2018, embroidery on found cross stitch, 96 beads & sequins (one for every gun death per day in the U.S.), 28 x 16" (working image)

2021, official MAGA hat, letters from deconstructed MAGA hat pieced together and appliqued to the front, with embroidery. 5 x 6 x 10”. Working photo.

2020, deconstructed MAGA hats, cotton, thread, 5 x 8.5 x 4", from the MAGA Hat Collection. (working photo). I cut up individual MAGA letters and pieced them together to make the new text.

2020, deconstructed MAGA hats, cotton, thread, 5 x 8.5 x 4", from the MAGA Hat Collection. (working photo). I cut up individual MAGA letters and pieced them together to make the new text.

2019-2021, deconstructed MAGA hats, cotton, thread, 28 x 9 x 12", edition of 3. Manuel De Santaren collection, two remaining.

2019, armband made of deconstructed MAGA hats, cotton, thread, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6”. Alfred Jan Collection, San Francisco

2019, unravelled authentic MAGA hat (ripped apart thread by thread), baseball cap display case (mirrors, plexiglass, wood), engraved brass plate, 8 x 9 x 8.5”.

2019 - 2022, 57 x 112”, cotton U.S. flag, thread. All the machine-embroidered white stars ripped out and replaced with hand-embroidered stars representing all the melanin scale skin tones of U.S. citizens. See American Diversity Flag for backstory.

2019 - 2022, 57 x 112”, cotton U.S. flag, thread. All the machine-embroidered white stars were ripped out and replaced with hand-embroidered stars representing all the melanin scale skin tones of U.S. citizens. See American Diversity Flag for backstory.

2008, 22.5 x 104", embroidery on deconstructed flag, batting. Center is padded, like a band-aid.

2018, crowdsourced grey hair from people who have experienced profound loss hand embroidered on cotton, acrylic, 33 x 23”

2018, crowdsourced grey hair from people who have experienced profound loss hand embroidered on cotton, acrylic, 33 x 23”

2019, deconstructed MAGA hats, buckram, cotton, thread, sewn into handmaid’s bonnet, 13” x 9” x 8”

2019, Deconstructed MAGA hats, child’s sleeping mat, mylar blanket, thread, felt, hand embroidery on cotton, buckram 48 x 22 x 3"

hand embroidery on cotton over buckram

2019, deconstructed MAGA hats, taxidermied sheep head. (working photo)

2019, hand embroidery on cotton, 10.5 x 13” (with I.M.)

2015, acrylic, embroidery on cotton velvet, 72 x 48”

2019, hand embroidery on vintage apron, detailing one day of emotional labor. (working photo) Made with the assistance of Karl Lista.

2019, hand embroidery on vintage apron, detailing one day of emotional labor. (working photos) Made with the assistance of Karl Lista.

2015, embroidery on black cotton velvet, 16 x 12"

2015, embroidery on velvet, 16 x 12” oval

2012, embroidery and mended cut on black velvet, 20 x 16", Private Collection.

2015, embroidery & beading on found plush animal, sheet, pillowcase, pillow, 22 x 25 x 15”

2013, embroidery on fabric from men's pants, 13 x 17" (done in collaboration with G.K.)   (working photo)

2013, embroidery on fabric from men's pants, 13 x 17" (done in collaboration with G.K. / working photo)

2012, hair embroidery on mother's hair from gestation period, threads from unraveled pillowcase, 3 x 5 x 5". Embroidered text reads, "decades of dreaming of you...".  Nina Fuentes collection, Miami.

egg from unraveled threads of my pillowcase during gestation

2010, mother's hair from gestation period embroidered on child's garment, velvet, 14 x 15"

2013, mother's hair from gestation period embroidered on found dress, velvet, 20 x 25". Collection of the artist.

2014, 33 x 22", grey hair of many women, hand embroidered on black cotton. James Swope & Scott Robertson collection, West Palm Beach.

2013, embroidery on human hair, black velvet, silver frame and convex glass, 3 x 3", 12 x 12" framed.

2013, embroidery on human hair, 3 x 3"  10 x 10" framed

2013, human hair embroidery on hair, velvet, convex glass, frame, 7 x 4" piece, 12 x 9" framed

2012, human hair embroidery on artist's hair, frame, convex glass, 3 x 3", 12 x 12" framed

human hair embroidery on found doily, human eyelashes, hand dyed velvet, convex glass, frame, 9 x 12" oval framed. Collection of Isabelle Bellis, NYC.

2006, human hair embroidery on cotton, convex glass, frame, 7 x 5" framed

2008, human hair embroidery on found linen doily, hand-dyed velvet, convex glass, frame, 9 x 9", 13 x 13" framed.

2003, human hair embroidery on pillowcase, pillow, 20 x 30 x 10"

2006, human hair embroidery on pillowcase, 20 x 30 x 10"

2005, human hair embroidery with individual strands threaded through the pillowcase, pillow

2001, human hair embroidery on pillowcase, pillow, 20 x 30 x 10"

2003, ink on pillowcase, pillow, 20 x 30 x 10".

2005, embroidery on red velvet, 24 x 18". David Gorman collection, NYC.

2009, hand dyed velvet, standard & 3D embroidery, batting, taffeta, convex glass, frame, 21" round

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone

2010, baby shoes, baby blankets, embroidery, convex glass, frame, 18" round

2001, wool, nails, embroidered velvet, 45 x 28 x 12”. Major veins & arteries of the body embroidered inside. Belger Family Foundation Collection, Kansas City

2000, fabric, pearls, hand embroidery, size 6

2001, hand sewn velvet, satin, fake pearls, embroidery, spring loaded purse frame, 5 x 9 x 5”

2002, hand sewn, hand dyed velvet, wire, shaped shells, spring-loaded purse frame, 10 x 14 x 7"

2001, dyed & hardened vintage leather gloves, 13 x 4 x 3.5”

2001, hand dyed velvet, fake pearls in June Northern Hemisphere constellations, size 6

2001, hand painted silk organza, handcut organza leaves, machine embroidery, wall-mounted fan, size 8

2002, silk dress, discharged at contact points of last embrace, overdyed, size 10

2002, cotton voile, machine embroidery, distressing, dye, size 8.   Text mantra across dress reads "I am not them, I am not them..." Text dissipates and deconstructs towards the bottom: "I am not..." to "I am..." to "I...". Sash, embroidered with the words "LOVE • GUILT • LOVE • GUILT..." wraps around the body several times before trailing onto the floor.

2002, Hand embroidery on double-layered dress. Text on under layer begins as white at the throat, then slowly becomes darker and knots up in the stomach. The text contains passive phrases, such as "I'm ok..... it doesn't matter", etc.

2007, embroidery on used studio overalls, size M

2007

2007, embroidery on used studio overalls

2008, embroidery on stdio overalls

2010, embroidery on used studio overalls

2010, embroidery on used studio dress, size 6

2011, embroidery on used studio overalls

2008-09, 20 x 16" oval, latex, gouache, embroidery on paper.

2012, embroidery, gouache, and latex on paper, 20 x 16" oval