Bio

Danielle’s Fine Art and Social Practitioner roles interconnect an integral golden thread through people, to place, nature and wellbeing, creating formats of social cohesion, through common dialogue, fun, stitch, digital media, lighting, doodles and play.
‘Hats Off Run Free’ project exhibition project- exploring art and natures resilience via dual projects at Signal Film and Media;- Source Digital Lab Artist in Residence and West Coast Project public art exhibition in June and October 2021, with a virtual solo exhibition in June 2021. GreenClose, Phoenix Art and Wellbeing project, with partnership with Recovery College and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS trust funded by Arts Council (Danielle is an artist commissioned with mindfulness doodle and eco art workshops as socially engaged practitioner) Sept 2020 – July 2021.

Artist Statement 

Through art, as well as humour the communication cards project by Magical Women, could help explore further understanding and conversation to hidden disability through light heartedness confrontation, people don’t always see through these barriers-. This project could heal elements of past trauma from the hidden disability, where art has purpose, art has value, art can break down barriers, art can unite people and build confidences bridging gaps, art can communicate complex narratives through simplistic instant magic without words, unlocking confidence to their inner self to an advantage that can feed back into the community. This project fuses Danielle’s art practice and people focused approaches, that dually lift peoples spirits, develop community confidences through further awareness of neurodiversity and mental heath that by advocating through art and nature to wellbeing workshops and further interventions in her visual applied arts freelance work and eco art community projects and exhibitions can further ways of understanding in a wider community and resulting with disabled artists to be heard and valued and appreciated of what we can offer.

Magical Women

Through art, as well as humour the communication cards project by Magical Women, could help explore further understanding and conversation to hidden disability through light heartedness confrontation, people don’t always see through these barriers-. This project could heal elements of past trauma from the hidden disability, where art has purpose, art has value, art can break down barriers, art can unite people and build confidences bridging gaps, art can communicate complex narratives through simplistic instant magic without words, unlocking confidence to their inner self to an advantage that can feed back into the community. This project fuses Danielle’s art practice and people focused approaches, that dually lift peoples spirits, develop community confidences through further awareness of neurodiversity and mental heath that by advocating through art and nature to wellbeing workshops and further interventions in her visual applied arts freelance work and eco art community projects and exhibitions can further ways of understanding in a wider community and resulting with disabled artists to be heard and valued and appreciated of what we can offer.

Bio

I’m Annabel, a working-class photographer and Graphic Designer in East London, originally hailing from Weymouth. For years I found inspiration in the Fashion and Art magazines I could get a hold of in my hometown (there weren’t many!), and as the years went by I found inspiration in older films, especially old Black and White Horror films, and colourful 70’s thrillers. I like to create things that have a use- portraiture for people, or graphics for companies. I like doing things for arts sakes, but I’m always someone who needs there to be a specific output or reason for it.My work is for whoever needs it, or will make use of it, I’ve always seen myself as a vessel for others; what someone needs, I translate into art.

Artist Statement 

 Based in East London, I’m a freelance Photographer and Graphic Designer who has been shooting for over 10 years, capturing stripped back portraiture for Business Leaders, Influencers and Celebrities. For the past 2 years I’ve also been the Designer for a London PR & Comms agency. Graduated from the University of the Creative Arts Epsom, with a BA in Fashion Promotion & Imaging

Why MW is important

Working with Magical Women was an incredible experience and it was a pleasure to design for such a brilliant arts project that gave me agency and made me feel like they trusted me to bring their projects (Publication 1) and Communication Cards. Elinor is so wonderful to work with, she really listens, contemplates and engages me in the creative and design process. 

Artist Statement 

I am a textile design student from Leeds. I am inspired by the vibrancy and variety of nature. I want to make things that make people happy.

Why MW is important

Communication is the purpose of art and the heart of humanity. Magical Women’s Communication Cards Project because for the neurodivergent, it can be difficult to communicate and feel understood, which can be disenfranchising and isolating. Everyone needs to be able to make themselves heard.