Riley Brady's recent series represents a profound meditation on their year in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired by the seven terraces of purgatory described in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Brady employs a dual creative process in each print, incorporating both etching and hand embroidery. The etching captures the essence of reality, evoking the aesthetic of historical biblical intaglios, with a special nod to Gustave Doré's Purgatorio prints. The hand embroidery, in contrast, imbues the work with a 'sacred' dimension, emphasizing the profound elements of the text. In Riley Brady's artistry, embroidery serves as a transformative tool, elevating the commonplace into something uniquely precious.