KOI DIPTYCH--A visitor views the work of quilt maker Tim Harding, titled "Koi Diptych," at the Riffe Gallery, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999. Quilt National '97 is the latest offering by the Ohio Arts Council. The show, which features "The Quilt as Art," runs through April 3. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SHOCK WAVES--A visitor views the work of quilt maker Ann Johnston, titled "Shock Waves," at the Riffe Gallery, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999. Quilt National '97 is the latest offering by the Ohio Arts Council. The show, which features "The Quilt as Art," runs through April 3. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)