I have been a porcelain
artist since 1973. I was one of the first potters in the San Francisco
Bay Area to produce a line of porcelain handmade dinnerware.
Stoneware clays were at their peak but the pure white color of the
porcelain clay inspired me to design a line of more formal dinnerware
that was eventually sold to Gumps Department Store in San Francisco.
While producing dinnerware, I began to develop my art pieces in colored
porcelains. I made colors by adding commercial glaze stains to the clay
itself and again pioneered a new look in porcelain.
The wall vases are a
culmination of years of producing decorative colored porcelain
platters, inlaid porcelain quilts, vases, wall hangings, jewelry, and
dinnerware.
The vases are the painter combined with the potter in what we see as an
exciting new look. They are an old idea made new!
I have work in
many corporate and museum collections such as HP, Disney, Kaiser
Permanente, Denver Art Museum, L A county Folk Art Museum,
etc. I always look forward to commissions and
custom design work.
My line of colorful,
handpainted wall vases represented on this web site are sold through
galleries across the country, in the Artfull Home Catalogue and you can
order them direct from my studio by clicking on contact at the top of
this page. They will add whimsy and a spash of color to any
home or office.
Diana Crain
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