diana shay diehl
artist
experimental photographic processes | beeswax | printmaking
collaborative projects
mobile art studio
owner of Mojave Light Studio
2024
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The Desert Art Center: I am honored to now be a full gallery artist at the prestigious Desert Art Center located in downtown Palm Springs. DAC has been in existence since 1950, making it the oldest art collective in the high and low deserts. You can find my encaustics and experimental photographic works exclusively here or my own home studio/The Shed Gallery.
3rd Sundays of the Month: Continuing into 2024 and 2025, my home studio will be open the 3rd Sunday of every month, 12:00PM - 4PM, usually following the 3rd Saturdays Art Walk in Old Town Yucca Valley. You are welcome to stop by and see what I'm up to. Grab a mug of tea, pull up a chair, and let's learn something together! Email me for specific directions. Can't make it on Sundays? My studio spaces will be open by appointment as well. Reach out for more information.
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October: Night Sky Festival at Sky's the Limit Observatory in 29 Palms, October 5, just outside of Joshua Tree National Park. I will be teaching 2 sessions on solar printing techniques as a fund raiser for the Observatory. We had an absolute blast last year - perfect weather, beautiful location. Details can be found here. Spaces are limited. Night Sky Festival | Solar Printing Event
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September: World Cyanotype Day, September 28, 11AM - 2:PM. This year, I will be hosting a sun printing event once again but at the mid-east part of Yucca Valley in the parking lot of The Green Roadrunner (across from Chipotle and the Von's shopping center). We will have a taco truck and the midnight desert lemonaide folks. Stop by and make yourself a fun cyanotype!
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2023
January: Digging Deep to Define the Why/Where of Your Art Practice | A short but deep dive to help you define the WHY of your art practice, WHERE you want to take it next, and set the stage for a fresh new year. There is no one best way but this series of explorations and questioning techniques will help you better define your next best steps. Online via ZOOM.
(5) 1.5 hr sessions/$75 Max 5 participants. There are assignments between each session to assist as you define your next goal(s).
Block I: 5 Mondays/10:00AM PST FULL
Block 2: 5 Fridays/6:00PM PST FULL
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February: Art of Photography annual show, Borrego Art Institute | Borrego Springs CA, February 4 - 26.
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May: Flower Power show, Goat Mountain Co.| Yucca Valley CA, opening reception May 20, 4-8pm.
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Celebrating the Summer show, Borrego Art Institute | Borrego Springs, CA
May 6 - October 1.
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August: Solar printing workshops held at my home studio, August 12, 14, and 15. 9am - noon. All sessions are FULL.
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September: World Cyanotype Day: INHERITANCE is the theme this year. September 30, 10:00am - 2:30pm in the parking lot in front of Space Truckin' Gallery, Old Town Yucca Valley (55940 29 Palms Hwy #2). I will be hosting and conducting a public event for participants to make their own cyanotype print, Anna Atkins style. $10 per participant.
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Print Making Show, Closing reception, September 30 6PM - 9PM, Space Truckin' Gallery | Yucca Valley
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October: Night Sky Festival, 29 Palms CA, October 14. Day long public event using sun printing process to depict a night sky. I have 2 sessions:10am - 11:45am and Noon - 1:45pm on the Sky's the Limit Observatory premises. Spaces limited. Added bonus: there will be a solar eclipse that morning! Proceeds go to Sky's the Limit and JTREE. SOLD OUT
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November: Open Studio Warming with 3 guest artists, November 18 and 19, 1PM - 5PM each day. I will be opening the door to my home studio in Yucca Valley to show works in progress and projects along with occasional guest artists and collaborative projects on the 3rd weekend of most months.
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Teeny Weeny Show, a collection of ATC sized artworks from local artists. Opening reception November 18, 5PM - 9PM, Goat Mountain Co | Yucca Valley, CA
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December: 3rd Saturdays Art Walk, open studio at my home. 12:00noon - 5PM in Yucca Valley. Email me for specific directions. This month's guest artist is L Hilary Slotta, a local artist who revels in bright colors and alcohol inks. I will heat up my waxes and will demonstrate some basic techniques I use as I work on some personal projects. If the weather permits, make yourself a small cyanotype sun print while you're here.
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