Pat Owoc's recent work has been of three types -- botanical designs using disperse dye on polyester fabric; whimsical pieces; and works reminiscent of the Kansas prairie of her childhood. There is an element of storytelling in most of Owoc's work.

Owoc creates fiber art from a wide variety of found, discarded, and distressed materials --the castoffs of modern times. Plastic grocery and dry cleaner bags are featured in a series that initially focused on recycling, although the plastic has lately taken on a life of its own as art material. In various pieces Owoc has used rusty nails and chicken wire and barbed wire, or old tintypes and antique photographs purchased at antique and junk stores. Often in Owoc's art, new fabric is used as art material after it is being torn, wrinkled, and painted.

Owoc's interests and activities in fiber art are varied --from handquilting once a week on a big frame with friends to exhibiting stitched constructions and art quilts; from hand embroidery to the exploration of a variety of surface design techniques; and from the rescue of unfinished quilt tops to the creation of mixed media pieces. An art-teacher friend asked her early on in her artistic exploration "What's next?" And, that's the question she considers often.

Owoc is a teacher and lecturer on a number of topic including her work and surface design techniques.