Small Embroidery / Embroidery

Venus of Willendorf; 5x10''

This piece is a hand-stitched interpretation of the Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf. Using thread painting techniques, the work emphasizes texture and form, with French knots on the head adding a sculptural quality. A blackwork background provides contrast and depth.

Textile artwork of a skeletal Christian saint with a silver dagger through the skull. A goldwork halo, divided into twelve segments, shows the transition from night to day. The piece explores themes of martyrdom, death, and the absence of an afterlife, wi

Martyr

Metallic threads on cotton, 12x12''

This piece is a haunting reflection on faith, sacrifice, and the silence that follows suffering. Titled Martyr, it depicts a Christian saint as a skeletal figure—stripped of flesh, stripped of identity, stripped of any promise of resurrection. A silver dagger is driven through the skull, a brutal and intimate gesture that marks not only a violent death, but a final, irrevocable end.

At the heart of the composition is the saint’s halo, crafted with intricate goldwork embroidery. Divided into twelve radiant wedges, it depicts the passage from night into day and back again—a cycle that continues, indifferent to the suffering it illuminates. Time moves forward. The martyr remains still.

There is no afterlife in this vision. No salvation. Only bones, memory, and a glimmering crown that refuses to fade. The use of metallic thread evokes the ceremonial and the divine, but the figure it surrounds is one of total absence. What is left of a saint, when even belief is buried?

This piece challenges the romanticization of martyrdom and invites reflection on the nature of holy suffering—its purpose, its aftermath, and whether it ever truly mattered.

Embroidery artwork of a skull rendered through fine cross-hatching. The piece focuses on the intricate texture and detail created by the stitching, emphasizing form and precision.

Study in Thread: Skull

Black floss on cotton, life sized

This small piece is a meditation on form, texture, and the silent precision of thread. A solitary skull, rendered through fine cross-hatching in embroidery, becomes both subject and surface—a quiet study in mortality and craftsmanship.

Where ink might bleed or graphite smudge, thread holds its shape with discipline. Each line, stitched with intention, builds dimension through patience. The contours of the skull emerge not from shadow, but from accumulation—of time, of effort, of thread pulled taut over fabric.

There’s no story here, no myth or martyrdom. Just the skull as it is: elegant in structure, absolute in meaning, and endlessly fascinating in its detail.