Hi, I’m Diane.  I am a long time Coastsider who creates functional and decorative pottery and mosaics for the home and garden.

My handmade ceramics are food and dishwasher safe and most are oven safe. I create mosaics primarily with repurposed and handmade ceramic materials.  Pottery and mosaics are grounded in nature and allow me to feel, visualize and bring in the colors, textures and movement of our coastal shore, agriculture and mountains. Treasure hunting for colorful, unique and primarily used and broken materials inspires my creative flow that comes with making mosaics and knowing these treasures will find new life by giving people joy.

Whether working in the Half Moon Bay studio I shared with my father-in-law or in our Santa Cruz Mountains studio, my mind flows with cherished memories of Half Moon Bay, my mother and Papa Joe, a Half Moon Bay Native who graced the Coastside with his stories, stained glass, craftsmanship, kindness, and generosity. Honoring him and our family’s love of the Coastside through art is pure joy. My love of nature and the environment inspires me to envision ways to rescue and repurpose things that would otherwise end up discarded.   My prior 42-year career included teaching Agriculture, Landscape Gardening, Design and Construction, Forestry, and Park Ranger and administrating Career Technical Education programs.

I am thankful for the richness of our local community and the support of the Coastside Artists, the Ocean Blue Art Vault, my mentors and patrons.  In addition to the Vault, I’ve had the pleasure of showing my art at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival Made on the Coast, the Gathering of Women Artists, Mirada Art, and at various art shows throughout San Mateo County.