Dianne has been a member of Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts since 2007. She relocated to North Carolina from Connecticut in January of 2000 and shortly after that learned traditional pine needle basketry.  She discovered that combining pine needles on gourds would be a true love.

 Dianne is continually exploring and adding to her skills and repertoire by developing unusual and attractive pine needle bracelets and freeform coiling that is more sculptural than functional. She starts with a simple copper coil and then spends hours developing pine needles around it to give it flow and movement.  These pieces are incredibly creative and original.   

 Additionally, more recently Dianne learned hand painting on silk scarves.  She clearly enjoys this freedom with the use of color as she visualizes the sunset or the ocean and then translates it onto her scarves and gourds. Sometimes the pieces come out close to what she imagines, but most of the time they take their own journey with Dianne as vessels for her art.

Diane has taught, shown her work, and won various awards throughout the Southeast and in New England. 

See more of Dianne's work on our website.