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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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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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