DianeHamillFiberArt

An Adventure in Design

I love to play with color, so I’m always interested to see the Pantone Color of the Year.  For 2020, the color of the year is “Classic Blue!”  According to their website, traits of Classic Blue include, “Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation …

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My mother was of the generation of women that wore headscarves.  You know, like Queen Elizabeth.  The Queen is often photographed with the two accessories she wears most….her purse and/or a headscarf.  The Queen was born in 1926, my mother was born in 1928, so perhaps that accounts for their preference for a headscarf.  For …

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This summer I added another chapter to the story of the friendship of Aly and Diane, as we celebrated 50 years of friendship. It all started in the summer of 1969 when I was a guest in the Vinke home in Harderwijk, The Netherlands. I participated in an exchange program through International 4-H Clubs Teen …

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