Linda Zolten Wood
Mediums: painting, model making
Linda Zolten Wood is a self-employed artist, bringing arts and sustainability together to create solutions to environmental waste in our changing climate.
She earned her BFA from CIA and began as a set painter, properties artist and backstage manager at Cain Park Summer Theater and prop artisan at The Cleveland Play House.
Zolten Wood has painted colorful murals all over Northeast Ohio, and shares joyful graphic artwork as a way to celebrate the positive energy through representation and diversity.
Her Upcycled Workshops are influenced by her travels in India, which practices a national ethic of 'no waste', where virtually everything is repaired or re-used in some way: Conservation is a rich part of their culture.
Zolten Wood created The Collinwood Painted Rain Barrel Project and Zolten Wood Design, which has received Neighborhood Connections and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture grants to serve Greater Cleveland for students and Senior Citizens.
Linda was honored to be a recipient of the ‘Unsung Hero and Change Maker In Cleveland’ Awards, at the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Ceremony in 2020, and one of the most significant awards she received was Cleveland Mayor Jackson's ‘Sustainable Hero Champion’ Award, at the 2014 Sustainability Summit.
Grolsch - Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 18”x24” $400
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Grolsch When Good Beer Goes… BAD. As a Newlywed, we were gifted 6 bottles from Holland and I thought it would be a great idea to make Potato Beer soup. Little did I know that the Beer turned, and not knowing, I added more and more potatoes to try to correct for the weird taste. Sigh. It was a memorable story, tossing so much soup.
Koi Jacket - Acrylic Fabric Paint, Cotton XL $600
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Koi Jacket My first success painting outerwear, my favorite playful jacket painted during a point when my home was stuffed full of paintings on canvas hung from floor to ceiling, with no more space available, I decided to paint unusual surfaces to be more sustainable.
Onion Farmers - Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 18”x24” $400
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Onion Farmers - After college I spent a Summer with a student group from all over the world learning about different cultures touring India, and was humbled by the beauty and complexity of the people I met. Profoundly changed by the experience, I no longer dress in muted tones, figuring if they’re allowed to live in vivid colors, then I would too.
Spiral Gothic - Acrylic on Canvas, Framed with ‘wings’, 3’x4’ folded $950
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Spiral Gothic - I love Science Fiction and thought of our galaxy in terms of a Steampunk Design - the side ‘Wings’ are a Gothic reference from the times of Galileo, finding joy in the clockwork of it all.
Spiral Gothic Print - 10”x10” on Paper, $30
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Spiral Gothic - I love Science Fiction and thought of our galaxy in terms of a Steampunk Design - the side ‘Wings’ are a Gothic reference from the times of Galileo, finding joy in the clockwork of it all.
Vegas - Iridescent Fabric Paint on size 14 eggplant ladies’ blazer, back painted $400
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Vegas is a lush and playful jacket painted iridescent during a point when my home was stuffed full of paintings on canvas hung from floor to cieling, with no more space available, I decided to paint unusual surfaces to be more sustainable.
Crab Cakes - 24” x 30" Acrylic on Canvas, $500
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Crab Cakes is a tongue in cheek, fun painting marrying my love of colorful animals and my old days of cake decorating. I enjoy how Martha Stewart has a playful side, and giggled when I thought of this.
Comix Tennis Shoes - Size 8 - (New) Acrylic Fabric Paint on Canvas $200
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Comix Tennis Shoes, playful shoes painted during a point when my home was stuffed full of paintings on canvas hung from floor to ceiling, with no more space available, I decided to paint unusual surfaces to be more sustainable.
All Kinds in Heaven - Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 18”x24” $500
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All Kinds in Heaven I create stuffed monster plush toys, from children’s lovey’s or favorite outfits that are too special to give away after they’re outgrown, and felt like the odd little ones are just as welcome in the world as the beautiful ones, in this life, even though it may not be apparent until the next one.
Open Air Market Print - 11”x17” on Paper, $30
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Open Air Market - After college I spent a Summer with a student group from all over the world learning about different cultures touring India, and was humbled by the beauty and complexity of the people I met. Men and Women were no permitted casual contact,yet I saw Barbers in Open Air Markets, depicted here, where I bught a yoghurt drink Sweet Lhasi, delicious and served in these little terra cotta pots, where, after we were finished, we were instructed to SMASH them in the gutter on the street! Not much plastic waste back then, and really fun! On the down side, we didn’t realise the ice in the Lhasi was made from unfiltered water, so a few of us got really sick with Giardia. Lesson Learned.
Profoundly changed by the experience, I no longer dress in muted tones, figuring if they’re allowed to live in vivid colors, then I would too.
Parade the Circle - 1993 Poster on Paper, 11”x17” $30
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Parade the Circle - I worked at the Natural History Museum n Cleveland after College, and heard of this cultural Parade Celebration, people powered, with only art and no logos or words or ads, and I participated in the very first one with a small group that I led in a class; We created a coral reef and fish, and the whole parade was 30 minutes long at best. I entered a contest for the poster and T-Shirt for 1993, and WON!! I was Thrilled!! and still have an original full-sized poster and a couple shirts left, but decided to reprint them. Cut to 30 years later, and these Parades are now over 3 hours long and attract 10 to 20k visitors. See link: https://www.clevelandart.org/articles/parade-circle-2018-inspiring-creativity-29-years
Mahouts - Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 18”x24” $500
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Mahouts - After college I spent a Summer with a student group from all over the world learning about different cultures touring India, and was humbled by the beauty and complexity of the people I met. I was sick during the trip to ride the elephants with their Mahout Guides, so I had to look up a reference to paint. Profoundly changed by the experience, I no longer dress in muted tones, figuring if they’re allowed to live in vivid colors, then I would too.
Devotions Print - 11”x17” on Paper, $30
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Devotions - or Puja, is made daily at the edge of the Ganges River, considered Life Giving, when I visited India in the 1980’s, and probably still today. After college I spent a Summer with a student group from all over the world learning about different cultures touring India, and was humbled by the beauty and complexity of the people I met. Profoundly changed by the experience, I no longer dress in muted tones, figuring if they’re allowed to live in vivid colors, then I would too.
Flamingo Diver - Iridescent Fabric Paint on XL Trench Coat, Back Painted $500
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Flamingo Diver is a lush and playful trenchcoat painted iridescent during a point when my home was stuffed full of paintings on canvas hung from floor to ceiling, with no more space available, I decided to paint unusual surfaces to be more sustainable.