:47:00.000-08:00

This was a cup I designed for the One Less Paper Cup Fundraiser for Grounds for Health Charity. This fundraiser was organized by Reunion Island Coffee who are extremely passionate about maintaining sustainable products and giving back to the Third World countries where their coffee is harvested. Grounds For Health is an organization that works in developing countries to provide early detection and treatment of cervical cancer, a leading cause of death among women in these parts of the world.

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

2009-12-01T07:57:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday we went to the St. Lawrence market for a day of treasure finding. The girls brought their doggy Cubby. I have already asked if they can clone him for me. I think he looks like Mr. Winkles!
Checkout Beckerman Biteplate for more!!

CATH KIDSTON WISH LIST

2009-11-28T22:12:00.000-08:00

Some cute treasures from Cath Kidston!!!

YVESTOWN

2009-11-24T12:30:00.000-08:00

All Photos courtesy of Yvonne Eijkenduijn

I am a huge fan of Yvonne Eijkenduijn and her Yvestown blog. I think I came across her blog about three years ago while obsessing and searching for anything relating to Cath Kidston. I love the way that Yvonne balances Kidstons colorful patterns with white walls and pastel painted furniture. So simplistic yet whimsical.

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

2009-11-24T08:06:00.000-08:00

The girls and I went to the most amazing Teddy Bear show this past weekend. They surprised me at the end of the show with a vintage Muffy Bear, Czarina Muffina. I told them how I used to collect Muffy Bears when I was little. I might have to start that collection again! After the show we frolicked through Edwards Gardens enjoying the pretty weather. For more details go to Biteplate.

TOP SHOP WISH LIST

2009-11-21T20:40:00.000-08:00

When is Topshop coming to Canada????????

BUNDLE UP AND BE WACKY

2009-11-21T19:24:00.000-08:00

Are these not the craziest ski masks you have ever seen? It would make my day to see one of these masterpieces out on the slopes. If you are so inclined to make this yourself go to poppalina blog for the patterns.

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

2009-11-17T19:15:00.000-08:00

Sneaking into ruins with the girls again!! Find more on Beckerman Biteplate.

UP UP AND AWAY

2009-11-16T20:09:00.000-08:00

This is a new series I have been working on.....my balloon people. You can find more on my website and on the Art Interiors website.

YARDFOLK CALENDAR 2010

2009-11-16T18:20:00.000-08:00

Don't miss the opportunity to get a limited edition Yardfolk Calendar created by Squab Design!!!! I collaborated on this illustration with my boy, Mahmood Popal. You can buy this at the Drake General Store and $2 from each calendar donated to Earthroots. Earthroots is a non-profit organization that focusses on the preservation of wilderness, wildlife and watersheds in Ontario. The Calendar is also being sold at McNally Robinson, Grassroots, Blue Banana, Function 13, The Paper Place, Propaganda, Nicholas Hoare, Red Pegasus in Toronto.

A DIP IN THE DEEP END

2009-11-12T07:26:00.000-08:00

The girls and I snuck into this wonderful dilapidated pool to take a few shots for Beckerman Biteplate. So much fun hunting down these spaces. Check out their latest shots with the twisted cement background and Chloe's adventures in L.A too!!!

WISH LIST- ANTHROPOLOGIE

2009-11-09T14:04:00.000-08:00

I used to go out of my way on travels to visit Anthropologie. So happy they have finally made it to Canada! Their store design and displays are unrivaled in my opinion. I am constantly inspired by the work their design teams do and I love the fact that they have a craft studio in the back of each store.

These are only a few of my favourite things from this season. Visit them online to see more.

ARTISTRY CARDS

2009-11-03T10:23:00.000-08:00

I am very excited to announce that you can buy these cards at Artistry Cards just in time for the holidays! A portion of the proceeds go to Creative Works Studio. This is an amazing charity that provides a creative and healing environment for people with mental illness. I am a strong believer in art as a form of therapy so I really hope the cards sell and raise money for Creative Works.

JUST A FEW MORE COSTUMES

2009-11-02T17:36:00.000-08:00

Nothing like polaroids to capture the moment. Here are some photos from my Halloween celebration. A big thank you to the Leeder sisters who always host the most amazing parties.

HaPPy Halloweeeeeeen!!!!

2009-10-31T11:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween to Everyone! These a just a few of the halloween gems I found on Flickr. The bottom photo is a custom art piece I made for a client. We were going through all of their old photos and I convinced them that this had to be made into something!

CUTEST LOFT

2009-10-29T17:45:00.000-07:00

I have had these images saved in my inspiration file for quite a while. This loft belongs to the super creative couple of Something's Hiding in Here. You might recognize their famous mustache's on a stick that are sold on etsy. If I could only find an exact copy of their loft in Toronto. See more photos of their home here.

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

2009-10-29T12:16:00.000-07:00

Had the best time shooting Beckerman Biteplate the other day!!! We shot this on a steep incline in the woods and I can't believe we didn't end up rolling down the hill. The third Beckerman was very much missed!!! Also check out the Beckermans covering Toronto Fahsion week for Teen Vogue!

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

2009-10-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

Counting down the days until the Edward Sharpe show at the Elmo Combo. I am in love with their song "Home" and their photoshoot for Flaunt magazine inspired by the 1970's cult, the Source Family.

FUN AT THE FARM

2009-10-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

photos by Mahmood Popal
Despite being sick for three weeks I managed to escape to one of my favorite places, Fina Vista Farm, close to Orangeville, Ontario. A big thank you to Camilla and Victoria for having us up! I met Camilla at an art show and we came up with the amazing idea to trade my art for riding at her farm. She breeds and boards Paso Fino horses. I was lucky enough to ride Camillas prized stallion Mercy. Paso Fino's have an amazingly smooth gate that is specific to their breed. We took a night ride, practically letting the horses lead us through the dark and a 4 hour day treck the next day. I have videos to come! Makes me miss my horsies!

GIFT CERTIFICATE PACKAGING

2009-10-23T19:22:00.000-07:00

This is the packaging I have created for my custom art gift certificates. The envelope is handmade with vintage paper. So happy I recently found my old collection of sealing wax and stamps!

KITTY FASHION

2009-10-18T19:46:00.000-07:00

These pretty kitties are from United Bamboo's limited edition 2010 calender that comes out in November. They made miniature versions of every piece from their latest ready to wear collection.

VOGUE BAG

2009-10-18T10:23:00.000-07:00

This is the bag that I designed for the 2007 Vogue annual meeting. I had a teeny tiny budget that was just enough to cover the transfers of my illustration onto about 200 bags. The bag was filled with goodies of all different kinds. I got the amazing staff at Cythia Vincent to contribute the cutest little suede pencil bags. If I remember correctly, the other items in the bag were; gift certificates to the newest spas and salons, a pair of jeans, jewelry, scented candles, perfume, cosmetic samples and any new products that companies were trying to promote. From what I heard, the annual meetings were pretty incredible to attend. One year the employees were whisked away to the Bahamas. The 2007 meeting was NYC bound but they were treated to the best of the city and that is a definite luxury.

VOGUE JOURNAL

2009-10-15T21:35:00.000-07:00

This is one of my journals from the summer of 2006. These are some of my notes and sketches while interning at Vogue. They make the cutest journals for the staff every year with all of their best photos. I still treasure all of my Vogue ephemera....pencils, envelopes, stickers, pencil bags. You can see my sketches for an ad, drawings for a bag I designed for their annual meeting, random logo work that I did for a staff members wedding, and collages that I made for the design department before I left. Miss them!

2009-10-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of Mahmood Popal and inspired by Julia Werbel

This is me taking a run through a soybean field up north on our way to Collingwood for Thanksgiving dinner. What a nice moment....before I got hit with this years variety of the worst flu-cold ever.

FOUND HOMEMADE CARDS

2009-10-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

These are all old cards that I have made for various friends. It is fun to see all of the different styles that were meant to match the recipients personality.

ETSY WISH LIST

2009-10-11T16:51:00.000-07:00

Vintage hiking boots from Trashyourself Vintage

Chitah mini dress from Hold My Gold Vintage

Unicorn tatoo from Julia Pott Illustration

Ice cream cone necklace from Gingerbread Jewelry

Perfect Match matchbox necklace from Yellowgoat

Etienne Aigner pumps from Bitsywearsvintage

Little Bo Sheep from the Runny Bunny

Light shade from Nice

Wolf Pendant from Poodlebreath

I apologize that most of these items are sold!! I don't intend to inflict shopping torture. At least you can shop for other fun things at each of these etsy shops! You can see the rest of my favorites on my non-existent etsy shop.I promise I will have some items to sell in time for the holidays.

THE BROTHERS BLOOM

2009-10-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

I just recently watched The Brothers Bloom and loved it. The movie was directed and written by Rian Johson. At the same time, it had glimmers of a Wes Anderson or Tarantino film. I was particularly in love with the wardrobe of Bang Bang (played by Rinko Kikuchi). I tried to find out who the wardrobe designer was but was unsuccessful. If anyone knows...message me!

HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA

2009-10-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

Henrique lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. He harvests the wood from dumpsters and constructions sites around the city to build these massive installations. It is amazing how he manipulates and layers the wood.

VINTAGE FINDS

2009-10-07T21:48:00.000-07:00

These fun findings are from my last visit to the St. Lawrence market. I have just started to go there again. I stopped going because one of my favorite vendors stopped selling there and I hardly ever found old photos. I guess this last Sunday was my lucky day because it seemed that every other stand had piles of old photos to sift through. I might have lost my mind with the embroidered accountant sweater and the one lensed glasses!!!!

STYLE AT HOME

2009-10-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

A couple of my pieces were featured in Style At Home Magazine.Yay!!!! Always cool to see how they look in different spaces.

WISH LIST

2009-10-04T18:35:00.000-07:00

Col. Littleton No.5 Cinch Belt

Brady's Sutherland fishing bag.

Col. Littleton No.1 Grip Bag

Col. Littleton No. 2 Grip Bag

Braided hoof pick belts

Col. Littleton No.1 Grip Khaki

DOILE COLLAGES

2009-10-03T11:06:00.000-07:00

I made these doile collages for a recent show. I plan to sell these on etsy at some point!!!!!

MONTREAL

2009-10-01T19:23:00.001-07:00

I went to Montreal last weekend so I wanted to share some of my finds.

FOOD:

- Olive + Gourmando for breakfast and lunch. This is the cutest little Cafe in Old Montreal.

Soups, sandwiches (on the craziest focaccia bread), salads, and a million baked goods.

- Aux Vivres for breakfast, lunch, dinner, every day!!! This is one tasty vegan diner. I am still mad at myself for not buying the secret dragon sauce!! watch out Fresh!!!

-Schwartzs famous deli for a mid- day feast. There was a long line so we had to try it. Their famous smoked meat sandwiches with black cherry pop is pretty darn good. Just as we sat down, a young man was being wheeled out to an ambulance waiting outside. I was praying it was not a reaction to the food. I made it through the calorie packed snack alive but I stayed full all night and missed out on my next recommendation.

- Au Pied du Cochon- My friend Brianne highly recommended going here for dinner. I read a bunch of blogs that mentions how amazing this place is.

- Juliette et Chocolat for chocolate fondue and crepes. This place served different vintages of liquid chocolate like it was fine wine. Yum...chocolate lovers heaven.

SHOPS:

Monastiraki: This shop/gallery/art studio/museum to random objects was the most inspiring store I saw in Montreal. If there is one store we are missing in toronto it is this. This magical little place turns into an enchanting community space for art workshops and "micro" concerts.

Leora looks like the cutest little vintage shop... through the windows!!! I wouldn't know what it was really like because I went to visit it on a Sunday and it was closed. boo. too bad. I am sure it is amazing because it was recommended by the most adorable Isabelle of YeYe style blog.

Thank you Isabelle!!!

Les etoffes was a really cute boutique on Saint Laurent. So happy to see Ken Chow's Krane bags there!

Armee du salut- go to all of them! Good stuff!

Village des Valeurs- more good stuff but value village is getting more and more expensive!!

HINTS:

-Lots of things are closed on Sunday and Monday.

-Almost every store closes at 5pm!!!!

-Bring some sort of French translation device. Although Montreal is bilingual you may get stuck when a horse carriage driver is yelling instructions at you or you get lost in Dorian on a detour a fraincais. I know, I put my Canadian heritage to shame with my lack of french.

- Montreal is a great city to bike around. You can rent bixi bikes but they can get mighty pricey if you want to use them for more than 90 minutes.

JUSTYNA WERBEL

2009-09-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

Justyna constantly amazes me with her creativity!!! She creates incredible work in all mediums. Industrial design, photography, collage, sculpture, social change campaigns.....Justyna does it all. I am especially fond of this series of collages. These were constructed from a box of ephemera that was given to her. When Justyna described the man who gave this to her, I realized it was the same person I used to visit every Sunday at the St. Lawrence market to buy my old photos and notebooks. When he stopped selling at the market, I stopped going because he always had the best collection of found objects.

THE XX

2009-09-28T20:19:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lag in blog entries!! Just got back from a trip to Montreal. It was a long drive there and back but some new music on the ipod helped the time pass.

Here is my favorite new find...thanks to Kathryn. THE XX. Especially obsessed with this rexix by Jamie (eliza doolittle) from the XX.

TREASURES

2009-09-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

These beautiful art pieces are past birthday presents from Kathryn Macnaughton. It was recently her birthday ( her little gifty is the purple bag in the middle photo). I usually make art for her too but this year she got a makeup goody bag from me. I will have to search for photos of some of the pieces I made for her. The bottom photo shows the collaged horse boxes Kathryn made for me two years ago. I feel so lucky to have such wonderfully creative friends!!!!!! Thanks Kathryn! xoxoxo

FUN PURCHASE

2009-09-22T08:13:00.001-07:00

courtesy of Deco Alley

Hard to tell from the first picture but I am showing off my new candy- covered contact and pill cases from Deco Alley on Etsy. You won't believe the detail on these!!!! My sweet tooth has officially overcome me!!!!

BOOK COLLAGE

2009-09-22T07:51:00.000-07:00

A year ago I escaped to a friends adorable little cottage in Prince Edward County and did a whole lot of random collaging. I bought Dash & Dart at a library book sale in a tiny town called Bloomfield that was 30 minutes away from the cottage. There are still so many pages to decorate!!!!!!!

VINTAGE FINDS

2009-09-18T17:09:00.001-07:00

These finds are from Elora, Ontario. I went on a an amazing day trip with an overloaded car full of friends and we stopped at a garage sale on the way. We all found fun little treasures and then made our way to the Elora Gorge. Can't wait to go back !!! Next time we will be prepared to go tubing in the Gorge!

DREAMS DO COME TRUE

2009-09-16T06:55:00.000-07:00

I continue to be enchanted by Tim Walker's photos. While interning at Vogue, I would escape to the Conde Nast Library at any chance just to study photos like these. The design department would use inspiration from past publications to help illustrate new campaigns or photo shoots. I would be flipping through hundreds of magazine's a day and each time that I came across a Tim Walker photo I couldn't help but get lost in his dream world . It turns out that Tim Walker was first inspired to become a photographer while sifting through magazines in Conde Nast's library. This was while he was working for Cecil Beaton in London. If only the Conde Nast library was open to the public!!!!

MUSHY PONY

2009-09-15T18:52:00.000-07:00

A new interview for Mushy Pony!! Mushy Pony's founder and #1 cowgirl, Emma Farquhson, has created this website to help city dwellers navigate Toronto's social scene. I wish I had this when I moved to the city. I have lived here for 8 years and I am still learning new things about the city. Can't wait to see what adventures the cowgirls guide us to next!!!!!

COCOROSIE!!!!

2009-09-14T20:25:00.000-07:00

I saw Cocorosie play at the opera house last week. It was the most captivating show I have ever seen. Sisters, Bianca and Sierra Cassidy gave a magical performance. They are widely eccentric in every way and their costumes and makeup tell a different story each time they perform. Bianca was sporting masculine garb, as she usually does, and her makeup drew resemblance to a raccoon. Sierra's neon outfit interacted with the black light that they had at he front of the stage. Her face was painted white with florescent pink highlights. She wore many a layers of colourful unitards with a gold bathing suit on top. It took me three songs to realize that all of the background beats were coming from one guy beatboxing. He was amazing too!!! If Cocorosie comes near you, I highly recommend going to see their show.

There is an interesting documentary called The Eternal Children featuring Cocorosie too!

2009-09-14T19:37:00.000-07:00

NEW WORK

2009-09-11T05:34:00.001-07:00

Here are some new pieces. I am doing a continuing series of little balloon people. To see more work visit my website. Lots more that I have yet to post!!

2009-09-08T13:22:00.000-07:00

It is my Nana's birthday today!!! This is the card I made for her. Her siamese kitty Coco is the love of her life so I always try to make kitty cards for her. Happy b-day Nana.

DISCOVERY

2009-09-06T07:21:00.000-07:00

Discovery is the brainchild of Ra Ra Riot singer Wes Miles and Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij. I have loved listening to them lately and can't get their songs out of my head. Hope you enjoy!

PAPER WORK

2009-09-03T17:49:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of my mixed media experiments. They are pencil drawings on vintage scrapbook paper with sewn elements. I am planning to do more but these took an eternity to finish because of the hand-stitching.

2009-09-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's adventure took us to a deserted construction site!! We had tons of fun jumping around in the dirt. To see more from the shoot go to Beckerman Biteplate.

2009-09-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

My newest craft obsession is this Japanese washi paper tape. It comes in all different colors and patterns. You get great tertiary colors when you layer the tapes too. I ordered my tape from a company called Happy Tape. If you want to see more of my art pieces using the tape check out my website.

COLLAGE SCRAPS

2009-08-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

These are collage remnants from an image transfer workshop I took a few years ago with Claudine Hellmuth. Claudine is an amazing artist and teacher. She taught me how to do gel medium transfers and I have been using her technique ever since.

MUSIC OBSESSIONS OF THE MOMENT

2009-08-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

I am always amazed at all of the great bands that come out of Toronto. Bahamas is a band that I just found out about recently. I first saw them on performing on MTV live. I will have to go see the in October when they come through Toronto again.

A few weeks ago I went to see Lykke Li in concert. Thank you to Julia for the tickets as my birthday present!!!! Lykke Li was as incredible as expected. She has an undeniable magnetism on stage. I was also blown away by the opening band, Miike Snow. I had never seen pop and techno mixed live like that.

DJ FILTHY GORGEOUS + KATHRYN MACNAUGHTON

2009-08-28T09:55:00.001-07:00

These posters were made by my very good friend Kathryn Macnaughton. These were designed for the talented Kristin "Filthy Gorgeous" Leeder and her various DJing gigs. I am always in awe of Kathryn's design and artwork. We both went to Ocad together. I took graphic design and she was in illustration. Her typography and graphic style always surpassed anything that I saw in my graphic design classes. I will make sure to post some of the pieces Kathryn has made for me over the years. They are treasures!!!!!

danny & dani studio

INSTAGRAMING

LOST & FOUND

***MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL****

HOLIDAY WRAPPING!!!!

FIND ME ON PINTEREST !

BELATED HALLOWEEN

NEW WORK

House & Home Feature

BRIMFIELD FINDS

BROOKLYN + NYC

FIRST ADVENTURE TO BRIMFIELD

HOUSE AND HOME

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY XOXOX

HEARTS

MOM + BRIGITTE

BRIGITTE FOR CHLOE

CRAFT STUDIO

CHRISTMAS..ING

NEW WORK

MORE FOUND

LOST AND FOUND

BIRTHDAY ART

PROCESS WORK

SOCIETY 6 STORE

***COLLAGING***

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!

MINNA

ILLUSTRATION + BLOG BANNER MENTION

MISSED BECKERMAN POST!!!!

LAYERS AND LAYERS

VARIATIONS

AROUND THE STUDIO

COLLETTE COPELAND

BRANDON MCLEAN-ELUS1V ART

COLLAGE BITS

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

NOT PAPER

MORE HEARTS

HAPPY HEARTS!!!!

LOTS OF LOVE

LOS ANGELES

NEW ART

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

DANI THE ELF

CHRISMUKKAH FESTIVITIES

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE MOMENT: LOCAL NATIVES

ONE LESS PAPER CUP

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

CATH KIDSTON WISH LIST

YVESTOWN

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

TOP SHOP WISH LIST

BUNDLE UP AND BE WACKY

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

UP UP AND AWAY

YARDFOLK CALENDAR 2010

A DIP IN THE DEEP END

WISH LIST- ANTHROPOLOGIE

ARTISTRY CARDS

JUST A FEW MORE COSTUMES

HaPPy Halloweeeeeeen!!!!

CUTEST LOFT

BECKERMAN BITEPLATE FUN!!!!!!!

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

FUN AT THE FARM

GIFT CERTIFICATE PACKAGING

KITTY FASHION

VOGUE BAG

VOGUE JOURNAL

FOUND HOMEMADE CARDS

ETSY WISH LIST

THE BROTHERS BLOOM

HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA

VINTAGE FINDS

STYLE AT HOME

WISH LIST

DOILE COLLAGES

MONTREAL

JUSTYNA WERBEL

*MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL**

COLLAGING