Diane Melms: "Thinking Outside the Block"

In this lecture, Diane will share the evolution of her work, her inspiration, process and techniques, and present an overview of her art and quilting history.  Honoring tradition and seeking innovation, Diane strives to push the quilt form into new territory. With a firm foundation in traditional textiles, and an art and design background, she is inspired to use technical skills and creative drive to invent new ways to express her ideas in cloth. In many ways, Diane has pushed herself to ‘think outside the block’with both concept and technique. 

Artist Bio:

Diane Melms works in her home studio in Anchorage, Alaska. Inspired by a love for fabric, color and pattern, her artwork embodies a passion for manipulating formal design elements to create engaging abstract compositions. Working from a palette of her own hand-dyed and commercial cotton fabrics, she uses an improvisational method of cutting, arranging and sewing fabric pieces together as she builds her…