Puako He’e

Kapa (Hawaiian barkcloth)
wauke (inner bark of the paper mulberry tree), kukui dyed wauke, natural dyes (òlena-tumeric, persimmon, kukui (candlenut tree), matcha tea, pōpolo (Hawaiian blackberry), jaboticaba (Brazilian grape tree)
17 x 21 inches
2022

This piece is inspired by an incredible encounter I had with an octopus at the tide pools in Puako. The octopus was changing its colors and textures on its body so quickly to match its surroundings in flashes which seemed like the octopus was signaling to me “see me, be with me, I’m here!”