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

Drawing with Thread-Stitching with Pencil

Drawing with Thread-Stitching with Pencil

My Making baskets of ‘tools & materials’, always at the ready, includes everything from colored chalk, graphite and burned sticks & stencils for drawing, and needles and threads for stitching.

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Drawing with Thread-Stitching with Pencil

My Making baskets of ‘tools & materials’, always at the ready, includes everything from colored chalk, graphite and burned sticks & stencils for drawing, and needles and threads for stitching.

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2026: Make with your favorite things-

2026: Make with your favorite things-

As 2026 unfolds.... yearning for new adventures, experiences and projects fill my thoughts. How can we connect with others in more meaningful ways? What will we create?…What calls me forward...

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2026: Make with your favorite things-

As 2026 unfolds.... yearning for new adventures, experiences and projects fill my thoughts. How can we connect with others in more meaningful ways? What will we create?…What calls me forward...

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My Holiday Tunic

My Holiday Tunic

In December, I find myself gazing out the window into my past …riding memories that take me back to childhood and the Scandinavian Holiday traditions in my family. Finding this...

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My Holiday Tunic

In December, I find myself gazing out the window into my past …riding memories that take me back to childhood and the Scandinavian Holiday traditions in my family. Finding this...

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A Corduroy Cloud Coat-

A Corduroy Cloud Coat-

Longing for a coat always starts with imagining a silhouette for my fabric choices. Making a Cloud Coat in this gorgeous, teal corduroy from MarcyTilton.com has been a delightful project...

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A Corduroy Cloud Coat-

Longing for a coat always starts with imagining a silhouette for my fabric choices. Making a Cloud Coat in this gorgeous, teal corduroy from MarcyTilton.com has been a delightful project...

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Textile & Wood: Construction inspires new stories

Textile & Wood: Construction inspires new stories

You know I have a thing about wood …..and sticks in particular. I come from a Swedish family of builders….woodworkers. As a child, the smell of fresh sawdust and handtools...

Textile & Wood: Construction inspires new stories

You know I have a thing about wood …..and sticks in particular. I come from a Swedish family of builders….woodworkers. As a child, the smell of fresh sawdust and handtools...

Rustic Refined: A Vest

Rustic Refined: A Vest

Fall is in the air as I work with Off White & Silver- I love this combination and am using it as a theme for this vest.  The relationship of rustic...

Rustic Refined: A Vest

Fall is in the air as I work with Off White & Silver- I love this combination and am using it as a theme for this vest.  The relationship of rustic...