Dianes work is highly sought after, recently named the 29th Guild Member of Country Living Magazine.

Her work has also been carried for many years by the wonderful artist medium, Sundance Catalog, as well as, fine retail stores across the U.S. and Canada, including the Folk Art Museum in New York.

Her work has been featured in numerous publication; Country Living, Southern Living, Home, Old House Interiors, CHA and Coastal Living and has been shown on Mary Emmerlings, Country At Home.

Diane Allison-Stroud has made her life in the appalachian mountains . . . where the crafts and music abound naturally.

Mountain people all seem to have a gift of using their hands, many learning from family members or neighbors. in keeping with this tradition, she too learned from friends and family and then moved to the mountain region.

While learning layout and design through the application of quilt making, Diane felt that the two crafts, quilt design and game board design, could be closely connected. Her desire to learn wood and paints began her study and discovery of her process that is used today.

By studying the past history of the game board craft she began to draw upon the " old ways", keeping with simplicity to the eye with the intention of use . . . designs are then kept simple, with many of the colors being drawn from her natural surroundings.

Many of the pieces original designs date back to the 1800's, and she has combined these designs with her original style to create a very unique and warm piece of the present and past . . .

Using no electricity to create each piece, the high demand for her game boards pushed her to learn the use of modern tools, with the skills of a craftsman she is still able to keep the integrity of a handcrafted object, merging the past with the present.

Each piece that has been created goes through a 9-step process . . . warmed and aged and then is left to dry in the mountain sun to build a hardened finish.

With each piece you collect you will be adding your own history to pass on for many generations to come.

For more designs, limited editions and ideas for groupings for your own home, please visit her website listed above.