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

HOME Stencil: 3 Design Tips for Printing a Shirt

HOME Stencil: 3 Design Tips for Printing a Shirt

'DESIGNING with a stencil  is when you take it farther than just printing a design'.  Here are 3 Design Tips that can change your work: Starting with a solid color...

28 comments

HOME Stencil: 3 Design Tips for Printing a Shirt

'DESIGNING with a stencil  is when you take it farther than just printing a design'.  Here are 3 Design Tips that can change your work: Starting with a solid color...

28 comments
Feb. INSPIRED BY!: BLUE

Feb. INSPIRED BY!: BLUE

ReMake meets Fabric Stash….My design work this month is inspired by my never-ending love of Blue! As you may know, Panatone is calling in 2020 as the year of a beautiful...

5 comments

Feb. INSPIRED BY!: BLUE

ReMake meets Fabric Stash….My design work this month is inspired by my never-ending love of Blue! As you may know, Panatone is calling in 2020 as the year of a beautiful...

5 comments
INSPIRED BY: Denver

INSPIRED BY: Denver

I've been exploring historic, inspiring downtown Denver, Colorado. It is influencing new direction in my work. The charming architecture, a blend of old and new, is very cool! It was the seed for...

20 comments

INSPIRED BY: Denver

I've been exploring historic, inspiring downtown Denver, Colorado. It is influencing new direction in my work. The charming architecture, a blend of old and new, is very cool! It was the seed for...

20 comments
September: Neutral Colors  & The Brush Alphabet Stencil

September: Neutral Colors & The Brush Alphabet...

   Fall Designing starts now! Time for a new vest in my everyday wardrobe. The white stenciled linen (printed with the Brush Alphabet Stencil) was a favorite shirt in its first life. Now...

4 comments

September: Neutral Colors & The Brush Alphabet...

   Fall Designing starts now! Time for a new vest in my everyday wardrobe. The white stenciled linen (printed with the Brush Alphabet Stencil) was a favorite shirt in its first life. Now...

4 comments
1 Color=GREEN   •   1 Stencil=SPRING LEAVES

1 Color=GREEN • 1 Stencil=SPRING LEAVES

GREEN=Opening, popping, emerging & unfurling everywhere. Spring in Oregon is pulling me up and forward into lighter colors.  At the tips of new shoots and in splendid carpets across the hillsides, it is...

2 comments

1 Color=GREEN • 1 Stencil=SPRING LEAVES

GREEN=Opening, popping, emerging & unfurling everywhere. Spring in Oregon is pulling me up and forward into lighter colors.  At the tips of new shoots and in splendid carpets across the hillsides, it is...

2 comments
Making my Way: Dot to Dot

Making my Way: Dot to Dot

Many of us have a love affair with dots….they surface in my design work from time to time. Now is one of those moments....................................... Some of you know La Casa...

5 comments

Making my Way: Dot to Dot

Many of us have a love affair with dots….they surface in my design work from time to time. Now is one of those moments....................................... Some of you know La Casa...

5 comments