About Us

The Bear+Chickadee was founded in 2024 by Danielle Wolf, a Maine-based illustrator, crafter, print & pattern designer, volunteer, aspiring gardener, and mother of two. Danielle finds inspiration everywhere, from a mid-winter flurry and backyard birds in the spring to the stunning expanses of the Atlantic coastline in the summer and fall. 

We are inspired by ordinary moments and things that somehow become extraordinary. Maybe it's their shape, texture, color, or surroundings. Whatever it is, the Bear+Chickadee exists to capture those moments and things as keepsakes.

Living in "Vacationland" has brought more inspiration than Danielle could have hoped for. The Bear+Chickadee began with a simple idea - to make illustrations inspired by life's treasures - but is the culmination of years' worth of travels, notes, watercolors, paintings, and countless sketches. The Bear is Danielle's son, Jonah, and the Chickadee is her daughter Violet.