Embroidery

Truman Lowe was a Ho-Chunk multimedia artist who emphasized knowledge of his cultural roots, environmental ethics, and natural materials and motifs in his artistic practice. In “Embroidery,” blue, red, and yellow dashes accompany light blue shapes in evoking the art of stitched embroidery. These circular and curvilinear forms represent those of burial and effigy mounds built for generations by Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region. Offering his unique voice through an interpretation of place and cultural origins, Lowe envisioned a connection between sacred earthen mounds and artistic embroidery.