Her paintings include
geometric patterns that resemble textiles, based on her experience at Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. The brushstrokes in her
oil paintings mimic stitches in fabric. On a visit to
Indonesia in 1995 she was inspired by the
Hindu women's woven
sarongs. She connected these women's fashion to the way that American first ladies dress, inspiring her show "The President's Wives." She received an
Artadia Award in 2000 and the
SECA Art Award in 2002 from the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. == Shows and works ==