Artist Statement:  Diatoms are single-celled, aquatic plants that can only been seen with a microscope.  Each species has beautiful multi-layered cell walls with unique surface patterns. This piece is inspired by an image I photographed with a scanning electron microscope during my career as a Fisheries Biologist.

Materials & Techniques:  Multiple layered quilt; Openings were made in the top layer of hand dyed cotton fabric stitched to felt. This was stitched on top of second quilted layer. Paint was added to the surface after both layers were stitched together.

Dimensions: 31 x 23

Photographer: Carla Stehr