Dani Gaines – The Artist & IWA 2016 Nominee
"Writing is very much a solo occupation, whereas art is shared''.
Dani Gaines is another one of IWA (Inspirational Women Award) 2016 nominee. She feels honoured to be nominated. She saw the WiN awards book last year and is pleased to have been nominated this year by the people that she works with.
Dani Gaines is an artist who added the title 'author' to her CV two years ago. The inspiration to begin writing arose from Dani's natural creativity, already evidenced by her background as an artist. He favourite styles are fine art, sketching and collages. ''I think I just had a natural inclination and ability from an early age'' said Dani.
Orphan's Gathering, in which the central characters are boy/girl twins, was aimed at children and young adults and came about after Dani tried...