Artworks

mira el cielo-look at the sky
  • Mira el Cielo
  • Portrait
  • flat
  • appliqué, beadwork, embroidery, needlework, sewing
  • canvas, fabric, feathers, found-objects, salvaged, trim, upholstery, woven
  • 2022
  • 28 × 37 inches
  • This work shows a woman made of mountains — Mother Earth. Her hair, a fiber-collage, shows a cascading river of the materials of human culture flowing through her landscape. There are fragments of many cultures and stories flowing together as one river. She looks up to see the Sun, her partner. It is shown as a circular weaving with embroidery and layered cloth.
  • available, contact for price and purchasing
  • Orquidia Violeta
serpiente-snake orquidia-violeta
  • Serpiente (Snake)
  • Guardian Spirit
  • flat
  • dyeing, embroidery, sewing
  • feathers, fabric, canvas, found-objects, salvaged, woven, upholstery
  • 2022
  • 11 × 11 inches
  • "With its ability to shed its skin, it serves as a powerful reminder of the cyclical nature of life and the importance of letting go of the past to embrace new beginnings"
  • available, contact for price and purchasing
  • Orquidia Violeta
toro-bull orquidia-violeta
  • Toro (Bull)
  • Guardian Spirit
  • flat
  • beadwork, dyeing, embroidery, sewing
  • feathers, beads, canvas, fabric, found-objects, salvaged, thread, upholstery, woven
  • 2022
  • 12 × 12 inches
  • "a spirit animal was told to have appeared whenever a tribe required help or guidance when it came to carrying burdens. As the bull stands for determination, this means that Native Americans valued those who stood by their convictions, which was how it gave name to one of the most famous chiefs, Sitting Bull."
  • available, contact for price and purchasing
  • Orquidia Violeta
orquidiavioleta-creer-believe-front orquidiavioleta-creer-believe-back
  • Creer (Believe)
  • Chaleco Protector
  • clothing, costume, functional
  • vest
  • appliqué, needlework, printing, sewing
  • canvas, fabric, upholstery, woven
  • 2021
  • 20 × 20 inches
  • Creer gives the wearer confidence to believe in themselves, so you can move forward in life, to overcome the really hard spots with flexible beliefs.
  • available, contact for price and purchasing
  • Orquidia Violeta
  • Photo 1: Aaron Kuehn
  • Photo 2: Aaron Kuehn
orquidiavioleta-esperanza-hope-front2 orquidiavioleta-esperanza-hope-back2
  • Esperanza (Hope)
  • Chaleco Protector
  • clothing, costume, functional
  • vest
  • appliqué, beadwork, dyeing, embroidery, sewing, weaving
  • buttons, canvas, fabric, feathers, found-objects, salvaged, thread, woven, upholstery
  • 2021
  • 20 × 30 inches
  • Esperanza empowers the wearer with hope. You regain control of your future, and can now transcend the chaos of the world.
  • available, contact for price and purchasing
  • Orquidia Violeta
  • Photo 2: Aaron Kuehn