Artist Statement: Nudibranchs are snails without shells; they often have colorful “naked gills” on their backs. These White-lined Dorids can be found in marine waters of the Pacific Northwest Coast and are shown here munching on a bryozoan.

Materials & Techniques: The nudibranchs are painted silk organza fused onto cotton fabric and wool batting. The bryozoan is paint applied through a handmade stencil. The piece was machine free-motion quilted and hand embroidered with cotton threads and silk ribbons.

Dimensions: 16 x 27 x 0

Photographer: Carla Stehr