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

Easy Projects:cropped vest

EASY PROJECTS- The afternoon breeze inspired this bit of sewing. There is a time and a place for cute and this is it!! I love this Japanese linen print of...

Easy Projects:cropped vest

EASY PROJECTS- The afternoon breeze inspired this bit of sewing. There is a time and a place for cute and this is it!! I love this Japanese linen print of...

Cloth and Wood

Cloth and Wood

Wood & Cloth- Catching the summer breeze, this painted linen noren on a bamboo stick is a perfect afternoon project. It’s a lovely way to combine a textile sample or vintage...

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Cloth and Wood

Wood & Cloth- Catching the summer breeze, this painted linen noren on a bamboo stick is a perfect afternoon project. It’s a lovely way to combine a textile sample or vintage...

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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....

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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....

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