{"id":89039,"date":"2025-03-20T15:51:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=89039"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:31:00","slug":"hair-bear-bunch-welsh-instagram-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/hair-bear-bunch-welsh-instagram-sensation","title":{"rendered":"Hair bear bunch: A Welsh Instagram art studio sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Cardiff barber&#8217;s new crafting project has become an Instagram sensation. We meet Danny Waddle to explore what is the story behind his hand-painted bears.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/MEITU_20250320_143629072-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Danny Waddle, 30, opened his CDF barbershop a year and a half ago. He opened the art studio three weeks ago in the corner of the barbershop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a quiet afternoon, the smell of aftershave and fresh paint mixes in a small barbershop in Cardiff city center. Customers in barber&#8217;s chairs chat about their latest hairstyles, whilst just a few steps away, others gather around work tables, dripping liquid paint onto bear sculptures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The art studio, named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qzee.app\/explore\/cdf-bears\">CDFbears<\/a>, was launched just three weeks ago and has received massive views on Instagram, with some of the videos getting close to 100,000 views. People who find their way to this little barbershop on the first floor of Church Street are not just getting a haircut, but many are coming for the personalised painted bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The barber shop owner Danny Waddle said: \u201cIt started because I was making them for myself\u2014just as ornaments for my barbershop, I thought they were really creative.&nbsp;But there are a lot of customers interested in them. With the influence of fashion culture, things like <a href=\"https:\/\/bearbrick.com\/\">Bearbrick <\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kaws\"> KAWS bear<\/a> are worth a lot of money, so I thought, why not create a space where people can make their own bears at an affordable price?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250313_164100-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Its  location is a little hard to find, it  is  between the Santiago&#8217;sTapas and Cafe Citta in Cardiff Church Street. It can be arrived by walking up the staircase between the two shops to the first floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating from Cardiff School of Art and Design, Danny did not initially choose to be an artist, but opened his own barber shop:\u201cArt was always my favorite subject, but I\u2019ve also always liked hair and different hairstyles. Cutting hair is quite creative too, so I figured I could combine the two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, customers who came in for haircuts in the previous months showed remarkable interest in the paint bear decorations, which he had just made at random. So Danny set up a small painting studio in the barbershop and began offering guided sessions by appointment.&nbsp;He shared videos of the production process online, which show the smooth, fascinating process of those paint drops on the bear sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"How to make a paint bear in CDFbears\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/od9cr4tjpyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"How to make a paint bear in CDFbears\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/od9cr4tjpyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure customers get the best experience, he starts each session with a demonstration. \u201cI do a demonstration at the beginning, showing everyone the step-by-step process, I use,\u201d Danny said. \u201cAfter that, I tell them they can follow my guidance or do their own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These bear sculptures are put on shelves in the studio to dry after being painted by the customers. Once the bears were dry, Danny would remove the bear and spray it with gloss paint to make it shiny. And then these artworks would be waiting to be taken home by their owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny think the success of CDFbears is not just about bears:\u201cMaybe because it\u2019s a break from the digital world. A lot of people who don\u2019t usually think of themselves as creative really enjoy it gives them the experience of making something artistic. It\u2019s a way to disconnect and do something different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Image_1958046798400782-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The customers made their personalized paint bears, and left them in the studio to let them dry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keris Louise Hopkins is a first-time customer at  CDFbears , she said: \u201cCrafts are definitely still important for experiences, enjoyment, a distraction to societal norms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the process of making a paint bear might look effortless on Instagram, Danny emphasizes that there\u2019s an art to it. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting because you never know exactly what you\u2019re going to get,\u201d Danny said: \u201cAs you pour the paint, it flows in its own way, so even if ten people do it, each design will be completely different. It\u2019s visually interesting and fun to watch the patterns form.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the popularity of CDFbears, Danny must balance his time between running the barbershop and the studio, welcoming customers, giving a good demonstration of the production class, and then going back to cutting hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking further ahead, Danny dreams of taking CDFbears beyond Cardiff: \u201cI would love for it to keep growing and eventually expand. I think opening in different cities, like Bristol, would be a great next step. I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t have something like this yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI would get another barber to take care of the shop here, and I want to train someone to run the new studio,\u201d Danny said. \u201cI have already started training someone now, so eventually, I would open the next location and find someone to run it alongside me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts.png 943w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-141x300.png 141w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-770x1633.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-724x1536.png 724w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-293x621.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts.png 943w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-141x300.png 141w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-770x1633.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-724x1536.png 724w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/THE-BENEFITS-OF-handicrafts-293x621.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cardiff barber&#8217;s new crafting project has become an Instagram sensation. 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