2022 | Sandi Daniel| Artisan Hair and Nail Studio

The artworks below are currently on display at Artisan Hair and Nail Studio in Fitchburg, MA.

Sandi Daniel
Artist’s Biography & Statement
Studio: Freeport, NY
Birthplace: Worcester, MA | 1956

Artist’s Statement – Ocean Works

I have always found the ocean and it’s surrounding landscape a source of peace and solitude. Perhaps it is the constantly changing seascape or maybe it is the sound of the crashing surf that transports me to a place where I can daydream. These photographs explore my relationship with the ocean. I used long exposures to capture the fluid movement of water and the powerful contrast between it’s intense raw energy and the overwhelming sense of tranquility that I feel when I am there.

Artist’s Statement – Cyanotype Works/Books

I am a photographer, I like to go places and photograph. But during the start of the pandemic I found myself like so many others quarantined and unable to go places other than my backyard. The pandemic, complicated by my printer breaking down forced me to explore other ways to express myself. Inspired by the work of Anna Atkins and the need to find solace I turned toward nature and I started working in the historical process of cyanotypes. I specifically started doing “wet” cyanotypes that use water, vinegar, spices from my kitchen cabinet and soap bubbles to make one of a kind celebrations of the botanical life in my yard. The serendipity of this process is joyful and addictive. Eventually after having my printer fixed I was able to make digital negatives and my world of cyanotypes expanded. One day after studying the work I found relationships between the photographs and so naturally the next step would be books. After making a few books with cyanotypes I started to incorporate image transfers on various japanese papers into the design of the books.The images in the books speak to each other, telling my story even farther. I hope to inspire the viewer to see the beauty that surrounds us and find peace from the stressful world we live in.

Artist’s Biography

Sandi Daniel is a local as well as national award winning artist. She has lived and worked all over the United States. Ms. Daniel has exhibited extensively throughout the US as well as Japan. With over 75 successful exhibitions she is a seasoned professional artist. Her work has been shown in museums, galleries as well as academic universities, including the Hecksher Museum Bienniel and the Steinberg Museum of Art at Hillwood.

Sandi Daniel is a graduate of the University of Michigan where she received a bachelor of science in Zoology and Hallmark Institute of Photography where she studied commercial photography. She is highly experienced in photo retouching both analog as well as digital. In addition to making artwork Sandi has also run children’s art programs and has curated art shows for Vision Gallery in Arizona.

Although her work is constantly changing in theme and technique there is a distinctive sensibility that runs throughout her imagery.

She recently retired from the New York Times and splits her time between making art and freelancing.