Noel, Dah-ling is a fun textile art piece that employs machine piecing, embroidery, and quilting to create its image.  

Planet Butterfly is a whimsical astronomical quilt that depicts a planet where butterflies circle it like jets. The giant, central butterfly is typical. There are flight patterns left by it and other giant butterflies zipping through space. At the... 

 

After going to a lecture at Whitman College by the great sculptor Deborah Butterfield, I was inspired to do this triptych, which is more impressionistic and much more dimensional than my usual work. I consider it a homage to Deborah Butterfield. ... 

This piece was created spontaneously, just for fun. With its nail salon imagery and predominantly pink colors, it ended up becoming a Pink Jewel. 

I decided to use quilts blocks unused in previous quilts and scraps to make a spontaneous, full composition. It went quickly and was really fun to do. It reminds me of a Lichtenstein painting, so I consider it a homage to Lichentenstein, one of my a... 

 

Texas is a country, not a state. The sun burns so steadily and the weather is so steamy that it seems like there are three suns, not one. Her topography comprises the Gulf, bayous, the Piney Woods, hill country, deserts, mesas, and vast flatlands.... 

The challenge was three circles, two lines, and a line clear across the composition. The two gray lines are-three-dimensional and fold, but are actually straight. First place: "First Circles" FAA contest, Nov. 6, 2011. 

 

This owl is Tweety's mentor, who urges him to have plenty of hoot time. 

We all have dragons in our lives, and -- like Tweety Bird -- I would prefer to walk my dragons in the sky.