Metroplex artist Dianne
Hicks was DAFA’s guest artist on July 22, leading a mini-workshop on figurative
collages and presenting her history as a watercolor and collage artist.
Mini-workshop participants worked with an assortment of printed faces and
Dianne’s printed papers to turn out wonderful, unique collages based on simple
human shapes.
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Left to right: Diane
demonstrates how she shades her collages to achieve more depth; four of the
many exciting collages created by mini-workshop participants; Diane chats with
Sara Miller-Moe, who will present DAFA’s program in August.
During the main presentation
of the evening, Dianne showed pictures of her studio in Lewisville and
explained her fascination with patterns and hand-printed papers. She
incorporates the patterned papers into many of her works, which range from
handbound books to watercolor collages.
Left to right: Members
admire Dianne’s work and shop for hand-printed papers and other goodies; detail
of one of Dianne’s large hand-carved E-Z-Cut printing blocks; one of Dianne’s watercolor
collages.
-- Carolyn Skei
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