Many years ago, we went to dinner at a restaurant in Chinatown with our friends Mike and Cindy. On the menu, sea bass was listed as ‘market price’. Since Mike was interested in the sea bass, he asked the waiter what it cost. The waiter responded with ‘market price’, which lead Mike to ask what the marketContinue reading “The Sea Bass Update Saga”
Author Archives: Diane
Paper Quilt Collages & Drawings Continues
As a quick recap, this little book (4″ x 6″) contains both paper collages and drawings. The collages were originally inspired by a workshop at the National Gallery of Art about the Gees Bend Quilt movement, though I have strayed a bit from that on some collages. In addition, I thought it would be funContinue reading “Paper Quilt Collages & Drawings Continues”
Ghost Town
I was taking an online class through the Smithsonian with Marcie Wolfe Hubbard. Our last class involved incorporating a piece of fabric in our work. This was very easy thanks to my friend Claudia who recently gifted me with a very fun piece of fabric that reminded her our our friend Harriet the Elegant GhostContinue reading “Ghost Town”
Watercolor and Pencil
Sometimes it’s fun to go back to basics. Recently I was presented with a choice of images to draw in a workshop. Though I worked with a few of the images, the one that captivated me most was a portrait of the lovely Clara Bow. I have always loved to make full tonal drawings inContinue reading “Watercolor and Pencil”
Harriet at the Opera
Attired in a new silk dress, adorned with her signature string of pearls, Harriet the Elegant ghost takes her seat by the radio awaiting the overture to begin.
Seasonal Haiku
I enjoy reading Haiku because the length matches my attention span. In going through some old notebooks, I came across two Haiku that I wrote during this time of year so I am sharing them below. Oct. 1997 Ghosts, goblins stirring through the moaning thick of night, come daylight – vanished! November, 1997 The crispContinue reading “Seasonal Haiku”
Harriet’s Exasperation
Outraged by the parking situation because of inconsiderate consumers, Harriet the Elegant ghost spent an afternoon collecting and returning shopping carts at a local strip mall.
Harriet & Barbie
Redux: Neighborhoods Artist Book
If this looks a bit familiar it is because you may have received a similar post recently that did not load quite right so I took it down to fix and hopefully this one works. Below is a very short video of an Artist Book I made call Neighborhoods. It was made from a 12″Continue reading “Redux: Neighborhoods Artist Book”
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