Diana Contine - Jewelry & Textile Designer

"My inspiration comes from nature and the divine feminine mystique! This alchemy of color, gems symbols, movement and talisman resonate to create balance and wholeness between the wearer and the piece of jewelry. All are original works, done exclusively by me and signed."

Initially, a successful clothing and home furnishings designer, Diana has turned her focus to jewelry design. An adventurous sense of color and an eye for combining unexpected textures hallmarks DAKOTA MOON designs. Diana's training in fine arts and design took her from her native St. Louis, Missouri to eastern Michigan University and the American College of London where she earned her BS in Design. She went on to study Millinery at Moore college of Design in Philadelphia and then California and to the south of France to continue her studies in the field of jewelry design.

Diana infuses her original designs with crosscurrents of culture, time and place, spirit and soul, to create wearable art that transcends the whim of fashion. From the organic flourish of Art Nouveau to the tactile earthiness of tribal beadwork, from the high-tech sculpted precious metals to recycled antique glamour, Diana draws from the familiar to the sublime and the result is beautiful, wearable, timeless beauty. She works in fine silver, PMC (precious metal clay), 22 karat gold and use both precious and semiprecious stones, beads and freshwater pearls to accent her work.

Diana is a state juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen with juried status in both fiber and jewelry. She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths and a certified instructor in the PMC Guild. She teaches jewelry design and techniques extensively throughout New England.

Diana's work bridges worlds of ancient wisdom, and modern trend, reflecting old world Europe, the urban heat of NYC and Philly, and the gentle Bucks County countryside where Diana lives and works. She infuses her original designs with crosscurrents of culture, time and place, body and soul, to create wearable art that transcends the whim of fashion. From the organic flourish of Art Nouveau to the tactile earthiness of tribal beadwork, from the high-tech sculpted precious metals to recycled antique glamour, Diana draws from the familiar to the sublime and the result is beautiful, wearable, timeless beauty. Diana's jewelry speaks to the "life traveler" in all her wearers.