After holding positions on cruise ships, and having had a successful, extensive, yet unfulfilling career in retail management, Mary Diddle decided to pursue a professional path that better utilized her creative abilities and allowed true professional expression. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Raku sculptor Mary Diddle combines in her art both her love for the sea and that of the unique, primitive and ethnic cultures that her many travels have taught her to appreciate. She emphasizes texture in her clay works created with objects from the sea gathered from many parts of the world.

Her medium, being hand-built Raku, is ideal for Mary as its results can be as exciting and unpredictable as the sea itself. An accomplished scuba diver, many of Mary's  pieces are inspired from her various dives around the world.

The ultimate goal for Mary Diddle is to bring awareness to the plight of coral reefs around the world and to support groups whose aim it is to preserve this remarkable natural resource.