Artist Statement: When I think of Salsa I think of warm climates, ocean breezes and palm trees. Then I look outside and I'm rudely jolted back to reality, living here in the Pacific Northwest.

Materials & Techniques: Silk, cotton and acrylic fabrics, beads and copper strips. The pedestal is a wooden box covered with black rayon bookcloth with a metal support. Hand quilted, hand embroidered and embellished fabrics. Woven, manipulated and riveted copper strips.

Dimensions: 28"W x 24"H x 28"D

Photographer: Matt Muldoon. 2007