[1] Flying Buffalo hired Danforth as a staff artist and for production work in 1978, and published her magazine Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978–1983) for 17 issues.
[4] Danforth is known primarily as a freelance artist in the fantasy and science fiction genres, with the majority of her body of work illustrating for the game industry between 1976 and 2004.
She has created book covers, maps, and illustrations for many of the significant game publishers including Wizards of the Coast, TSR, Inc,[5] Alderac Entertainment Group, FASA Corporation, Iron Crown Enterprises, GDW, and more.
She produced over 50 pieces of art for the collectible card game Magic: the Gathering (produced by Wizards of the Coast) as well as an equal quantity of illustrative artwork for the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, Legend of the Five Rings, and many others.
At the 1995 Origins Awards, held in July 1996, Danforth was inducted into the Academy of Gaming Arts and Design's Hall of Fame.