Diane is a Beaufort County native potter. Much of her work reflects memories of her youth along the Pamlico River near Bath, and later, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Married, with two children and four grandchildren, she did not pursue her hobby until after her retirement, some twenty years ago.

Her work includes a variety of wheel thrown and hand sculpted pottery. Crabs, sculpted by hand, are her signature pieces. Each piece is hand crafted at her home in Washington, NC. Her work has progressed through workshops with Dan Finch, master potter. Diane exhibits annually at the East Carolina Wildfowl Festival and North Carolina Decoy Carving Championship in Washington, NC. Her award winning work can be seen along the Coast of North Carolina, as well as Raleigh, New Bern, Elizabeth City, Edenton, Avon and Washington, NC.

Diane works with stoneware, raku and porcelain clay, while utilizing a variety of firing temperatures and methods to produce different effects.

All pottery, except Raku is lead free, easy to clean and is safe for use in the microwave, oven, refrigerator, freezer and dishwasher. Thermal shock (sudden extreme changes in temperature) can cause pottery to crack or break. NEVER place pottery over direct heat or flame nor put a pot directly from the refrigerator or freezer into a heated oven. Preheating pottery with hot tap water or placing it into a cold oven is recommended.