Author Archives: Diane

Color Wheel

I’m taking an online class in color and composition taught by Katie Pasquini-Masopust.  Our first assignment was to make a piece using the 12 hues on the color wheel with 3 values of each on a neutral background.  Rather than … Continue reading

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Magic Box

Questions go in, answers come out…  You just have to believe…    

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rock art

A few recent arrangements… This double spiral has been in place for a week, much longer than I expected for something so obvious and accessible. The other arrangements blend into the natural environment.  Less likely to be disturbed, these have … Continue reading

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Creation – Destruction

Lately, I’ve been arranging rocks on the shore of the lake.  I think about the contrast between the permanence of the rocks themselves and the transitory nature of what I do with them.  I never know how long something I … Continue reading

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Images from the Lake

Daily photos from the lake where I walk each morning can now be found at http://dianebecka.com/images/ or click on Daily Image above.

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12-12-12

I love numbers.  So as today’s date approached, I thought about  making something to commemorate this number.  I considered a 12″ square quilt, but for me, that only seemed like two twelves, not three.  Then this morning, I woke up with the … Continue reading

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Weeks 49-52

This completes a year of weekly journal quilts.  It’s been a rewarding process, and something I’ll continue in some form, just need to figure out what that is…

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Weeks 43-48

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Weeks 37-42

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ice dyeing

Earlier this week a friend held a dyeing party.  What fun to get together and play with color without making a mess at my house!  One of the things we tried was ice dyeing, a first for me.  I used … Continue reading

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