My work has changed from traditional quilt making to the avant-guarde during my 4 decade journey from quilt maker to artist. I find great joy in bringing to life images that I see in my mind's eye - merging my passion for intense, vibrant color, texture and light with my love of fabric, threads, beads and quilting. Diane aka Didi
My latest quilt, "The Place We Cannot Breathe" will travel until 2020 with the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) show, H2OH! The exhibit is currently at the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum. The show will run from April 20th to July 14th 2019. The next venue will be back in the mid-west at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, MN from September 5th 2019 to January 19th 2020.
Check out the SJQ&TM website for more information. www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
Also for a look at each piece in the show, audio artist statements, go to this link on the SAQA website www.saqa.com/memberArt.php?cat=8&ec=2&ex=63
"The Place We Cannot Breathe" draws its inspiration from The Well of Grief, a poem, by David Whyte.
THE WELL OF GRIEF
Those who will not slip beneath
the still surface on the well of grief,
turning down through its black water
to the place we cannot breathe,
will never know the source from which we drink,
the secret water, cold and clear,
nor find in the darkness glimmering,
the small round coins,
thrown by those who wished for something else.
Check out the SJQ&TM website for more information. www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
Also for a look at each piece in the show, audio artist statements, go to this link on the SAQA website www.saqa.com/memberArt.php?cat=8&ec=2&ex=63
"The Place We Cannot Breathe" draws its inspiration from The Well of Grief, a poem, by David Whyte.
THE WELL OF GRIEF
Those who will not slip beneath
the still surface on the well of grief,
turning down through its black water
to the place we cannot breathe,
will never know the source from which we drink,
the secret water, cold and clear,
nor find in the darkness glimmering,
the small round coins,
thrown by those who wished for something else.
Quilt artists come to this medium from all different angles. In this video, made for the Illinois Quiltscape show at the McLean County Art Center in 2015, Diane and 2 quilting friends share their thoughts about quilt making.