QualificationsExhibited Art Work:Grundy Art Gallery, Lancashire 2006 UCLA, Lancashire University 2004 The Big Art Challenge, TV Show Uk 2004 Echo Park Studio Tours California 1998-99-2000 Earthen Artware, California 1996-2001 Art Express, California 1997- 2000 Atelier Carlyle, California 1996-2001 The Soap Box, California 1997 Valley College, California 1992-93-94 American Ceramic Society, Annual Show 1998 Learning Institutions Attended:Valley College, California Glendale College, California Barnsdall Art Center, Hollywood Ca LTU University, Chatsworth Ca. American Ceramic Society. Philosophical Society, L.A. Blackpool And Fylde College. Preston College Lancashire University. Education Qualifications:2006 Member of the Guild Of Holistic Therapists. Trained with ABTT. 2005 NVQ Early Years Care And Education, Blackpool and Fylde College 2003-04 BA 1st Class Honours Degree Lancashire University 2003-04 Life Drawing, Preston College 2002-04 Healing Diploma Certificate Of Education Marjory Sutton 2001-04 NVQ Mental Health, Voice Lancaster College 2002-03 Reki Degree 1&2 Anna Cara 2001-02 C&G Teaching Certificate Blackpool & Fylge College 1992-04 Ceramic Hnd Degree Valley College Usa 1988-90 Graphic Design Diploma LTU University U.S.A. 1977-81 C&G Hairdressing Palatine College 1971-76 6 CSE's 4 O'levels Hodgson High School |
Personal Profile
Upon leaving school Diane started working at the local hair salon "Helens" were she received her City & Guilds for hair and beauty. Going on to open a successful Mobile hair dressing business for over 3 years. In 1984 Diane landed a job with Ocean trading, a cruise liner company, and flew of to America to join the cruise ship "Fairsky" docked in San Pedro, California. The 6-month voyage travelled between San Francisco to Alaska and Los Angeles and Acapulco in Mexico. Diane met a cockney lad on board; sax man Benn Clatworthy who lived in L A, and was later to became her husband. After disembarkation Diane flew home to England to spend the Christmas with family and friends. Ocean Trading called her there to invite her to join the "Illiria" docked out of Piraeus in Athens, Greece. Diane was on her way to Venice on 23rd and spent Christmas day visiting St Paul's Basilica and square, flying on to Athens in the new year of 1986. Over the next 10 months Diane had the most exciting and interesting time, the world was opening up before her very eyes, visiting some of the most extraordinary and beautiful place Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Egypt, Papa New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Mombassa, Sey Shells, Maldives, and the Islands of Melanesia, Trobian, Solomon, and Fiji. Diane a natural photographer captured the moments forever, as the journey unfolded. She was introduced to Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, Many seed had been planted and she needed answers to what she had witnessed yet not always understood. In September of 1986 she joined Benn in L A and set up home. It was very difficult to leave family and friends in what seemed a more permanent stay. Yet she always new that one day she would return. And live again in England. Diane began working as a manager of apparel stores, eventually working for the corporation of "Boy London" on Melrose Avenue, the high fashion district of Los Angeles. During this time Diane attended Barnsdall Art Centre studying life drawing and sculpture, she spent 2 years studying graphic design at LTU University in Chatsworth and in 1991 attended Valley Collage to study for 3 years ceramics art. Once sat at the potters wheel Diane new she had found what she had so long been searching for, working with clay became a deep and very rewarding personal passion. A member of the American Ceramic Society she met many fine ceramists and sculptures. Beatrice Wood, Otto Hino and Peter shires are just a few. Beatrice Wood had a very close relationship with Krishnamurti a Philosopher whom Diane has greatly admired for his concepts on thinking and the working of the mind. In 1992 Diane set up her First studio in the back garden of Lytell place, the wonderful yellow wooden house, sat a top of a steep hill in Eagle Rock which she shared with Husband Benn and their beloved Nica, a large Doberman. She carries with her many happy memories of this time in her life. In 1996 not long after there separation Diane started a love affair with Czech artist Karlo Stefanov which was to last on and off for years. During this time with the encouragement of Karlo she opened "Atelier Carlyle" on Glendale Blvd, Echo Park. This is where Diane came into her own, playing by her own rules, she created a space where she could feel to be her self. Over the next 5 years she filled the place with art pieces, sculpture, paintings and drawing which created the collection "Journey" and found a true sense of peace. A member of the Echo Park Artists and she would participate in the annual Studio Tour Exhibitions. Peter Shires lived just around the corner and many up and coming artists lived in the area. Diane had climbed her mountain and perched on top, she knew she had to give it all up in order to move on and so it came to be in November 2001 Diane gave up her studio, flew back to England to her roots, to reunite with family and friends and to start a new chapter in her life. Once back in England Diane emerged herself into every day life, taking a City & Guilds certificate in Teaching and attended the Association of Professional Healers (APH), trained with Marjorie Sutton BA MAPH, and has since become an accredited healer with the APH. During 2002 Diane also took time out visiting Paris and wandering around the cities fine art galleris, museums, churches and flea markets. With what seemed a pressing need to go back to university, Diane attended a 3 year bachelor of honours art degree in Art and Visual communication, majoring in clay and plaster sculpture at the University of Central Lancashire and received her first class honours degree in July 2004. it was while attending the university that Diane completed her collection "Collaborate". Also during this period she spent time in the ancient cities of Rome, Florence and Pisa where she became inspired by the medieval, gothic and renaissance architecture and art of that time. She also spent time in Carrara, where Michaelangelo carvede some of his famous sculpture from the white marble mined there. In 2003 travelled to Barcelona where she was embraced and enthralled by the organic experience of Gaudis artwork During 2005 Diane spent time in Prague working on her paintings "Face Facts" and travelled to Bulgaria. She was also invited to take a post graduate masters diploma at Leeds Metrolpolitan University, in Art Psychotherapy commencing September 2005 which she declined as at the time she was fully emerged in her new art work, collection "Participation" eventually finishing the collection in May 2006. Still fully focused on Art and Healing she became a member of the Guild of Holistic Therapists in March 2006 after taking intense training courses with Andrea Bonds Therapist Training (ABTT) in London. |
Born in Carleton, Lancashire. A small village just outside Poulton Le Fylde to parents Max and Delia Carlyle. Max Carlyle Esquire, is a very successful businessman specialising in the field of metal fabrication. One of five children, Diane spent her times as a child roaming in the wheat and corn fields, playing with tadpoles and frog spawn in a carefree and safe environment of a small community. Her first passion was horses and she spent most of her time around the age of 11 to 13 at the local stables. Attending Carleton C of E school and later Hodgson High, she became a prefect and an excellent athlete and team member. Hurdling for Blackpool in Lancashire sports in 1975.