Artwork copyright Diane Itter. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Tidelines, 1983

Diane Itter
(American, born 1946, died 1989)

Location: North Mason School District, Belfair

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Tidelines is a hand-knotted textile created by artist Diane Itter. It is part of her body of colorful, geometric linen designs. She notes, "I have come to realize what it is about the textile arts that fascinates me. Among other things, I have found that it is the capacity to be able to be both painter and sculptor at the same time. That is, the visual image is created by an integration of color and structure—one cannot exist without the other."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Mason School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Artist Diane Itter (1946-1989) created small-scale fiber artworks. Her works are characterized by their bright colored linen thread and her use of hand-knotting techniques. She noted, "By limiting myself to one technique and one material I am forced to think of imagery, not any technical tricks or gimmicks."

Itter received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiber and textile design from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1974. A retrospective exhibition of her artworks was held at the American Craft Museum in New York City in 1995. Her fiber artworks are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C., and many others.