{"id":321,"date":"2018-01-28T23:05:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T17:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.dithemes.com\/di-blog\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:42:51","slug":"about-me-the-quiet-gem-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/?page_id=321","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"321\" class=\"elementor elementor-321\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d422f46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d422f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9fa95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f9fa95\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05301e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c05301e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6654f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d6654f\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT ME<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1182cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1182cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7465f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a7465f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce078f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ce078f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dianne1000-450x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2467\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dianne1000-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dianne1000-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dianne1000-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dianne1000-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thequietgem.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dianne1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d497be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d497be\" 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<h4><strong>Hello, I\u2019m Dianne.<\/strong><\/h4><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>My journey with jewelry didn\u2019t begin in a studio \u2014 it began in quiet moments of discovery. Sifting through forgotten boxes, wandering through thrift shops, holding pieces that once meant something to someone else. I\u2019ve always been drawn to the stories hidden in vintage and pre-loved jewelry \u2014 the history, the mystery, the beauty waiting to be seen again.<\/strong><\/h4><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>Over time, that curiosity became devotion.<\/strong><\/h4><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>As a multidisciplinary artist, I found my true joy in jewelrying \u2014 in taking what was once overlooked, broken, or unwanted and reimagining it into something meaningful and new. Each piece I create carries a second chance. A renewal. A small act of rescue from the landfill, transformed into something to be treasured again.<\/strong><\/h4><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4><strong>Sustainability isn\u2019t just part of my business \u2014 it\u2019s part of my heart. I believe beauty doesn\u2019t need to be newly mined to shine. 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