ISOLATION WORKERS
A n drea G u t i e rrez S tewart G allery 2 023
ANDREA GUTIERREZ
Andrea has been working with needle, thread, and beads for the past twenty years. She embraces a long tradition of hand work to investigate both contemporary and historical cultural patterns from around the world. Her meticulous technique produces intricate and detailed forms with multi-layered meanings.
In her most recent body of work, begun in 2020, Andrea produced a series of small pieces describing the isolation of the pandemic using the imagery of single dwellings and familiar objects. This exploration allowed her to address the changing cultural norms and shifts of the pandemic. In particular, Andrea examined the growing perception of the now “essential” worker. Persons, who up until the pandemic were often invisible to many, were quickly highlighted for the crucial role they play in keeping society functioning. The transformation from the unseen worker to the essential worker is but one of many shifts driven by a pandemic that altered the lives of everyone
WORKERS
The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.
Helen Keller
Nurses
2.75”x 6”
cotton and silk thread
metallic silver thread
vintage glass seed beads
vintage nail heads
pyrite
Doctors/Surgeons
2 7/8” x 5 7/8”
cotton and silk thread
metallic silver thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
green tigers eye
antique silver leafed globes
Sitting Nurse 3.75” x 5 3/8”
cotton and silk thread vintage glass seed
thread beads
Covid Testing
3.75” x 5.25”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
antique brass seed beads
Food Bank
6” x 11”
cotton and silk thread
silver metallic thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
Food Bank Worker at Car Window 3 1/8” x 6.5”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
vintage nail heads
Grocery Store Checkout
2.75” x 5 3/8””
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
antique brass seed beads
chyrysoprase
Short Order Cook
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
antique brass and tin seed beads
sterling silver seed beads
2.5” x 4 5/8””
Dishwasher
2 5/8” x6.5”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
antique brass seed beads
vintage nail head pyrite
Utility Workers
2 7/8” x 6.5”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
steel cut beads
sterling silver seed beads
Cleaner
2.5”x 6”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
morganite horn shell
Mail person In Woods
3” x 6”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
horn beads
Postal Person / Post Box
2.75”x 6.5”
cotton and silk thread
metallic silver thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
antique black nail heads onyx
Farmer Looking Out over His Field
2 5/8”x 6”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
tourmaline
Field Hand 4” x 5.25”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
Field Worker With Can On shoulders 3.25” x 3 3/8”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
wood beads
Teacher 2 5/8” x 6.75”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed beads
vintage bronze nail heads
gold metallic thread garnets
Firemen/Women
2 5/8” x 6.75”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
grey moonstone
silver metallic thread
Trucker
2.75” x 6.75”
cotton and silk thread
vintage glass seed and bugle beads
silver metallic thread
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House I 2” x 2 3/8”
cotton and silk thread
WoodBowl 3 3/8” x 3 1/8” sold
cotton and silk thread
HouseIV 2.7/8” x 2.75”