Mural Painting

My work on one of the walls where the Represent: Regional Mural Project was taking place. :)

Twas such an experience!

Grow, do good, be inspired <3

 

Diviner

"I’ve been walking so long

with my diviner’s eyes bound

and the green earth that lives in me

turned to drought on my tongue."

 ...

Featured Work

Hello you!

I just realized that I haven't updated or posted in quite a while! I'm passing through a season of searching and quiet discovery at the moment, and during these times I can scarcely keep track of things... time seems to fly away with me. My work has been featured in a couple of places these past few weeks, and I want to share them here:

Scissors and Spackle: a Journal of the Written Word (paintings)

http://www.scissorsandspackle.com/august/visual-art/danielle-boodoo-fortune/

Splash of Red: Online Literary Arts Magazine (paintings)

http://splashofred.squarespace.com/red-gallery/danielle-boodoo-fortune/

Zocalo Poets (poetry)

http://zocalopoets.com/2012/08/31/danielle-boodoo-fortune-morning-song-for-a-second-son/

Blessings,

Dani

Marie and the Story World

I have a habit of making up a story for every drawing that I do. When I was younger, I would create worlds around the girl in the drawing. Sometimes there would be a whole series of drawings around that one imaginary girl. And by the end of it, she wasn't imaginary to me anymore... she would become so real. I'd feel as if there must be a girl somewhere in the world with a story just like hers. I still do feel that way about my paintings. They are each so very real to me, created out of a feeling so very tangible.

This is Marie. For some reason, she reminds me of those girls I used to draw when I was little. I feel instinctively as though one painting is not enough for her.

More soon.

Dani

Mango Morning

After each morning run, we would come home and raid the mango tree. He'd tug them down, and I'd collect them, clasp against my damp chest, each one edible gold. For two weeks, it was like this: we'd sit in perfectly full silence, savouring our morning mangoes. Now the tree is still, gathering sunlight, flowering quietly. Looking forward to more mango mornings. 

Mango morning, watercolour and pen

Mango Morning, watercolour and pen

All The World is Light....

Morning on the Hill... O, All the World is Light.

Blessings,
D

Wildflower Studio

Wildflower Studio is where I keep all my little handmade things.:) So far we've made bookmarks, notebooks, keyrings, greeting cards and tote bags using my art as inspiration. The page is here, if you want to check it out, and maybe give it a like! :D
http://www.facebook.com/the.wildflower.studio

Also, we've linked up with this very cool site, Ah!Piece, which carries locally made items for purchase online. They deliver anywhere in the world. Links to our handmade things below.

Bookmarks on Ah!Piece
Notepads on Ah!Piece
Key Rings on Ah!Piece
Greeting Cards on Ah!Piece
Tote Bags on Ah! Piece

More art soon, I promise.
Blessings,

~D