Orquidia Violeta
Artworks
Vestido de Calaveras
Award:
Best Cultural Outfit, 2018 Día de Muertos, Portland Art Museum
(SOLD) 2022
Series:
Día de Muertos
Artform:
clothing, costume, sculpture
Type:
dress
Method:
appliqué, beadwork, embroidery, needlework, sewing
Medium:
found-objects, salvaged, trim, upholstery, woven
Year:
2018
Tags:
calavera
Statement:
The calaveras signify women who died in the El Salvador civil war (1980–1992)
Availability:
sold
Artist:
Orquidia Violeta
Photo 1:
K.Kendall
Photo 2:
Aaron Kuehn
Photo 3:
Aaron Kuehn
Lucky Dragon Flag
Series:
Fire on the Water
Artform:
flat
Medium:
buttons, canvas, fabric, upholstery, trim, thread, salvaged
Year:
2018
Dimensions:
12
× 12 inches
Statement:
I did this for the "Dragon Races" in Portland, OR.
Availability:
available
Price:
US$200
Artist:
Orquidia Violeta
Lotus
Series:
Fire on the Water
Artform:
flat
Method:
appliqué, embroidery, sewing
Medium:
canvas, fabric, thread, upholstery
Year:
2018
Dimensions:
13
× 12 inches
Statement:
I did the textile"Lotus"- Echo Park Lotus Festival. I though that the threads were going up to the "Lotus" as well as the roots that keep us together.
Kaleidoscope Kollective, LA CA
Availability:
unavailable
Artist:
Orquidia Violeta
Father is Home
Series:
Portrait
Artform:
flat
Method:
appliqué, beadwork, embroidery, sewing, needlework
Medium:
beads, canvas, buttons, fabric, trim, upholstery
Year:
2018
Dimensions:
16
× 16 inches
Statement:
Father is Home is a self portrait I did for my father who is no longer with us.
Availability:
sold
Artist:
Orquidia Violeta
Photo 1:
Aaron Kuehn
Photo 2:
Aaron Kuehn