Honolulu industrial designer, artist and teacher Melissa Rivera was a contestant on The White Room Challenge on HGTV Tuesday night. Having written about Melissa and followed her work ever since we shared an evening at Pecha Kucha, I had to watch and cheer her on. I absolutely thought she was the winner of the “Trip
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The first time I saw Akihiko Izukura’s silk tunnels  - part of his installation at U.H. Manoa last January – I thought what a fabulous location  they would make for a fashion photo shoot.  I saw a group of students shooting a video inside the tunnels and hoped to see more creative efforts emanate from
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Fashion photographer Kaveh Kardan is currently living in Wellington, New Zealand and working on the new Hobbit movie with director Peter Jackson. While he misses Honolulu and the entire Hawaii fashion clan and scene, and desperately misses his wife Evelia, Kaveh has discovered a few advantages to shooting fashion in New Zealand. For example, some
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  The Nui Mono sales are always one of my favorites, especially since they feature many designers (and bakers!) who are seldom available anywhere else. Here’s what you can expect to find at this weekend’s sale in Palolo: Cora Yee offers a new array of semi-precious pendant necklaces along with her usual wide variety of
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  Kyoto textile artist Akihiko Izukura is happily ensconced in our home, which he has turned into his Hawaii atelier. He is creating natural dyes from stuff he collects in our yard and at Lyon Arboretum. He is fascinated with the colors he achieves with our local materials – and how different they are from
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You will probably remember my blogs  - and numerous broadcast and print media reports – about Akihiko Izukura during his visit last January/February. The world renowned textile artist was here to present workshops and a fabulous installation of silk works at both the U.H. and the Honolulu Museum of Art School (Linekona). His huge tunnels
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            The Gallery at Ward Centre is featuring three outstanding artists this month so be sure to pop in when in you’re in the Ward corridor. Or, better yet, attend the opening reception. (They always have good food, wine and art folks at their receptions.) George Woollard has been a
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It’s cherry blossom time in Kyoto, Japan and my friend, talented photographer Toyoko Motojima, was out shooting some photos of the beautiful blossoms last week. She sent me these to share with you. Below is a photo taken at the atelier of Akihiko Izukura, the world-renowned textile artist who brought his fabulous installations and fashions
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OK, I’m the first to admit I’m more than a bit prejudiced…but I do think the documentary “Voices of Palama Settlement” is well worth an hour of your time on a Sunday evening. And, hey, you can tape “60 Minutes” if you really hate to miss it. You may recall that Palama Settlement is an important
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The fascinating textile art show, “Kinu and Kapa”, will close at Lyon Arboretum on March 3. If you get a chance to venture into the back of beautiful Manoa Valley between now and then, please do so. The collaboration between Japanese textile genius Akihiko Izukura and expert kapa artist Moana Eisele is fascinating. During their
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