Diane Mularz
206 James Thurber Court
Falls Church, VA. 22046
Shows & Exhibits
Celebrating Virginia's Quilters |
Virginia Quilt Museum |
June - September 2000 |
Quilts from the Garden |
Green Spring Gardens Park |
December 1999-April 2000 |
Featured Artist |
Maryland Quilts: Maryland Public Television Special |
August 1999 |
Featured Artist |
QuiltQuest, Inc., an online gallery (http://www.quiltquest.com) |
June 1999 |
Featured Artist of the Month |
February 1999 |
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Traditional Quilts By Marylanders (Juried Show) |
Senate Office Chambers, Annapolis, MD |
January –April 1999 |
Needlescape: Fiber Art Fantasies |
G Street Fabrics, Centreville, VA |
November 1998 |
Needlescape: Fiber Art Fantasies |
G Street Fabrics, Rockville, MD |
October 1998 |
Woodlawn Plantation Annual Needlework Exhibit |
Woodlawn Plantation, VA |
1994 |
Woodlawn Plantation Annual Needlework Exhibit |
Woodlawn Plantation, VA |
1991 |
Commissioned Work
Hearts of Maryland, commemorative wall hangings for "Hearts are Wild in VEGAS" show, 1999.
Instructors
Wendy Etzel |
Kaffe Fasset |
Harriet Hargrove |
Donna Radner |
Jane Sassaman |
Lois Smith |
Judith Trager |
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Awards
Woodlawn Plantation Annual Needlework Exhibit, 3rd place, Adult Amateur, 1991
Woodlawn Plantation Annual Needlework Exhibit, 2nd place, Adult Amateur, 1988
Artist's Statement
Fiber as a medium for artistic expression has always had a place in my life but it was not until quilting that I discovered an effective form of self expression. And although my current focus is on the use of fabric in the layered form of quilts, my work often incorporates other fiber techniques that I have explored to include crochet, needlepoint, and embroidery. Fiber to me is a never ending palette of not only color, but pattern and texture. It provides the raw materials for expressing my emotions and thoughts as well as for interpreting the world around me. My creations include realistic and historically accurate works depicting a certain time period, event, or place as well as complete abstractions that serve as vehicles for the exploration of colors, patterns, and textures. This dichotomy exists in my work because at times a piece of fabric will be the inspiration for a work and at other times an idea will motivate the search and selection of fabric. Ultimately it is the ability to escape into a world of needle and thread from which emerges a unique fiber work that continually draws me to this medium; hence my logo – needlescape.