Creative work is such an internal process... while sharing it in thought on paper calls up a willingness to be in community. Giving voice to what we see and learn in making is a gift to be shared. Looking to connect with a new idea from a different vantage point, I always feel you there, across the table as I write and sketch.

-Diane

Diane's Journal

February Projects-

February Projects-

What might your birthday garment look like this year? February is that time for me.  I love feeling the changes in my life show up in how I want to...

February Projects-

What might your birthday garment look like this year? February is that time for me.  I love feeling the changes in my life show up in how I want to...

January-Creating the New Year

January-Creating the New Year

A chance to start fresh....its precious time to own and inhabit. A time to re-imagine what we might be about now and how we will explore new territory going forward....

January-Creating the New Year

A chance to start fresh....its precious time to own and inhabit. A time to re-imagine what we might be about now and how we will explore new territory going forward....

Fall Kantha =Vest+Scarf+Poncho

Fall Kantha =Vest+Scarf+Poncho

OH FIRST DAYS OF FALL wrap me in textured rich hues arriving on the first whispers of the season!! One Kantha throw ( 60”x80”) was enough for my scarf, poncho and the...

Fall Kantha =Vest+Scarf+Poncho

OH FIRST DAYS OF FALL wrap me in textured rich hues arriving on the first whispers of the season!! One Kantha throw ( 60”x80”) was enough for my scarf, poncho and the...

French-Fold Shrugs for Fall

French-Fold Shrugs for Fall

Even now, …crisp mornings are inspiring new layers of clothing. Fall is coming closer here in Oregon. As I pack for travel to New Mexico, I finished this French Fold Shrug....

7 comments

French-Fold Shrugs for Fall

Even now, …crisp mornings are inspiring new layers of clothing. Fall is coming closer here in Oregon. As I pack for travel to New Mexico, I finished this French Fold Shrug....

7 comments
River Tunics-Summer in the Making-

River Tunics-Summer in the Making-

Successful sewing is about understanding the overall picture of the process and how the sequence of steps can make those that follow easier. As we open up to more innovative sewing, the...

River Tunics-Summer in the Making-

Successful sewing is about understanding the overall picture of the process and how the sequence of steps can make those that follow easier. As we open up to more innovative sewing, the...

Inspired New Making-Ashland Vest & Taos

Inspired New Making-Ashland Vest & Taos

Layered Textiles, Thread, Paper & Surface Design Taos finds its way into all of us in the studio there… weaving together natural materials and colors from the landscape…maybe grinding earth...

Inspired New Making-Ashland Vest & Taos

Layered Textiles, Thread, Paper & Surface Design Taos finds its way into all of us in the studio there… weaving together natural materials and colors from the landscape…maybe grinding earth...