An EKS x DAZEY LA Painting Collection With Major Desert Vibes

When I walked into Biz Babez in DTLA for the first time and met Dani Nagel, the first thing I said to her was, “You look just like your pictures!” Dani is the colorful lady behind Dazey LA and one of the co-founders of Biz Babez. Her brands and her personal style evoke all the best things you think of when you think Los Angeles.

When she asked me to create a collection of paintings for her Dazey Den I was so excited to get painting in Dazey’s warm vintage color palette.

Photograph by Jenna Peffley for Architectural Digest Clever

For this mini collection - recently spotted in Dani’s house tour on Architectural Digest’s Clever - I designed three pieces with that California desert color vibe in mind. This was a special open-edition of paintings, each one made by hand. For me, the most exciting thing about these paintings was the connection they had to my Ladies of the Canyon collection, an ode to the Laurel Canyon heyday and my spirit animal, Joni Mitchell.

In both collections I used thread to create shapes inspired by old-school yarn crafts, something I associate so vividly with the 1970’s. The colors, the craft vibes and the loose canvas all worked together to create that sense of freedom I see in Dazey.

Similar style EKS art print available here (Dazey Den embroidered paintings no longer available)

Update! Dani’s gorgeous home studio and my blush pink embroidered paintings for Dazey Den were featured in Real Simple, online and in the March 2021 print edition.