Artists of the Day / John and Diane Dietrich

“John Dietrich discovered his love of making things and playing with clay as a boy on ‘Clay Mountain’ in Appleton, WI. He realized later that his dream was to have his own factory, and he’s done that in his studio.”

“Diane McNeil was a dairy farmer and bead artist when she met John in 1993 but soon fell in love with clay. She hand-builds exclusively and manages their business.”

                

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About destructivetesting

I'm a self-taught artist who prefers to use found objects in ways that were never intended. I'm not interested in making 10 or 100 of the same object. This, of course, takes more time to make each piece. I also prefer a more minimalist look, where each part of a piece can be appreciated. I consider my clocks to be small sculptures with moving parts. And, my lamps to be small sculptures with light. My mirrors are reflective sculptures. DESTRUCTIVE TESTING means to push something to it's limits to understand it's structural performance or material behavior under different stresses. I interpret this in my artwork as using materials in different ways or combinations than they were designed to be used. I also just like the slightly ominous sound of the term...
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