Unravel Hate
In 2019, I was asked to unravel the MAGA hat and keep the thread so it could be used to embroider “welcome to Canada” on a toque for the clothing brand Peace Collective.
Unravelling a slogan that was synonymous with American nationalism, sexual violence, as well as hatred to people of colour, new immigrants, and queer identities, was an emotionally difficult project to take on. Yet it held a small amount of satisfaction when the words finally disappeared off of the hat that had become so visually connected to Donald Trump and his time as the U.S. President.
Harlequin Books asked me to design and embroider the cover for a new mystery book by Jane K. Cleland titled Deadly Threads. The murder weapon is a Burberry style woven scarf (maybe that’s a spoiler alert?). Having read my aunt’s stash of paperback Harlequin Romances during my teenage summers, I was pretty excited to work with Harlequin Books on this.
Deadly Threads
Pulse Magazine
In 2014, Pulse Magazine, the University of Toronto's Nursing Faculty alumni publication asked me to embroider an illustration honouring Dr. Floris King. She wrote the nurse’s hymn to honour one of the faculty's deans back in the 40s. They sent me the sheet music and some floral inspiration. I love Imagining nurses of all genders, singing this music together as they embark from school to their professional careers. See the whole magazine here.
