About Diane Walters
About Diane Walters – Ceramic Artist & Residency Host
Diane Walters is a lifelong ceramic artist with over 42 years of experience in wheel throwing and sculpture. She is the founder of eARTh Studios in Nelson, BC, and hosts immersive artist residencies and workshops for ceramicists and creatives of all levels.
Her practice includes working with low-, medium-, and high-fire clays using wheel throwing, hand-building, sculpture, and surface design techniques. Diane regularly attends the NCECA National Council on Ceramic Education and has exhibited her work in galleries throughout Alberta and BC. She is a member of the BC Potters Guild.
Residency Focus – Earth, Layers, and Liminality
Diane’s ceramic art draws inspiration from the earth’s sedimentary layers, tectonic shifts, and the subtle stories held in natural materials. Her sculptural works use natural oxides, geological forms, and meditative patterns to explore themes of movement, emergence, and change.
Mission – Creative Residency Program in Nelson BC
eARTh Studio provides a space for creative exploration and reflection through a ceramic artist residency program. Artists are encouraged to experiment with clay, glaze, and firing while immersed in a natural, peaceful setting.
Vision – Supporting Artistic Growth
Diane Walters offers mentorship and studio access to support both emerging and experienced artists. Our Nelson artist residency encourages deep process work, rest, and reconnection.
Values – Imagination, Expression & Transformation
We believe in the healing and transformative power of art. The residency fosters imagination and self-discovery through hands-on creation and connection to the natural world.