The Wildness of These Things

acorn-ring-by-Dianne-Shullenberger

ARTIST PROFILE

The Intricacy of Dianne Shullenberger

by Darcie Abbene

Dianne Shullenberger’s first artistic influence was her mother, who worked as a fashion designer. “She was always making things. Mostly sewing. So it seemed very natural for me, then, to start making things myself, playing with fabric,” she said, sitting in her studio, a space cluttered with baskets of colorful cloth, a rainbow of threads. The studio’s windows look out onto the rectangular pond behind her farmhouse in rural Jericho. It is not surprising that her view as she works is one of water. The subject of water landscapes figures prominently in her work: fabric collages, colored pencil drawings and sculpture.

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waters-edge-by-Dianne-Shullenberger
Places that I go hiking or skiing, I see things and I pick them up. I might just know I like the object or just want to have it around me. I love the feel, the look, the rawness, the wildness of these things.

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Dianne Shullenberger’s gallery in Jericho is open by appointment and is also available to rent for events. Visit www.dianneshullenberger.com for details and more information about the artist and her work.

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