Prickly Pear Play

Prickly pear cactus is an icon of my Texas upbringing. Little wonder that I pointed my camera at prickly pears in Arizona when I took a Sue Benner workshop there. One afternoon, Sue posed a 15-minute challenge to workshop participants: “Using one of your photographs as inspiration, work quickly to create a small, improvised collage.” I realized the polka dot fabrics in my workshop tote would work perfectly! Back home in Texas, I waited through many pandemic months for an excuse to improve and embellish this wild little piece. SAQA’s Trunk Show provided the excuse.