Diane Rodriguez finds her inspiration from travel, nature, shapes & textures, as she imagines how she can use elements of needlework to create original pieces. The materials & techniques involved compel her to express her imaginative and boho style self. Seeking out fabrics varying in color, texture, print, design, and origin she brings them together to make distinctive pieces. She then adds embellishments using beads, buttons, embroidery, couching, bobbin work, and found objects – inventing new types of construction and adornment processes along the way. Many of her materials had another life before she discovered them and now have a new identity. Her creations are functional, funky, & individual.