PAPRIKA
Bridal Suite
2019
paprika, place setting, tablecloth
56" x 30" x 30"

Presented at Alberta Abbey, Portland, OR
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA paprika, place setting, tablecloth
Bridal Suite - detail
2019
paprika, place setting, tablecloth
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA chairs, tablecloth, paprika
Assimilation Upholstery Project
2017
chairs, tablecloth, paprika

Window installation at Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA wood, paprika
Chair Assimilation
2016
wood, paprika
34" x 17" x 18"

Presented at Indivisible, Portland, OR.
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA paprika, hotel linen and pillows
Red Bed Spread
2004
paprika, hotel linen and pillows
site specific installation

Presented at LA Scope, The Standard Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA paprika, bed linen
Red Bed Spread - detail
2004
paprika, bed linen
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA mixed media with paprika
Gala - detail
1998
mixed media with paprika
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA photograph
Out of the Mouths of Babes - Portrait
1994
photograph
8" x 10"

I adopted paprika as my art material, combining my grandparent's Hungarian heritage with my own artistic ambition.
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA wooden bench, paprika
Out of the Mouths of Babes - Bench
1994
wooden bench, paprika
18" x 32" x 16"

The seat cushion is made of 15 pounds of paprika. No adhesive is used.
Martha Schlitt PAPRIKA paprika, glue, postcard
Proposal for Washington, DC: Iwo Jima
1992
paprika, glue, postcard
4" x 6"

Part of a series of postcards from Washington, DC where I grew up.