Diane Ahrendt has always had a passion for color - how it creates mood here, how it dances with light there.  As a child she found arts and crafts to be a wonderful channel through which she could let her playful penchant for color find free rein.

As an adult, Diane's busy professional life included careers as a Process Engineer at Tektronix and co-owner of Northwest VideoWorks, a video post-production facility.  While these jobs took up most of her time, the intrigue that color and form held for Diane remained in her appreciation for the beauty and wonder found in everyday objects; especially glass. In 1997, Diane decided it was time for her glass work to go "full-blown".

Dragonfly Glass Studio is now nestled comfortably in Diane's backyard where - as it was when she was a child - her full-fledged, artistry can come out to play.  Equipped with everything she needs to create breathtaking blown and sculptured glass art, Diane finds herself letting the process of glasswork create its own path to fruition…experimenting…discovering.  For Diane, every phase of blowing glass holds fascination; from the molten heat that fires imagination to the last breath of life brought to each piece.  The result is glass art that is both intricate and explosive… delicate, yet full of life… objects that provide a transparent view into Diane's creativity…while always a reflecting Diane's passion for color.


Galleries
Attic Gallery, Portland, Oregon - since 2000
     Featured artist - April 2001, August 2005
Gallery 7126, Portland, Oregon - since 2002
     Featured artist - November 2003
The Art Box, The Dalles, Oregon - 2003-2004
The Living Quarters, since 2005
     Featured artist - February 2006

Shows
Art In The Burbs - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Art's Meow - 2002, 2003
Celebration of Creativity - 2004, 2005
Daffodil Festival - 2005
daVinci Art Show - 2005
Lake Oswego Visual Chronicle Art Show - 2005
Master Garden Tour (The Dalles) - 2004
Portland Open Studio - 2003, 2004, 2005
Reed Art Week - 2003
Sherwood Showcase of Art & Craft - 2004, 2005
Spring Festival - 2004, 2005
Women of Glass - 2004

Organizations
Glass Art Society
American Craft Council
Portland Open Studio - Board Member, President
International Sculptural Invitational - Board Member, Treasurer