My favorite quote comes from Elizabeth Lesser: Our soul is a river of energy that animates who we are. And it is that energy that connects me to my work and holds the promise that through it I am able to express my sensuality. Much in the same way that Georgia O'Keefe found a simple flower awakened in her viewers a deep awareness of the emergence of life, I work to find simple undulating lines which evoke those feelings. I look for ways that one's individual dance can be sensitive to the whole and yet speak in the clearest possible voice.
I spent many years as a ceramic artist, showing and selling work in the Willamette Valley and Portland. But in the early 90's I got caught up in the resurgence of quilting and was introduced to "art quilts". I was gob-smacked! Since I have always had a needle of some kind in my hand, this seemed a natural art medium for me. In my work with clay, I learned to carefully observe as my piece progressed and allow the metamorphosis toward something unique to take place. Although fabric's tactile properties are different, this art holds the same lessons for me.
The power of textile art lies in the quilted line, and the depth and movement that it adds to my work. From a very early age, I have been strongly influenced by the sophistication, subtleties and simplicity of Japanese art. Whether my own designs are abstract or from nature, my goal is to express the life force which is contained.
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Juried Exhibits: - Pacific Northwest Quilt Festival, 2008, Benton County Vistas
- International Traveling Exhibit, 2008-present: Festivals Around the World, Japan, France, United States
- International Traveling Exhibit, 2006-08, Coins Around the World, Japan, France, United States
- International Traveling Exhibit, 2004-2006, The Alphabet, Japan, France, United States
- Gilding the Lily Benton Co Museum, Philomath, OR 2002
- Around Oregon, Corvallis Art Gallery, Corvallis, OR, 2002
- Pacific Northwest Quilt Festival, 2000, Water Lilly
Group Exhibits: - 2010, March: Bound by Color, Sam’s Station, Corvallis, OR
- 2009, September: Gallimaufry: Recent Work by LB, OSU MU Concourse
- 2009, September: Recycled Made New, New Morning Bakery, Corvallis, OR
- 2008, September: Bound by Size, Sam’s Station, Corvallis, OR
- 2007, September: Creative Cornucopia, OSU MU Concourse, Corvallis, OR
- 2006, August: Essence of Oregon, Guistina Gallery, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU
- 2006, June: Organic Angles, The Gordon House, Silverton, OR 2005, September: Loosely Bound, OSU MU Concourse, Corvallis, OR
- 2000-2004, Annual show/sale of quilting art at Japanese Gardens Portland, OR with High Fiber Diet Artists
- 2000-2007, Annual show/sale of quilting art at Springfield Museum Springfield, OR with Tactile Expressions Fiber Artists
Professional Affiliations:
- 2000-present: Member Pacific Northwest Quilters, Seattle, WA
- 2003-present: Instructor/member Breaking Free Artists, Corvallis
- 2004-present: Member Loosely Bound Fiber Artists, Corvallis,OR
Publications:- 2002 Contributing Artist: Manhole Covers II, Shirley MacGregor
Diana.Cleland-Boyle@LooselyBound.com
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