The Immaculate Reception of St. Clare, 2006
30 x 10 x 3 inches, Hand-sewn beadwork on canvas
glass beads, thread, photo printed canvas, canvas, cotton, polyester, television

This is St. Clare, the patron saint of television and needle workers (it's true).   Normally seen holding a monstrance in her hands, here she holds a functioning 2.3 inch color television.  Her halo is an old TV test pattern.
Prior to the conversion to digital TV, St. Clare would receive a random channel when the set was turned on.  In some locations, it would just play static.  Since our conversion to digital TV, a thin vertical line constantly moves left to right across the screen.