Velvet Flowers

Linda Anderson

30.5H x 50.5W inches

2017

ARTIST STATEMENT

In Oaxaca, Mexico, women intricately embroider flowers and dancing, ornate geometric patterns onto velvet to be fashioned into Tehuana skirts and into huipils, a traditional dress popularized by Frida Kahlo.

MATERIALS

Cotton, bamboo batting, polyester thread, textile paint

TECHNIQUES

Hand-painting, raw-edge appliqué, free motion machine stitching

Velvet Flowers is based on a photograph by Eric Mindling, with permission granted, in his book, Oaxaca Stories in Cloth