Description: Fiber and clay artist Joan Diamond applies textile techniques to other media, or works directly with fabric to create abstract and conceptual 2D and 3D art.
From Joan Diamond’s studio in Maplewood, NJ (USA) sculptural forms and wall hangings are fabricated using the palettes of natural or synthetic dyes, the effects of stitch and relief, of transparency, and of mixed media.
Through art she examines matters that intrigue her: private moments, a play of shadows, political tempers, or poetry.
Joan Diamond’s road as a maker began with clay. She created sculptures; mixed media jewelry; and some functional wares with a variety of clays and firing methods for twenty years. The artist now works principally in fiber, with a nod to her clay roots through stitched clay mono-prints. Ms. Diamond’s surface designed art is rich with techniques drawn from dyer’s and art quilter’s vocabularies, using dye and expressive stitch on a variety of fabrics. She also employs the Korean Bojagi stitching technique in h