Fuchsia Lin

Artist, Costume Designer
and Filmmaker

My mission is leading innovative art that promotes the well-being of our planet.

I'm forging new ground as a cross-disciplinary artist by bringing people in from the film, fashion, dance, and performing arts communities together to engage with each other through my art.

 

PBS FEATURE

I'm honored to be featured on PBS Oregon Public Broadcasting Art Beat, an Emmy award winning TV program, which aired on May 5, 2023.

Get a glimpse of my artistic journey and my colorful world inspired by going swimming. 

Future Cosmos Flow

A twenty-five minute art and dance film about the power of water to transform, heal and renew our lives. In this magical fable, an exiled royal family must journey through dangerous lands and learn to harness a mystical water-power to subdue a tyrannical Uncle who threatens the ecological survival of their Kingdom.

Crystals of Transformation

An environmental short film about water. A grieving woman journeys to the coast and meets a mysterious otherworldly character, who turns out to be a powerful alter ego with the key to healing.

Fashion and Costume Design

I create costumes to dress performers who portray otherworldly beings, gods, and supernatural humans from mythology and fairy tales. These characters are archetypes, often inspired by the elements of water, fire, air and earth.

Water Inspires Me To Create

I’ve always been drawn to the element of water. Encouraged by my father, I began swimming at the age of four and continue to this day. Years later I learned about the research of Dr. Masaru Emoto, a water researcher who found that our emotions affect the molecular structure of water.

Kind words about my work

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    “Since first encountering her work, I have been consistently enchanted by Fuchsia Lin’s creativity and inventive approach to image making. It is exciting to see someone come from the world of costume design and apply those ideas and principles to a wider, cinematic framework. I've been fortunate enough to see footage from current film project, Future Cosmos Flow, which conjures an elemental quality that reaches into hidden corners of the subconscious, suggesting something both alien and sublimely familiar. Hers is a voice and vision to be reckoned with, and I look forward to charting her artistic path in the years to come.”

    Paul Harrod, Designer, Art Director, Director, Production Designer “Isle of Dogs”

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    “It’s not every day one can stumble out of a sweaty punk gig … and into an imaginative exhibition that was part fashion show, dance performance and electro-pop concert helmed by Portland visionary Fuchsia Lin, or vice versa, that took over Bumbershoot’s Fashion District runway.”

    Michael Rietmulder, Seattle Times

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    “For the past few years I've seen Fuchsia Lin's work evolve into a remarkable collection of beautiful, graceful and artistic designs. The execution of them is outstanding and they hold up well from a distance and up close.

    Her creativity and vision extends to film making as well. After viewing, on a large screen, highlights of the work she has underway, a large audience of sophisticated art lovers happily donated generously for her to be able to finish the film. All thought it was unique, intriguing and built up eagerness to see it as a completed work of art.

    Besides all of the above, her own style of dress, her outstandingly warm presence further enhances the desire to support the directions in which her talent will be demonstrated.”

    Harold Goldstein , CEO and Founder of OPAD consulting since 1981

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    "Fuchsia is a highly talented artist who creates the most intricate and fascinating otherworldly costumes using futuristic and historical references.”

    Paige Powell, Photographer, Art Advisor, Animal Rights Activist

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    “Fuchsia Lin is an incredible artist. She is exceptionally gifted with an incredible imagination. She is one of the most brilliant filmmakers that I have mentored.”

    Carole Dean, President of From the Heart Productions

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    "Fuchsia's creative mind is like drinking from a crisp spring as one takes in her visually stunning costumes and delicate performative film worlds"

    Ben Popp, Head of Artist’s Services at Northwest Film Center

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    “Fuchsia Lin is a rare gem who I’m honored to have worked with along different points of her journey and career. Fuchsia has it all - authenticity, a brilliant creative mind, generosity and persistence. She methodically and passionately figures out ways to accomplish whatever she sets her heart on - and that doesn’t always mean taking the easy path. Fuchsia is a warm ray of sunshine who brightens the world with her unique talents and I always look forward to what she comes up with next!”

    Leah Warshawski, Producer/Director

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    “Fuchsia brings vision to light. Playful and pro, she opened my eyes to new possibility with respect, magic and wonderful result.”

    Lauren Holden Kilbane, Insight Advisor + Strategic Thoughtpartner, Human Centered Design and Cultural Researcher, Concept and Content Creator, Interviewer, Speaker, Mentor, Board Member + Advisor

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    “Fuchsia's vision and work is a great inspiration captivating your senses and imagination. The stunning worlds, costumes, and emotions that encapsulate Fuchsia's work offer hope for a deeper connection to nature and one another.”

    Caleb Sayan, Founder and Organizer of Portland TextileX Month and Co-Founder of Textile Hive

 Photos starting from top: Water Crystal Costumes by Fuchsia Lin, Fuchsia Lin by Stephen Kimbrell, Film by Stephen Kimbrell, Andrea Parson/Viktor Usov film still, Andrea Parson film still, Grace Shibley by Fritz Liedtke