Danielle Hendricks
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Hi! My name is Danielle. I am passionate about a wide array of artistic practices and principles! My heart’s biggest passion is people finding freedom, healing, comfort, and spiritual renewal through art, story-telling and community. I passionately believe just the mere act of creating or viewing art, coupled with a thriving, healthy community can do this! I am a multi-disciplinary artist. This means, I partake and practice many different forms of art, sometimes combining them, bending and blending genres and practices. I work in ceramics & sculpture, painting, digital art, mixed media, theater- more specifically puppet theater. I also dance and write poetry.
My biggest focus right now, is puppet building & puppet theater. I fell in love with puppetry in 2020, and have been obsessed every since. It combines every artistic passion of mine, and tells stories in a way that is entirely unique.
I am highly passionate about being pushed artistically. I love to be pushed out of my comfort zone.
I have a wide background of artistic experience in fine arts and performance. I spent time overseas doing street performance, did an internship with Bare Bones Puppet Extravaganza, and have a dance background.
Additionally, I also have experience being in, and living in community settings with people from varying backgrounds and beliefs. This includes facilitating artistic environments geared towards community engagement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Artist Intern
Bare Bones Puppet Extravaganza
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Learned under various artists on the construction of larger scaled puppets
- Assisted in the creation of puppets and performed during productions.
Family Advocate
Catholic Charities Family Service Center
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Provided high-quality customer service to clients and utilized conflict resolution and de-escalation skills
- Emphasized trauma-informed care and cultural sensitivity.
Various Roles
Steiger International
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Volunteered overseas, participated in public art performances, prop creation, and theater
- Managed a team of people in an industrial kitchen.
- Lived in a community setting with people from different ethical, religious, cultural and personal backgrounds.
Child Development Specialist
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Engaged in trauma-informed interventions and provided care for children in a nurturing environment
- Planned and facilitated age-appropriate activities.
Art Facilitation and Community Engagement
Third Thursday
- 01.2016
- Worked on various art projects for community engagement, including individual and collaborative projects
- Facilitated various group projects.
Education
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Minneapolis Community & Technical College
12.2023
Fine Arts
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA12.2011
Skills
- Color theory
- Concept Development
- 3D Design & Building
- Creative Writing
- Problem Solving
- Sculpture Techniques
- Visualization and Representation
- Art Instruction
- Relationship Building
- Visual storytelling
- Three-Dimensional Modeling
- Drawing Techniques
- Graphic arts
- Storyboarding
- Sketching and Modeling
- Originality and Creativity
- Drawing and sketching
- Artistic Design
- Ceramic sculpture
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Digital illustration
- Acrylic painting
- Active Listening
- Written Communication
- Computer Skills
- Dependable and Responsible
- Self-Directed
- Culturally sensitive & aware
- Community Building
Theatrical skills:
- Theatrical Makeup
- Makeup artistry
- Script Reading
- Dramatic Performance
- Following Directions
- Emotional expression
- Line Memorization
- Playwriting abilities
- Accepts direction and coaching graciously
- Accessory Sewing
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Set Design
- Acting
- Creative Thinking
- Live Performances
- Dance Performance
Project Proposal
When facilitating group work, I like to start off by telling a little bit of my story. This is done without potential triggers but presented in such a way that others feel comfortable with me, and they realize they are in a safe space. Additionally, I think sharing one’s story breaks down barriers and also gets rid of any hierarchy that may unintentionally take place. I think sometimes in settings such as this, this can occur and it’s important for everyone involved, especially those facilitating and leading, to remain humble and to come with a heart posture of servitude and comradery. For me, I am no different than the people in attendance. I am someone just like them, who has been through what they’ve been through, it’s just that I am on the other side and have made it through the “desert” so to speak. As I mentioned in my cover letter, it can be empowering to know that there are people who have come through and are on the other side of this. Sometimes it is hard to see beyond pain. That is why community is so important.
My project that I would facilitate is ceramics. I would use air-dry clay, as it is accessible and there is no firing that needs to take place. It would be titled something along the lines of “The House.” I was meditating and thinking about what it means to feel safe and how that sense of safety is sometimes taken from us. The house can represent a literal house, in which we feel safe, or it can be our bodies, which houses our heart, soul, and minds, or it can be something totally different. The House can represent so many things, so this is truly up to the individual, what this house means. I would want those in my group to envision their “safe” house/space. I have an easy template, which I will upload for you to see, in which people would create an air-dry clay house. Additionally, there will be a small space at the bottom to place a small candle. This represents “light,” the light to bring you out of the darkness, the light within us, etc. This is a reminder of healing.
In addition to the house form (which again, the template makes this easy- so that anyone regardless of artistic skill can make), I will include paints, magazine photographs and words, stickers, etc. that they can put on the outside to decorate, but most importantly, to provide representation and reminders of what makes this “house” safe.
As an example, say that, for someone, what makes their house safe is loving and accepting their body as it is. It means prioritizing their self-care, practicing mindfulness, and always prioritizing their faith practices. Therefore, on the outside of this “house” they could paint or cut out magazine words such as “faith,” “God,”. They engrave/carve faith symbols, cut out pictures of spirit animals, have photos of people that represent safe family. Etc.
The act of using clay can really center a person and keep them present in their body, this is something that people with trauma really struggle with, so I think using the air-dry clay is a huge plus. Additionally, the act of creating and imaging this “safe space” whatever that may be, whatever that looks like, is a powerful example of a mindfulness technique of literally imagining your safe space, which also grounds your mind and body. I believe it would also give people a sense of control over their present and their future and be a reminder to hold onto and grasp onto those things that make them feel safe.
I have uploaded two photos. One of a rough template and one of what the finished form would look like
Timeline
Artist Intern
Bare Bones Puppet Extravaganza
08.2023 - 10.2023
Family Advocate
Catholic Charities Family Service Center
05.2020 - 09.2020
Child Development Specialist
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
03.2018 - 09.2019
Various Roles
Steiger International
01.2017 - 10.2019
Art Facilitation and Community Engagement
Third Thursday
- 01.2016
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Fine Arts
Academy of Art University
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