3B - the best campsite ever.

Led by Thread

I was curious if my drawings would be considered fiber work so I entered them in this exhibition as a curiosity tester. The exhibition can be viewed online, there is so much great work in it, check it out here

stereoviewing

what I'm working on...

This summer I'll be finishing my piece for

Tattered Cultures: Mended Histories is curated by Mary Babcock, Assistant Professor and Fibers Area Chair, Department of Art and Art History at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, in collaboration with Carol Khewhok, Curator, Academy Art Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Itwill be presented at the Academy Art Center September 6 through 28, 2008. This fiber art exhibition, which will feature a collection of work by international fiber artists, will explore how dominant ideologies of a specific time and place often tatter the cultural heritage of the less-dominant and more culturally diverse. Admission for this exhibition is free to the public.

studio time

Happy 5th Birthday Kainoa!!

birthday cake from Mary Catherine's..almost too sweet to eat
with cousin Naomi and auntie Irene
birthday fireworks (every Friday night in Waikiki)
the new surfboard
going on a bug hunt

little boy has decided he wants to grow his hair long. specifically, to his feet. he goes to the mirror and presses his hair to the back of his neck to check his progress.

new blog

The UHM Art Department's Intersections Visiting Artist & Scholar Program now has a blog. We're using it to document Michael Hoyt's residency, check it out here

Kakaako box sledding

bird flying, Coffee Gallery, Haleiwa, north shore.

Shark's Cove, above and below

My new favorite place despite the crowds. Yesterday Kainoa snorkeled for the first time. He even swam. When he realized that if he put his face in the water there were endless rewards to be had he set his fear aside. I'm so impressed.