About the Artists

Diane Miller lives in southeastern Wisconsin with her husband and has been creating handmade jewelry since 1999. Her love of artisan jewelry began when a friend “dragged” her to a Chicago bead show, where she admired the beautiful work of another talented jewelry artist. She had been searching for an avenue to express her own creativity, and jewelry proved to be the perfect fit. After taking a few simple beading classes, she was immediately hooked.

While attending art shows to sell her own jewelry designs, fellow chain maille artists frequently asked when Diane would begin offering her handcrafted jump rings and unique kits for sale. From that encouragement, Midwest Maille was born.

Since then, Diane has expanded her expertise in jewelry-making techniques and now focuses primarily on the intricate craft of hand-forming jump rings in various sizes and designing distinctive handwoven chain maille jewelry. She is one of six featured Chain Maille jewelry artists in the book Linked, released in May 2014, and her work has been showcased numerous times in WireWork Magazine.

For over 17 years, Diane was a proud vendor at the Bead & Button Show, held annually in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before its closure due to COVID.

When she’s not teaching jewelry classes or selling her finished pieces at art fairs throughout southeastern Wisconsin, Diane enjoys walks and bike rides, spending time with family and friends, and traveling to warm tropical destinations.