{"id":13841,"date":"2026-04-02T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccaartists.org\/?page_id=13841"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:33:55","slug":"elementor-13841","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccaartists.org\/?page_id=13841","title":{"rendered":"Diana Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13841\" class=\"elementor elementor-13841\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a7d58a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a7d58a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ae0a5dd\" data-id=\"7ae0a5dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57d1ad9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57d1ad9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cf443e4\" data-id=\"4cf443e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bf0afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23bf0afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diana Lyon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e70871e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5e70871e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15358cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15358cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I am a mixed media artist who enjoys figuring out how to create in watercolor, stained glass, woodblock prints, mosaics &amp; using found objects for wind chimes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7736ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c7736ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2414badc elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2414badc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was attending Houghton High I took an art class where the teacher told me I could never be an artist. After graduating with a BS degree I got a job on the Mississippi State University (MSU) campus as an electron microscopist which included darkroom experience. When my husband Duane planned for a sabbatical in Kenya I decided to take a B&amp;W photography class which I loved. A couple of my photos made it into regional art shows. When we returned from Africa I continued taking art classes and found out I could be an artist at age 40!<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years I have promoted art, collected it &amp; visited galleries &amp; art museums all over the world. I was on a committee to help form the Starkville Area Art Council. The first Cotton District Art Festival covered 2 blocks downtown. The last one before Covid had 40,000 attendees.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a mixed media artist who enjoys figuring out how to create in watercolor, stained glass, woodblock prints, mosaics &amp; using found objects for wind chimes, etc. I am especially inspired by my professor, Brent Funderburk, who uses brilliant watercolor paint &amp; by Walter Anderson who was classically trained &amp; thought art should be available to anyone. One time while volunteering at the CCAA gallery a patron asked me which medium was my favorite. 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