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 My Cumbrian Surroundings ProjectInterdisciplinary combinations of techniques, using stitch as a mark making process, mainly incorporating recycled media in my work as my continual practicing trait. My Cumbrian Surroundings Project; mixed media painting created with various paints, watercolours, charcoal, lead, pastels, wax, household paints, oil, nail varnishes, glue, tissue, newspapers & old recycled bedsheet, large broken preloved canvas saved from landfill at St Mary's Hospice Furniture Warehouse. Artist Danielle Chappell |  My Cumbrian Surroundings, Roa IslandMy Cumbrian Surroundings Project, recycled, reused mixed media, using preloved canvas saved from landfill at St Mary's Hospice Furniture Warehouse. Artist Danielle Chappell |
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 'Donkey Fest' Blackpool CouncilArtist Danielle Chappell's 'Donkey Fest', was a sweeping array of stitched drawn donkeys with grey cotton thread, embedded on a 2 meter high lightbox, with a quad of coloured interchangable lights (set on a timer) illuminating the Blackpool Tourist Information Centre window space at night. Installed were 4x photography close ups of the work in the dark with the coloured lights 'Donkey Fest' was commissioned by Blackpool Council, Festival of Light, Illuminations Dept. |  Donkey Fest, Close up Drawing with stitc |
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 Donkey Fest, Close up stitched drawings |  Donkey Fest, Close up Drawing with stitc |
 Donkey Fest, Festival of Light commissio |  Donkey Fest, Festival of Light commissio |
 Blackpool Tourist Infomation Centre |
 Seaside Exposure; Danielle ChappellSeaside Exposure, Festival of Light, Blackpool Council Commission, work on loan to Workington Winter Lightworks Festival, Allerdale Council Artist Danielle Chappell |  Seaside Exposure, vacancies ariel view,An array of colour & interdiciplines of art, Danielle Chappell has captured a contemporary visual interpretation of Britains seaside heritage & culture she envisioned on Blackpools coastline. Following research of the various identities & characteristics of Blackpools tourism & being brought up in a family ran hotel, the conceptual connection of the cabanna tents represeting hotels & repetitive standard VACANCIES/NO VACANCIES signs were subconcious to this project. |
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 Seaside Exposure, Blackpool Council'Seaside Exposure' art installation was created to be exhibited at the Blackpool Tourist Infomation Centre in mind when designing stage through to materialisation in situ. Danielle Chappell collaborated with a local signage firm, an electrian and joiner to help create her piece in return their logo was printed on the postcard that was distributed nationwide aswell as locally in Blackpool and on the information panel accompanying the work in the window. The images have since been sold for framing |  Seaside Exposure, Festival of Light Comm |
 Seaside Exposure, Public Art Commission |  Seaside Exposure, ariel view, Festival o |
 Seaside Exposure, Festival of Light Comm |
 Public Art, Manchester Cow ParadeRavin Rita, sold at £2400 at auction for Manchester Childrens Charity, Manchester Cow Parade Manchester City Council Commission |  Ravin Rita, Manchester Cow Parade Public'Ravin Rita's design was inspired by Cyberdog an alternative clothing brand that made neon club wear and furry leg warmers. Danielle Chappell used a various of textiles techniques of piping, free machine stitching, cutwork, quilting, with an array of various textures & surfaces. It was a real tactile cow for sure! It sold for £2400 for charity by Tim Wanocott, its been featured in a scene of Corrination St, Paraded on the top of AdVanTage media van in Manchesters Gay Pride, & now lives in Exeter |
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 'Ravin Rita', Manchester Cow Parade, DanRavin Rita, sold at £2400 at auction for Manchester Childrens Charity, Manchester Cow Parade Manchester City Council Commission Artist Danielle Chappell |
 Linear Rhythm 2 Danielle Chappell |  Linear Rhythm 6 Danielle Chappell |
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 Nationwide Mercury Music and Art PrizeAbove is the FINALIST piece that showcased in an exclusive exhibition shown at the Covert Garden 'The Hospital Gallery'. Danielle Chappell met Sir Peter Blake and Tim Marlow the awards judges and graphic designs for Beatles records and Coldplay! |  Linear Rhythm 4 Danielle Chappell |
 Linear Rhythm 5 Danielle Chappell |
 Linear Rhythm, textiles installation witLinear Rhythm was featured at Club 'One Central St' in Manchester as an experiment to see how the work would react in the space of a night club, after all its inspired by the music scene, so in context it went. The photography of the art installation was the stronger element of the work in terms of commeriality, Danielle has since sold some prints from this Collection. The installation was made from felt, recycled tubes, synthetic fur and lycra. (Big thanks to Leroy Richardson)! |  Linear Rhythm, at One Central Street |
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 Linear Rhythm, textiles installation wit |  Linear Rhythm, textiles installation wi |
 One Central St, Manchester, Danielle Cha |
 Untitled, Music Inspired |  Untitled Music Inspired, D ChappellUntitled Series, from the Music Inspired Collection. This series explored projections, embroidery stitches in 3d formats, compostion and various lighting and laser lighting effects. Physically dancing with the lights and capturing the dynamic movements. The movement, energy and electricty is alive in this experimental series. Artist Danielle Chappell |
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 Untitled, Music Inspired |
 Recycled media experiment |  Recycled media experiment |
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 Linear Rhythm 3 Danielle Chappell |  Felt mixed media Danielle Chappell |
 Untitled, music scene collectionThese explorations are music inspired, using lighting, UV lights, projections of the relayering of the subject matter. Repetition, listening to music loudly when creating these photoshoots you can see the forceful kinetic energy moving in the shots. |  felt sample, Danielle Chappell |
 Felt Mixed Media Danielle Chappell |  Recycled Mixed Media Experiment |
 Recycled media sample, Danielle Chappell |  Mixed media, Danielle Chappell |
 Felt and mixed media study 7 Danielle Ch |  Felt Mixed Media Danielle Chappell |
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 Untitled Danielle Chappell |  Distorted Plop Art, Recycled and mixed m |
 Felt and mixed media study 6 Danielle Ch |  Felt and mixed media study 2 Danielle C |
 Felt and mixed media study 3 Danielle C |
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