Figurative

Film Photograph with Sepia Toner - Framed

 

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
36” h x 24” w

"Two great stones once stood in the valley of Nu‘uanu on Oahu. These were said to represent the goddesses Hapu‘u and Kala‘iola. The goddesses were known to possess mysterious powers; they were guardians of Nu‘uanu Valley. “Akua no ka pali,” gods of the precipice” 

Film photograph, darkroom processed with sepia toner in koa frame
Image 20" h x 16" w

Framed at 29" h x 25" w

 

 

Gallery wrapped giclee on canvas - stretched and ready to hang
Created from a darkroom processed, film photograph

Printed to order. Please allow 2 - 3 weeks for delivery.

"We visited a Christmas pageant in Kauai in 1987. This photo reminds me of the transition we all experience with the passage from juvenile to adolescent to adult. The little face framed by the older girls’ arms exhibits a longing to graduate to her next level. What a wonderful smile," shares Cathy.

Shellac, india ink, acrylic, oil on hand wood-grained paper - unframed

10" h x 8" w

Ethereal and light, Carol Bennett's women in water are reflections of her own passion for the ocean and her daily practice of spending time in it. 

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
36” h x 24” w

"An old legend tells of Maikoha, a farmer who lived in Nu‘uanu Valley. At that time, people of old did not have kapa to clothe themselves; they bore the driving rains of Nu‘uanu without the benefit of kapa as protection. Upon his death bed, Maikoha grew weary of the cold. To his daughters he foretold a plant that would grow from his grave. He instructed them to use this plant to make kapa from its inner bark. As prophesied, the wauke plant grew from his burial place. Maikoha’s daughters followed his guidance and learned the ways of kapa-making. From this, the wauke plant spread throughout the islands and the methods to make its bark into the finest kapa were learned. So renowned was his gift of wauke that Maikoha became known as the chief ‘aumakua of the kapa makers: Maikoha, the Kapa-Maker’s God." - Heidi Buscher