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About

the DIANA SHAY DIEHL

Artist & It all starts with a photograph. One I snap during my many FAMILIA TRIUM

miles of wandering the Mojave Desert where I call home. Some
the say there is nothing here, just dirt and brown and rocks. But if you HAND PAINTED PHOTO-
GRAPH, BEESWAX, OIL ON
BOARD
stand still and listen, observe with all your senses, you get to know
her ethereal essence.
6”X6”
Work EXCLUSIVELY SHOWN AT
OAK GALLERY-CARLSBAD,
CA
I chose these pieces for my Enso experience because they are a
visual representation of my dance within these desert lands. They
also demonstrate my penchant for photographic methods, natural
pigments, beeswax, and words as I transform the image made
during an intuitive moment into a tangible representation. It is my
attempt to create a bridge between my inner and outer landscapes.

I came to The Enso Circle seeking connection – with
kindred spirits and with myself. I also needed much structural
reorganization to clear my path so that I can be the full-time artist
I’ve dreamt of being all my life. I found that and then some.

Thank you, Michelle and Lyn, and to all my sisters in creativity. To
you, I will be eternally grateful.
TWO TOGETHER
HAND PAINTED PHOTO-
GRAPH, BEESWAX, OIL ON
BOARD
6”X6”
EXCLUSIVELY SHOWN AT
OAK GALLERY-CARLSBAD,
CA

YUCCA DREAMS OF BEES
BLEACHED THEN TONED
CYANOTYPE, BEESWAX, OIL
ON CRADLED BOARD
12”X12”

IN PRIVATE COLLECTION

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