Kukaluka Designs // Dani Shepherd
(she/her pronouns)
Location: Westland, MI
Multimedia Artist - acrylic painting, watercolor painting, digital art, drawing
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Socials:
Facebook: @kukalukadesigns
Instagram: @kukalukadesigns
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Dani started an interest in art in elementary school, and is mostly self-taught, with the exception of a semester at College for Creative Studies and a few classes at Eastern Michigan University. She is a bisexual cis-gender woman, and has a transgender son (11) and a cisgender daughter (16).
(Procreate. drawn portrait of Cameron Boyce staring at the viewer, created the day he passed away. Created by Kukaluka Designs in 2019. “Cameron”)
Dani rediscovered painting through the Kindness Rocks painted rock project. She then moved on to canvases, and started teaching acrylic painting classes.
(Acrylic painting on canvas of a transgender man Elliott Bayleran in bright
pop-art-like colors. Created by Kukaluka Designs in 2020.
Reproduction will be available for sale at the art show)
Continuing to develop her skills as an acrylic painter, Dani now teaches part time at Painting with a Twist.
( Digital portrait of a male dancer created by Kukaluka Designs in Procreate, 2019
1 of a series of 4 which will be in the art show. )
(2019 “I am More Than My Body”. Procreate digital portrait of @itsthugs -IG )
( Digital portait of Cheyenne Rose @cheyadeleroseart - IG
Created on Procreate by Kukaluka Designs in 2021)
Dani’s ADHD is most noticeable in the fact that she constantly bounces around between mediums, styles, and subjects. After taking up painting, Dani learned to create digital art on Photoshop, Illustrator, and Procreate. Her digital art styles vary drastically.
(“We’re a Hoot” series. 2019. Procreate digital drawings.
Reproduction Prints available for sale at art show)
Never one to be satisfied with just a couple ways to express herself, in fall 2021, Dani began working on watercolor painting, as well.
( Digital portrait of ( IG @africanness_ ) titled “Black and Blue”.
Made with Procreate by Kukaluka Designs in 2020 )
(Created in 2021. Procreate digital portrait of Vanille Barres - IG @vanillebrs)
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