Oriane Stender believes that our culture has become so materialistic, so bottomline-oriented, and in such an all-consuming way that everything is about money. These artworks metaphorically speak of the colonization of our minds, outerspace and the oceans. These highly detailed, labor-intensive hand-sewn quilts continue Stender's work with dollars and other cultural currency. Her artistic practice combines the traditional techniques of "women's work", including sewing, weaving and quilting, with current cultural theories of appropriation and postmodernism.