North House Folk School

Dani is an artist, educator, and perpetual student currently residing in South Minneapolis. Their journey through craft, however, can be traced back to East Glacier, Montana, where they worked as a professional woodcarver, creating sculptural spoons and teaching community classes for the love of it. 

Seeking opportunities to become a more well-rounded craftsperson and instructor, Dani found herself at North House Folk School as a craft education intern, where she also began blacksmithing. Post-internship, she was one of CAFAC’s 2024 Studio Residents, where she developed blacksmithing curriculum with the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing community in mind. In addition to programming she has led for queer youth as lead instructor at Industrial Arts Mentorship for All, this experience has awakened a passion within her for accessible and inclusive community art education. 

Dani is currently pursuing her national certification in American Sign Language Interpreting and hopes to apply these skills as an educator, while continuing to curate spaces that everyone can feel safe to be creative within.