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This is the public profile of Diane Clay, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Diane Clay please login as a press member.About Diane Clay : Diane Clay is an Afro-American woman who is gifted in art and design who loves to help people. Wanting to be a fashion designer and artist has been a dream from her youth. Diane sees her inspiration in design and art in a spiritual sense as God given. Through the many major ups and downs in her life, she contributes to society through giving back from her gratitude to Jesus for helping her through a time when she became homeless and had to live in a downtown Los Angeles shelter for eight months. It was there in 2011, that she saved money to start The Fishermen's Net LLC.
Until she actually starts her business, she volunteers as an English tutor for non-English speaking residents living in shelters but her desire and goal is to one day have a successful design company that can help homeless women in shelters obtain employment.
Diane's Fishermen's Net designs are a line of women's swim wear, women's wear and accessories that are daring, bold, exotic, provocative, contemporary, individualistic, free spirited and leans towards the edge of Bohemian style. Artistically, the designs conform and work with the body as an abstract painting on canvas utilizing space and form.
Diane decided years ago to fabricate her designs from animal prints and faux furs in recognition of global animal reserves.
STATEMENT OF ART:Until she actually starts her business, she volunteers as an English tutor for non-English speaking residents living in shelters but her desire and goal is to one day have a successful design company that can help homeless women in shelters obtain employment.
Diane's Fishermen's Net designs are a line of women's swim wear, women's wear and accessories that are daring, bold, exotic, provocative, contemporary, individualistic, free spirited and leans towards the edge of Bohemian style. Artistically, the designs conform and work with the body as an abstract painting on canvas utilizing space and form.
Diane decided years ago to fabricate her designs from animal prints and faux furs in recognition of global animal reserves.
As an innately creative person I view art and design from the same perspective because I have a passion for both. Art to me is a form of expression and how I want to convey that expression to a viewer has to do with a connection between myself and the viewer without even expressing a word. If a viewer can feel what I feel and see what I see in design or art then I have accomplished the goal of bringing another soul into my world.
"Art speaks from the designer of our soul"
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Teacher Education, research, training
EDUCATION:
1979/B.A.- From Immaculate Heart College (Los Angeles) Art/Education/ USA
1979-1989- UCLA Graduate School of Art (Los Angeles) Costume and Fashion Design/ USA
1992- M.A. New York City Univ. (CUNY) Art/ USA
2011- Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA./ USA- Business, Entrepreneur Certificate
EXPERIENCE:
1998-2006- ESL, GED Teacher/ California Dept. of Corrections, Lancaster /USA
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2012- "Colors in Motion" Last Book Store Gallery/ Los Angeles/ USA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2014: Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk "Dancing"/ With Ronald Smith and Lorinda Hawkins, Los Angeles/ USA.
EVENTS:
2014- "Dancing", contribute, Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk, Los Angeles, USA.
AWARDS:
1963 Daughter of the American Legion Award/Sewing, Sylmar/USA
1968 Art Scholarship; Chinouard Art Institute/ Los Angeles/USA
1978 Art Contest: Los Angeles Mayors Competition (Poster)Los Angeles/ USA
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Spanish/ Intermediate
English/Native speaker
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, advanced.
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2012: Entrepreneur Program, Pepperdine Univ., Malibu/ USA
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2014- "USNA Los Angeles Conference with Dr. OZ", Los Angeles/USA
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2013- National Business Women's Association/ New York/ USA
HOBBIES:
Draw, paint designs, portfolio, sew, paint portraits and paint abstract paintings.
WEB SITE:
www.thefishermensnet.biz
REGISTRATION DATE:
2015-09-08 16:39:19
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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