April 16 2008
Hi everyone, the white alabaster horse is getting closer and closer to being done. Refining touches and polishing is left to do in order to finish it in time to present it to the AAEA (American academy of Equine Art) juried exhibition.
Here are some of the latest photos :

March 25 2008

March 25th 2008, Danielle is now preparing a piece for a juried exhibition at the American Academy of Equine Art in Kentucky. It is a white alabaster piece. Here is an 'in progess' picture.

March 20th 2008, Exhibition at the French Ambassador's home in Vancouver called the 'Marathon Artistique'. A select group of francophone women from BC were invited to show their works and auction off a piece for a fundraiser event for two groups : La société Inform'elles and Réseau Femmes. Danielle donated a commission for a stone horse.

March 15 2008, Danielle was part of a fabulous event called Flavor. over 40 artists of very high caliber were exhibiting. Danielle was the only stone sculptor. There was a silent auction and her piece ( a clay horse on board) was nabbed. Check out Flavor on this site http://www.evoke-events.com/events.php

February 16th to 24th 2008, Danielle exhibits `Le Troyen` a large alabaster horse bust mounted on a machine at the Festival du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone organized by Régis Painchaud at the Vancouver International Film Center.

January 25th 2008, Danielle's sculpture mentor; the master sculptor Alberto Replanski with whom she has trained for the last 7 years passes away unexpectedly of a heart attack. All our sympathies go to the family. www.albertoreplanski.com

About a girl and horses

The horse has always been of major importance in the life of the artist. A passion that was born from the depths of her being and took the artist on a lifelong quest. From her first riding lessons to the horse shows, to teaching young riders, working with standardbreds at Montreal’s Blue Bonnets Racetrack, to the provincial three day event championships. Her school books were filled with sketches of horses.

The artist discovered the polymer clay, a type of clay that can be oven cooked, while searching for a medium she could use at home, this way solving the difficulties attached to natural clay. She started evolving these horses and their abstract painted backgrounds in order to create a multidimentional space where the observer could find the concrete strenght of the lines of the horse married to the depth of the abstractions. The paintings are made of acrylic paint, gold leaf on wood bases.

The stone pieces are made of different types of alabaster from around the world. All the works are made by hand with chisels and hammer, polished by hand with sandpaper. It takes from 6 to 9 months to create one of theses pieces.

Danielle continues her exploration in sculpture and works under the guidance of master sculptor Alberto Replanski at his studio in Steveston

Une fille et des chevaux
Le cheval a toujours eu une très grande place dans la vie de l'artiste. Une passion née d'elle ne sait ou, mais qui l'a menée sur une quête qui dura 20 ans. Des premiers cours d'équitation, aux compétitions équestres, à l'enseignement, aux trotteurs de la Blue Bonnets à Montréal, au championnat provinciaux de concours complet. Ses cahiers d'école remplis de croquis de ce noble animal. Danielle représente le cheval avec tout médium qui lui passe sous la main.

Après une recherche de matériaux l'artiste découvre la glaise de polymère qui se cuit dans un four régulier, réglant ainsi les difficultés de cuisson de la glaise naturelle. Elle commence à créer ces chevaux et ces peintures abstraites dans le but de créer un espace multidimensionnelle ou le spectateur peut trouver grands espaces abstraits et la force concrète des lignes du cheval. Les peintures sont faites d'acrylique, divers médiums, papier d'or et peinture d'or.

Les pièces en pierre sont faites de pierre d'albatre de différentes couleurs et provenances. Toutes les pièces en pierre sont faites à la main, couteau et marteau, polies au papier sablé. Il faut de 6 à 9 mois de travail pour compléter ce type de sculpture.

Danielle continue son exploration en sculpture et travaille sous la tutelle du maître sculpteur Alberto Replanski à son studio de Steveston.