hyperallergic: Melissa A. Calderon www.melissacalderon.com “Prone [1 of 4, My Unemployed Life series]” (2011), satin & cotton thread hand embroidery on linen, 11” x 14”,The hand embroidered My Unemployed Life series converted a fallow time of unemployment into thoughtful, humorous works based on the trappings of the work of “not working”. The series of 4 embroideries took over a year, 6-9 hours each day, over 90,000 stitches. high-res →

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Melissa A. Calderon www.melissacalderon.com

“Prone [1 of 4, My Unemployed Life series]” (2011), satin & cotton thread hand embroidery on linen, 11” x 14”,
The hand embroidered My Unemployed Life series converted a fallow time of unemployment into thoughtful, humorous works based on the trappings of the work of “not working”. The series of 4 embroideries took over a year, 6-9 hours each day, over 90,000 stitches.

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