Welcome to:
Diane Smith Sheckells, Fiber Art

Exploring the beauty of fiber artistry

About
 Diane Sheckells
Diane Sheckells is a celebrated fiber artist whose work has been showcased in prestigious galleries, museums, and competitions. Her work has been exhibited at The New England Quilt Museum, The National Quilt Museum at Paducha, the Whistler House , the Brush Gallery and Sacred Threads. She is a member of SAGA and her work has been included in their traveling shows..

Inspiration 

The garden as inspiration

“Art does not reproduce what we see. It makes us see.” ~ Paul Klee

Literature as inspiration

“Out of Ireland we have come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother’s womb a fanatic’s heart.” Yeats

Ancestry as inspiration

“ The world would have been a more interesting place if everyone was given a chance to meet their ancestors at least for an hour in their lifetime.” From: There are Rivers in the Sky. By Elif Shafak

Inspired by nature and literature
Digital images are altered and combined with text into stunning art works. Slow stitching enhances these unique creations.

Commissions and Exhibits

Multiple years exhibited at the Vermont Quilt Show The Shibori quilt was purchased by Bickling Financial, a wealth management company

Let Us Away

This quilt was a commission that utilized the client's travel photos of Ireland

Exibits

Diane Sheckells' work has been showed at both the Kingston Community Library and the East Kingston Public Library.