Autumn Corn Flower

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, January 2011, Catch-All

Swallowtail Redux 2

This began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/492198887_aoASK-M-3.jpg

Red Arrow Medallion

Featured cover art, 2008 North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs brochure

Ember

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, August 2009

Red Lily Waterpaint

Second Place, Digital Photography, Art Fest 2008, Art Guild of Person County, May 2008

Cathedral of the Sky

This piece began as a nightime photograph -- silhouettes of pine trees black against a starry indigo sky.

Snapdragonrush

This began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/488431940_DWgzR-M-12.jpg

Irridescentsnap

This began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/488431940_DWgzR-M-12.jpg

Fire Swirl

Inferno

Inferno

Coleus Medallion

This piece began as a coleus leaf. I left visible the deep reds and purples of the leaf, as well as the typical bumpy coleus texture.

Snapdragon Caverns

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September 2009 This began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/488431940_DWgzR-M-12.jpg

Dagger Blanket Piece

This began as a closeup photograph of Cherokee basketry.

Hyacinth Candy

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, August 2009

Flame Sphere

This began as a photograph of a flame . . .

Feather Shield Medallion

Honorable Mention, United Tribes 18th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, March 2007 This began with a close up photograph of Cherokee basketry.

Redbud Blowout

This piece began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/507726396_XC8Di-M-3.jpg The bark of the redbud tree and pink of the blossoms are evident.

Basket Weave Pattern

Cover art for the North Carolina State Advisory Council on Indian Education's 2009 Report to the State Board of Education

Red Lily Colorized

This began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/492022671_B6hUQ-M-4.jpg

Dreamer

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, July 2009

Pink Lemon Lily

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, August 2009 This photograph began as a lemon yellow daylily...

Swallowtail Medallion

This began as this: http://karastewart.smugmug.com/photos/492198887_aoASK-M-3.jpg The wingtip patterns and colors are still evident.