The opening night of Contact Hawaii 2016 was extraordinary! Over 100 works of art from 89 juried participants made for a great pa’ina. Lots of friends, family, and art lovers came out to support the show. Thank you to Kai for the handmade lei, hand-dyed rosemary green and avocado pit pink. Received a leiContinue reading “Many Thanks for Supporting “Invasives””
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“Invasives” in Contact Hawai’i 2016
Really there? Yes, I’m really there on the Honolulu Museum of Art’s website for Contact Hawai’i 2016 along with many other wonderful artists living in Hawai’i. The pillar art on the building front is by TUTUVI. Exhibition Overview For the third year, Pu‘uhonua Society’s Maoli Arts Alliance presents its juried contemporary art exhibition Contact, featuring new and recentContinue reading ““Invasives” in Contact Hawai’i 2016″
Installation Day for Contact 2016
Michelle and I have spent the last two days installing our fiber and metal installation piece called, Invasives, at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. Between the jurors, Michelle and I, we decided the center stairwell in the historic building would be the best area to showcase our abstract knitted kahuli (Hawaiian tree snails)Continue reading “Installation Day for Contact 2016”
What is Contact 2016: Foreign and Familiar?
Why did Michelle and I choose to participate in this show? From the http://www.contacthawaii.com website: Foreign and Familiar focuses on the experiences of communities that have migrated to and from Hawai‘i, and the subsequent impact that this amalgam of cultures has imparted on our Islands. We both now call Hawaii home, she has been hereContinue reading “What is Contact 2016: Foreign and Familiar?”
7 Days Until Contact 2016 Opening…
…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…”
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!”
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”