Nora Adame Art

This blue embroidered artwork titled "Gully washer" is an original artwork by Katherine Heisler made of stitch resist indigo dye on organic cotton, sequins,...

"Book Seed" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fibergl...

Becca Van K "High Fall (San Juan Mountains, CO)," 2021 Embroidery floss, needlepoint canvas, nylon paracord, and E6000 on wood 5 x 6 x 0.75 in "High Fall ...

"Lacescape II" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Spanish artist Elisa Ortega Montilla. This contemporary piece is made with an expert assemblage of sculpted plywood and reclai...

Dispose of any emotional traumas that no longer serve you, in this mini emotional baggage cart. Theda Sandiford, is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Jersey City, NJ. Though...

"After years of nature-based artwork, in Spring 2020 I became an Anthomaniac. Covid was raging in NYC so I retreated with my family Northwest Connecticut. Nature, for so many of us, ...

„Presence” 2018 Pair of twin handwoven textiles, linen yarn, acrylic textile paint, aluminum construction; textiles: 310 x 67 cm; aluminum construction: 255 x 65 x 55 cm. The object...

Canvas 3D ‘Velvet’ 2016 Linen yarn, textile stripe, stainless steel hanger; size of the textile: 155 x 64 cm (128 cm circuit), Canvases 3D are decorative fabrics entirely designed ...

"Dissolve" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fibergla...

"After years of nature-based artwork, in Spring 2020 I became an Anthomaniac. Covid was raging in NYC so I retreated with my family Northwest Connecticut. Nature, for so many of us, ...

The present work is an excellent example of the flags and banners of Haitian Vodun practice. It is constructed of cloth with hand-stitched glass beads and sequins, representing the figure Gran Bwa (also Grand Bois, spelled on the flag "GRAИD BOI"). According to Patrick Arthur Polk, Vodun flags are meant to honor or invoke gods, as well as to depict their likenesses and attributes with dazzling displays of color. In addition, the beadwork may reference the African religious elements of Vodun which came to Haiti with African slaves. Haiti is an important part of the African diaspora and there is no other Caribbean nation that has such rich survivals of African-style music and dancing, and of religious beliefs and practices that relate to ancient African tradition. According to Polk, Gran Bwa, "ruler of the forest, is the master of herbal remedies. He also presides over initiations which require, at least symbolically, the secrecy of the forest’s darkest recesses. He normally appears as a tall, symmetrical figure that is half man and half tree." The imagery of Haitian Voodoo culture is derived from multiple sources, and the culture seems to have the ability to integrate the various sources from popular culture to Catholic imagery into traditional African symbols, values and rituals. Images like that of Gran Bwa are based off ritual drawings, or vévé, used to invoke the deity and to consecrate ritual space. Such vévé in Voodoo, unlike images appropriated from Catholicism or from popular culture, are probably based off of ground drawings from Central and West Africa. The relatively young age of this example shows the power and influence the imagery continues to have in Haiti to this day. 16.5 x 19.25 inches, artwork 24.25 x 27 inches, frame Polk, Patrick Arthur. Haitian Vodou Flags...

This brightly colored mixed media artwork titled "Mask On, You’re Happy Now" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, latex paint, marker and handmade sequins o...