A form of art from Panama -- Mola, or reverse applique -- has been her inspiration for a series of colorful fabric fish and other figures on contrasting fabric backgrounds. The primitive fish are cut ...

Mola is a sewing tradition of the Kona tribe from the San Blas islands of Panama, with this example on display at the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona. (Beth J. Harpaz/Associated Press) Molas, a ...