…but only 4 days until installation begins! My stitch partner, Michelle, and I had a face to face today and I got to see the thought she put into her fiber choices for the kahuli, Hawaiian Tree Snails. They really do have their own sparkle! The combined textile and wire vine design I created metContinue reading “7 Days Until Contact 2016 Opening…”
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Less than 8 Days!
I’ve been counting down until the opening night of Contact 2016 at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. In reality, our artwork needs to be completed and installed before then, this Monday or Tuesday. Making our countdown at 5 work days! Eek! Michelle offers us a color tease regarding her next part in our artContinue reading “Less than 8 Days!”
9 Days & a Sneak Peek
With Contact 2016 opening only 9 days away Michelle and I are stitching our art installation together as quickly as possible. Michelle has sent a sneak peek at her part in our project: Her stitch work tells the story of the kāhuli, Hawaiian Tree Snails, and their populations here. No, the kāhuli do notContinue reading “9 Days & a Sneak Peek”
10 Days until Contact 2016 Opening, March 24
Baby fresh greens are being created today. On the Philodendron, new leaves begin a paler green and unroll themselves when they are ready to face the hot tropical sunshine. Created using 24 gauge colored copper wire, the baby leaves are then curled and wired into the roll. Largest leaves are designed using 18Continue reading “10 Days until Contact 2016 Opening, March 24”
Countdown to Contact 2016
Only 11 days until the opening on Thursday, March 24 at the Honolulu Museum of Art School on Victoria St. Partnering with another artist, Michelle Schwengala, we are presenting at Contact 2016 Hawai’i from a natural & social science perspective. Right here! On the mezzanine bannister. Be sure to make your way up to theContinue reading “Countdown to Contact 2016”
My life as a Philodendron
My fascination with botanicals and creating work inspired by them continues here in Hawai’i. This lovely tropical environment feels familiar, similar to Cairns where I spent several weeks this spring as an Artist-in Residence. But a closer look shows very striking differences. The Far North Queensland rainforest is ancient, 100s of millions of years moreContinue reading “My life as a Philodendron”
All Four Seasons – My Latest Art Adventures
2015 has been a very eventful year! It’s still going strong and thankfully so am I. “The artist must participate in the epoch in which he lives; he must be of his country, of his people if he wants to be authentic.” – Francesco Oller This is a great book about Hawaiian Islands history. A goodContinue reading “All Four Seasons – My Latest Art Adventures”