HEADS ROLL, discarded clothing, mounted on frisbees, each 9.75-10.5" dia. can be tossed, repositioned, and installed in multiple arrangements.
Brings the viewer face to face with disposable clothing, disposable humanity, and the world’s indifference.
WEEDING, discarded clothing, 26 x 26 inches
In the garden of life who has the right to decide that some plants or people are good and others bad, that some should be pulled and others cultivated?
Bullseye, 2024, discarded clothing, felt, angora, inner embroidery hoops,10 x 8 x 2 in
Targeting humans, targeted surveillance
Only a Paper Doll, discarded clothing and textile remnants, 33 x 47 in
Dehumanized, disconnected, discarded
TEAR, discarded clothing, placemat, acrylic, 20 x 14 in
The vulnerability of cloth and people, violence, a tear in the fabric of families, a hole in the family tree, family torn apart by trauma, a missing person at the table.
Daddy's Dummy, discarded clothing, 45 x 28 in
Exploring transformation, manipulation, and dehumanization.
Contagious Silence, discarded clothing, 44 x 24 in
Using the communicative power of fashion to protest the silencing of women and humanity
Protest, discarded clothing, 22 x 22 inches
Protesting hate, confronting women’s anger fueled by discrimination against minorities.
Run Riding Hood, discarded clothing, 55 x 42 inches
Violence against women and girls
Pinched, discarded clothing, 12 x 15 inches
Violence against women and girls used to be swept under the rug; here it is depicted on the surface.
Refugee Never Free, discarded clothing, 26 x 24 inches
Rescuing and giving new life to discarded clothing, metaphor for discarded, devalued humanity.
When Mothers Can't Mother, discarded clothing, 63 x 41 in
Women worldwide affected by epidemics, terrorism, disasters, war, and abuse.
I See Myself In You, discarded clothing, 26 x 36 inches, reversible
Empathy for the downtrodden, the mistreated, the unwanted, the abandoned
Displaced Citizen, discarded clothing, 11 x 11 in, inspired by the artist's certificate of citizenship
An artwork concerned with displacement, nationality, statelessness, identity, and psychological trauma.
Used, discarded clothing and home textiles, 12 x 12 in
A doll is what some become when it is too painful to be human.
The Vulnerable Border, 2023, discarded clothing, yarn, thread, 30 x 20 x 5 in
The barrier of the skin ripped open by the world
Rescue Me, 2023, discarded clothing, thread, yarn, paper, 40 x 28 x 2 in
Human dignity violated, degradation, dehumanization
Pincushion, 2022, discarded clothing, teardrop pins, cushion, 14.5 x 14.5 x 3 in
HEADS ROLL, discarded clothing, mounted on frisbees, each 9.75-10.5" dia. can be tossed, repositioned, and installed in multiple arrangements.
Brings the viewer face to face with disposable clothing, disposable humanity, and the world’s indifference.
WEEDING, discarded clothing, 26 x 26 inches
In the garden of life who has the right to decide that some plants or people are good and others bad, that some should be pulled and others cultivated?
Bullseye, 2024, discarded clothing, felt, angora, inner embroidery hoops,10 x 8 x 2 in
Targeting humans, targeted surveillance
Only a Paper Doll, discarded clothing and textile remnants, 33 x 47 in
Dehumanized, disconnected, discarded
TEAR, discarded clothing, placemat, acrylic, 20 x 14 in
The vulnerability of cloth and people, violence, a tear in the fabric of families, a hole in the family tree, family torn apart by trauma, a missing person at the table.
Daddy's Dummy, discarded clothing, 45 x 28 in
Exploring transformation, manipulation, and dehumanization.
Contagious Silence, discarded clothing, 44 x 24 in
Using the communicative power of fashion to protest the silencing of women and humanity
Protest, discarded clothing, 22 x 22 inches
Protesting hate, confronting women’s anger fueled by discrimination against minorities.
Run Riding Hood, discarded clothing, 55 x 42 inches
Violence against women and girls
Pinched, discarded clothing, 12 x 15 inches
Violence against women and girls used to be swept under the rug; here it is depicted on the surface.
Refugee Never Free, discarded clothing, 26 x 24 inches
Rescuing and giving new life to discarded clothing, metaphor for discarded, devalued humanity.
When Mothers Can't Mother, discarded clothing, 63 x 41 in
Women worldwide affected by epidemics, terrorism, disasters, war, and abuse.
I See Myself In You, discarded clothing, 26 x 36 inches, reversible
Empathy for the downtrodden, the mistreated, the unwanted, the abandoned
Displaced Citizen, discarded clothing, 11 x 11 in, inspired by the artist's certificate of citizenship
An artwork concerned with displacement, nationality, statelessness, identity, and psychological trauma.
Used, discarded clothing and home textiles, 12 x 12 in
A doll is what some become when it is too painful to be human.
Linda Friedman Schmidt creates emotional narrative portraits concerned with human rights, activist art that exposes humanity’s suffering and inspires empathy.