
DIANE DEMERS-SMITH
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
I was born with a pencil in my hand!!! Drawing and painting has always been in my DNA. Taking after school art lessons in my youth, I would later receive a BFA from Syracuse University in fashion illustration. My preferred media have been watercolor, pen and ink and pencil. My interest in art uniquely developed further while working as a flight attendant traveling to Europe’s many art museums, cathedrals, opera houses and gardens. During this time, I also studied floral design ... what joy and inspiration I found while painting flowers and birds. Shortly after moving to North Carolina for my husband’s work, I fell in love with clay and its three-dimensional possibilities. I studied art with numerous potters, teachers, and printmakers. The wealth of information shared by them has given me a broad foundation to build upon. I primarily work in red earthenware using my original designs and imagery. I either paint directly or indirectly via transfer onto the surface. These processes help me convey through use of color, line, texture, and form, an immediacy and freshness… and whimsey. I find there is a cross pollination between watercolors on paper and glazing on clay… a constant back and forth exchange of ideas. Whether on paper or ceramics my subjects speak for themselves.
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Canal Shops/ Main Street Houses- Ornaments
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Black and White Ornaments
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Tiny Rectangle- Earrings
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3" Floral Heart Ornament
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Tiny Teardrops- Earrings
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Blue Saucer with White Flowers
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Medium Disk- Earrings
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Wren Saucer
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4" Floral Heart Ornament
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Bird Ornament
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Dahlia Study #1- Greeting Card
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Sunflower and Bee- Greeting Card
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Pear Still Life on Pink Floral Cloth- Greeting Card
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Sunlit White Peony Study- Greeting Card
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Morning on the Porch- Greeting Card
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Fish Ornament
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3" Knit Heart Ornament
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Red Flower Dinner Plate
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Flower Plate with Hummingbird
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California Poppies- Greeting Card
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Lotus Pond Reflections- Greeting Card
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Three Sun Goddesses- Greeting Card
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Peaches with Blue Bowl- Greeting Card
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Pears in Blue and White Bowl- Greeting Card
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Two Pears Still Life- Greeting Card
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Clay Hoops- Earrings
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Medium Triangle- Earrings
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Tiny Triangle- Earrings
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Tiny Disk- Earrings
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Vase Ornament
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2” Knit Heart Ornament
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Quilted Protea Bowl
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Plum Floral Lunch Plate
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Plum Floral Dinner Plate
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Banana Leaf with Frog Dinner Plate
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Blue Lunch Plate with White Flowers
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Large Fish Platter
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Protea Dinner Plate
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