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Christmas Season 2020

December 5, 2020 Community, Craft Fair, Living Aloha, News, Workshops
Chuushin

What a year! It has been a roller coaster of emotions, and flexing the flexibility string in our character and moxy. I am thankful and blessed to have reunited with my love and partner, Anders. I am thankful and blessed that my bubble – my family unit has also not tested positive for COVD19 and await the vaccine. I’m just listing options in case you want to support me or other local artists during this time by purchasing experiences orRead More

Filling the well

June 21, 2020 Commentary-Debate, Living Aloha

Water is flow. It always finds a way forward, it can be still and collected in an eddy or a pool but it will always find its way out and forward and sometimes it can rush forward in a mighty river or it can cascade down a small set of steps or a high plateau. The COVD19 stay at home order is lifting and we can go out to parks and beaches but still many activities I do are prohibitedRead More

Kupuna Watercolor

April 2, 2020 Artistic practice, Commentary-Debate, Community, Hawaii, Living Aloha, News

Teaching besides making art myself and with others is my newfound passion. I was reluctant for many years to teach because I didn’t want to be ‘that’ teacher who crushed instead of helped my creative self confidence soar. Teachers have so much power, especially to kids and those traumas are carried all the way to our graves if we don’t recognize and nurse and parent our inner Artist Child back to trust and joy. I also hate being told whatRead More