E Ola Ke Kahua O Ka Hana Kapa (The Foundation of Kapa Making Thrives)
November 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Kahilu Theatre
67-1186 Lindsey Road, Kamuela, HI 96743
Three of my pieces, Upper Road to Waimea, You Are Loved and Belong, and Meditations, are on view in the galleries of Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, Hawai’i Island.
Upper Road to Waimea was selected for a Recognition Award and recommended for acquisition by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to be added to their permanent collection.
Curated by my kumu kapa, Roen Hufford, 2023 National Heritage Fellowship recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts, this exhibition features kapa works by my kapa hui and other dedicated kapa makers that maintains and expands the traditional Hawaiian art and craft of ka hana kapa (kapa making).
Beginnings: The Artist Members of MarinMOCA
Piko, my new kapa (Hawaiian barkcloth), is part of Beginnings: The Artist Members of MarinMOCA, an exhibition at the Novato campus of the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art.
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
500 Palm Drive, Novato, California 94949
Exhibition Dates: October 26, 2024 - December 21, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 26, 2-4pm
I believe in the transformative power of art to empower, heal and connect people. Check out my story here.
Kintsugi Stitches: Mending broken pieces to become a stronger whole
In response to the killing of George Floyd, I used African textiles to honor the thousands of African American quilters and their beautiful textile art. Inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, I stitched “cracks” into the fabric remnants in recognition of both the brokenness and healing renewal which leads to a stronger and more beautiful vessel.
