Artist Danielle Spradley of Dubble Dutch Editions has based
her recent work on the attitudes and experiences she has in St. Louis Missouri.
After losing three friends to murder, by kids as young as 15 years old Spradley
became intrigued by “the wild wild west” and its history in her area. Drawing
her back into “Black Elk Speaks”, a book that truly affected her as a child.
The tale portraits a scene on the Missouri river on a reconnaissance mission
spotting “fireboats” as the Native Americans referred to them. This particular
steamboat was filled with nothing but the buffalo tongues the white people
found as delicacies in this time. Spradley began to consider the connection in
the persisting attitude in America and specifically the Midwest ever since.
Feeling the waste of our environment and the attitude
towards our fellow man at a downfall, helping to continue a society filled with
violence and pollution. Also seeing the constant trash and litter all around
her own home in the city of St. Louis. Danielle worked to understand where this
type of behavior was coming from. Juxtaposing these personal experiences with
the Native American Folklore in a modern day surrounding has truly set her work
apart. After attending the Memphis College of Art where she was introduced to
paper-making. Danielle was fortunate enough to move into well-known papermaker
Joan Hall’s building, including a paper studio in her basement and a full print
studio up stairs. Opening her work to the beautifully crafted and more
environmentally friendly medium she has mastered in every piece of work. Making
every piece personally attached from beginning to end.
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