Gott Nytt År!
It’s well into 2023 and posters are up at various businesses inviting customers to come celebrate Chinese New Year starting Friday January 13th this year, the beginning of the Year […]
Commentary-Debate
Supporting the arts
When I returned home, I was happy to hear that one of my kūpuna watercolor students from Palama Settlementʻs Kūpuna Art Program had one of her paintings juried into the […]
Enjoying the arts
After Kanehūnāmoku was installed, my husband and I took our first transatlantic cruise from New York to Europe. I enjoyed exploring each new country and we walked for hours until […]
Family, Food and Friends
Food Family and Friends
Artistic Heritage
It is nearing the end of 2021 and the year flew by as I was engrossed in delivering online art instruction to kūpuna through Palama Settlementʻs art program. I went […]
Questions from young artists Part 10 of 10
Question 28: What is your daily schedule like as an artist? I didnʻt know what this should look like when I chose to pursue my art full time. The photo […]
Questions from young artists, Part 9 of 10
Question 25: When did you start painting? I answered this sort of in earlier questions, but it started with art classes in school and pencils and paper at home. For […]
Questions from young artists, Part 8 of 10
Question 22: Was it hard to be an artist? I canʻt lie, I would say yes. But that shouldnʻt be a reason to discourage you from being one. Iʻve written […]
Questions from young artists, 7 of 10
Question 19: Did you love to do art? The other questions from this young artist were: When did you know you were into art? and What was your first drawing […]
Questions from young artists, Part 5 of 10
Question 13: What inspires you? I would say in this order: Nature as a book of revelation, moʻolelo or story, and finally: color and texture. This photo is deeply inspirational […]