Ann P Shaw specializes in pieced art quilts that are rooted in the traditions of Ruth B McDowell. She has pioneered the idea of “Gesture” in her design process that links the insights of photographic composition to the elements of pieced pictorial quilts. This process guides the placement of seams and their visual impact in a pieceable quilt design. Ann also creates modern/abstract art quilts based on asymmetrical block patterns of her own design.