Meet Danielle Quigley

When seeking inspiration, where do you consistently turn?

Outside, the woods never fail me.  I find relief, serenity, an open mind, a creative flow, and visual excitement almost the minute I step foot into a natural setting.  I’m at my best when I’m traipsing among the trees looking for little bits of beauty to explore, capture or collect.

From the start to the finish of each piece, how does your mentality and /or process vary?

Typically, I start with a feeling and I am simply reacting to it.  I see something, I like it, and I wonder how I can take that feeling with me. Eventually, during editing or creating an installation, I’ll try to identify what it is about that place or object that caused me to feel that way and then how can I best represent that feeling in a physical form.  Still, that is always secondary to the initial sentiment and after years of creating things, I’m learning trust my process and all the feelings in between.

 If the viewers of your art could know one thing about your work, or feel one way when they walk away, what would it be? 

I want viewers to understand the journey I have taken to create it.  Whether a photograph or light installation, I’m revealing the things that I find most beautiful, which is incredibly personal & intimate. As someone who cares deeply about aesthetics, it takes great effort to feel, absorb, process, share and hope that what I see is worth looking at.

 Is there something from your childhood that has made its way into your work; why you make it or how it looks?

I was always encouraged to be in awe of things; of how things work, what it is like to see something no one else did, how it feels to make someone happy. My dad inspired me to pay attention to the world around me and to really enjoy it.  By teaching me to take the time to observe the world around me, I was granted the freedom to explore and learned early on that there is value in looking and merit in creating something from what you find.

  Where does your creative impulse stem from and if it varies, what triggers it?

My desire to explore, create & capture is inherent in my nature and has few boundaries.  It would be exhausting if it weren’t so exhilarating.  Anything can be a catalyst for my creative cycle from music to nature, yoga, to fashion, travelling to films. But the excitement comes for me when I get to find a way to fit them into my work.

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