Rashidah Salam

Magnolia Flowers
Magnolia Flowers

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Magnolia Flowers Sculpture
Medium: Alpaca yarns, parchments paper on steel structure
Date: 2025

Dimensions: 44” x 44” inches diameter

 

Description:

 

The Magnolia flowers sculpture was created using the olive branches and magnolias flowers motifs and patterns from the series of my colorful beaded paintings in the Re-Member show. The olive leaves, magnolia flowers petals and tiger lilies flowers patterns were arranged in layers from the center to the outward of the structural composition to mimic the star burst energy. The flowers at the center were crocheted using fine cotton yarns. The web patterns covered at the center of the flower were drawn carefully by hand using the wool alpaca yarns glued on the delicate parchment papers. The selected patterns on the web were embossed and filled up with the batting materials for an interesting puffy and cushy effects to the softer touch. Selected magnolia flowers puffy petals were stenciled using a special homemade cut out stencils of the Ashoka flowers motifs to replicate the pattern on the Tiger lilies flowers symbolized as hope. The raw materials used and the neutral color palette is to symbolize a renewal, the new beginning. The shimmery golden glazed was painted to the surface of the puffy flower petals for the sparkles and to add the joy effect to the flowers as if the flowers have been lit buy the full moon light bright shining on the flowers. The Star burst composition is a symbol of expanding the endless energy and the new beginnings. 

 

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Olives Landscape
Olives Landscape

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Olives Landscape 
Medium: Alpaca yarns, colored plastic microbeads and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 36” (H) x 16” (W) x 1” (D)

 

Descriptions:

 

The Olives Landscape painting depicted the level of a hierarchy of a landscape: land, river, mountain and sky. Repeated symmetry olive trees and the leaves branches in the painting to create a series implied shapes of a heart as a symbol of love and hope. The batik patterns using Magnolia and Ashoka flowers motifs were subtly incorporated into the pattern design. The olive leaves and magnolias were embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. Selected patterns were raised for the tactile textures, a series of cut-out layers of thin papers were glued on the patterns. Hand drawn alpaca yarns to create Ashoka flowers patterns were added as a finished touch wrapped on the embellished patterns as a metaphor of protection.

 

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Magnolias
Orange Moon

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Orange Moon Painting
Medium: Colored plastic microbeads and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 30” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)

Descriptions:

 

The Orange Moon painting is a garden of an emotions using magnolia flowers and olive branches. The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The batik motifs inspired by the Ashoka flowers were subtly incorporated into the pattern design. The olive leaves and magnolia flowers were embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers.

 

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Magnolias Garden
Magnolias Garden

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Magnolias Garden Painting
Medium: Colored plastic microbeads and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 30” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)

Descriptions:

 

The Magnolias Garden painting is a garden of an emotions using magnolia flowers and olive branches. The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The batik motifs inspired by the Ashoka flowers were subtly incorporated into the pattern design. The olive leaves and magnolia flowers were embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. The vibrant colors in the painting depicting the bright sunny vibrant colors of Malaysia.

 

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Magnolias
Carousel Magnolias No. 2

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Carousel Magnolias No.2
Medium: Alpaca yarns, colored plastic microbeads, paper buttons and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 20” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)

 

Descriptions:

 

Magnolia flowers were arranged intertwined with the olives leaves in a circular carousel.  The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The arrangement of the flowers and olive leaves in the painting was to mimic the Victorian, Baroque and Rococo periods. The olive leaves and magnolias were duplicated  with the wool alpaca yarns drawing on parchments papers and were then embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. Selected patterns were raised for the tactile textures, a series of cut-out layers of thin papers were glued on the patterns. Hand drawn alpaca yarns to create Ashoka flowers patterns were added as a finished touch wrapped on the embellished patterns as a metaphor of grow and revival.

 

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Magnolias
Carousel Magnolias No. 3

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Carousel Magnolias No.3
Medium: Alpaca yarns, colored plastic microbeads, paper buttons and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 20” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)

 

Descriptions:

 

Magnolia flowers were arranged intertwined with the olives leaves in a circular carousel.  The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The arrangement of the flowers and olive leaves in the painting was to mimic the Victorian, Baroque and Rococo periods. The olive leaves and magnolias were duplicated  with the wool alpaca yarns drawing on parchments papers and were then embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. Selected patterns were raised for the tactile textures, a series of cut-out layers of thin papers were glued on the patterns. Hand drawn alpaca yarns to create Ashoka flowers patterns were added as a finished touch wrapped on the embellished patterns as a metaphor of grow and revival.

 

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Blue Moon

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Blue Moon
Medium: Colored plastic microbeads, paper buttons and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 20” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)

 

Descriptions:

 

The Blue Moon painting is a landscape of Magnolia flowers olives leaves arranded on and around in a circular paths to create a series of a moon.  The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The moons in the Blue Moon painting depicting a conservation to the moon. The selected olive leaves and magnolias were embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. The patterns in the painting were painted on the stamped motifs using Malaysian traditional cookies mold.

 

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Lavender Moon

Artist: Rashidah Salam

Title: Lavender Moon
Medium: Colored plastic microbeads, paper buttons and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 20” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)

 

Descriptions:

 

The Lavender Moon painting is a landscape of Magnolia flowers olives leaves arranded on and around in a circular paths to create a series of a moon.  The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The selected olive leaves and magnolias were embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. The patterns in the painting were painted on the stamped motifs using Malaysian traditional cookies mold.

 

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