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Palama Settlement goes online

May 7, 2020 Artistic practice, Community, Hawaii, Living Aloha, News, Social Activism

COVD19 has been increasing across the world and country and now here in Hawai’i. Palama Settlement closed all its programming and we decided to pilot two classes online for Total Beginners and Continuing Watercolor. I spent 3 weeks learning Google Classroom and gotomeeting.com and doing test sessions to learn how to move my content online and to try to replicate some of the features of a live FTF (Face to Face) session. Meanwhile, Sweden, has chosen another path, to foregoRead More

Teaching watercolor to kupuna

August 22, 2018 Commentary-Debate, Community, Hawaii, Living Aloha, News, Social Activism

The Joy of Being an Absolute Beginner I started teaching Beginning Watercolor to kupuna (seniors) at Palama Settlement as an expanded program for their senior activities last year. Palama began with ceramics and watercolor, something we have been doing for the keiki (children) for some time now. It was an interesting challenge and I was very excited and curious to see what the interest would be from our kupuna.  I began the first class with 6 students, the second grewRead More

5/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

April 18, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

4/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

April 11, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

3/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

April 4, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama-New start March 7

March 7, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

2/6 Session Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

February 28, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More

6/6 Sessions Watercolor Class for Seniors at Palama Settlement

February 28, 2018

Palama Settlement offers classes for active kupuna such as sewing, line dance, hula, ukelele, etc. This spring we are offering clay and watercolor classes too! I will lead a 6 week coursse for beginners in watercolor. All materials are included–paint, brushes, paper, etc. All you have to do is show up and be prepared for fun! Sign up through the office at Palama Settlement, to register for the Spring session, it costs only $25 due to a grant to helpRead More