Diane Sparks

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Institutional Affiliation

Colorado State University

Education

Ed.D., University of Arkansas
M.S., University of Arkansas
B.A., Humboldt State University

Regional and Thematic Interests

• Cross-Cultural Apparel and Surface Design
• Wearable Art Design
• Digital Textile Design

Selected Publications

Diane Sparks and Tyler Klene (2017). Surrealism with Floating Origami Rose:Cocktail Ensemble. Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in St. Petersburg, Florida. Images and Text retrievable from the Design Exhibition Catalogue at:http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/itaaonline.org/resource/resmgr/publications/2017_Design_Catalog.pdf.

Diane Sparks (2016). Fortuny with Flare and a Post-Modern Twist.Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Images and text retrievable from the Design Exhibition Catalogue at:https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2016/design/53/ .

Sahar Ejeimi and Diane Sparks (2015). Revival of Hejaz tribal embroidery using digital design technology. Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retrievable from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2015/design/55/ .

Sara Dudek and Diane Sparks (2015). Digital West-African-inspired batik meets traditional European crochet. Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retrievable from https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2015/design/56/ .

Diane Sparks and Kinor Jiang (2014). Raindrops and Waterfalls.Exhibited at the juried 9th International Shibori Symposium Exhibition in Hangzhou, China. Retrievable from Resist Dye on the Silk Road juried Exhibition Catalogue ISBN# 978-988-18027-5-0. Acquired for the permanent collection by the China National Silk Museum in February 2015.

Diane Sparks and Lizzy Searle (2013). Flora: Dress for a Beach Wedding. Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana.Retrievable from ITAA Design Exhibition Catalogue, from http://itaaonline.org/associations/12469/files/ITAA%202013%20Design%20Exhibition%20Catalog.pdf .

Diane Sparks and Kinor Jiang (2013).Textural Variation in Black Silk.Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana. Retrievable from ITAA Design Exhibition Catalogue from http://itaaonline.org/associations/12469/files/ITAA%202013%20Design%20Exhibition%20Catalog.pdf.

Diane Sparks and Kinor Jiang (2012).Metallic Shibori in Rose Gold.Exhibited at the juried ITAA Design Competition in Honolulu, Hawaii. Retrievable from ITAA Design Exhibition Catalogue, from http://itaaonline.org/general/custom.asp?page=65.

Xu Rui, Sparks, D. (2011). Symbolism and Evolution of Ku-form in Chinese Costume. Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 15(1), Hong Kong, 11-21.