A Postmodern Embroidery Practice

Conceptual Works

A pile of leftover thread ends and knots

All, 1995–ongoing. Remains of thread tails and knots from every project, dimensions variable. Image made in 2012

A pile of leftover thread ends and knots

All, 1995–ongoing. Remains of thread tails and knots from every project, dimensions variable. Image made in 2023

The banner with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian wound into a roll

Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Detail of embroidered prayer to St. Sebastian

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Detail of embroidered prayer to St. Sebastian

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Poster with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian

Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Poster with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian posted on a light pole in Seattle

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Poster with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian posted on a light pole in Seattle

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Poster with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian posted on a light pole near a park in Seattle

Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Poster with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian posted on a wall in Seattle

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Poster with the text of a prayer to St. Sebastian posted on a light pole in Seattle

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

A man wrapped in a banner of a prayer to St. Sebastian

Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Three young adults wrapped in a banner of a prayer to St. Sebastian

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Two women wrapped in a banner of a prayer to St. Sebastian

Detail of Work (O, Sebastian), 2020–21. Embroidered cotton (modified bullion stitch and seed stitch) on linen, 3 x 289 inches

Documentation of Counter-Practice (Candlemas) at Bellevue Arts Museum, 2012

Rock Hushka embroidering in the galleries of the Bellevue Arts Museum

Counter-Practice (Candlemas), 2012–13. Reconstruction of the artist’s studio, music from the artist’s collection on the theme of salvation, time, and embroidery performance at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Dimensions variable

Rock Hushka embroidering in the galleries of the Bellevue Arts Museum

Counter-Practice (Candlemas), 2012–13. Reconstruction of the artist’s studio, music from the artist’s collection on the theme of salvation, time, and embroidery performance at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Dimensions variable

Rock Hushka embroidering in the galleries of the Bellevue Arts Museum

Counter-Practice (Candlemas), 2012–13. Reconstruction of the artist’s studio, music from the artist’s collection on the theme of salvation, time, and embroidery performance at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Dimensions variable

Rock Hushka embroidering in the galleries of the Bellevue Arts Museum

Counter-Practice (Candlemas), 2012–13. Reconstruction of the artist’s studio, music from the artist’s collection on the theme of salvation, time, and embroidery performance at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Dimensions variable

Rock Hushka embroidering in the galleries of the Bellevue Arts Museum

Counter-Practice (Candlemas), 2012–13. Reconstruction of the artist’s studio, music from the artist’s collection on the theme of salvation, time, and embroidery performance at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Dimensions variable

Rock Hushka embroidering in the galleries of the Bellevue Arts Museum

Counter-Practice (Candlemas), 2012–13. Reconstruction of the artist’s studio, music from the artist’s collection on the theme of salvation, time, and embroidery performance at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Dimensions variable