Figurative

Acrylic on canvas
40” h x 30” w

"Anaeho'omalu Bay, in one telling of the mo’olelo (story), was named after young princess from Puna who made her way across the island with her sister, Puako. They both settled at the places named after them. This work is part of the Purple Mountain series–a study of the mauka to makai ahapua’a on the Big Island of Hawaii. Anaeho’omalu, or “A Bay” as it is commonly known, inspired this work with the mountain in the distance." - Heidi Buscher

Film Photograph with Sepia Toner - Framed

 

Film Photograph with Sepia Toner
Printed on Canvas - Unframed
30.5" x 34"

"During the day that Honolulu unveiled the Duke Kahanamoku statue, a group of men who , as young boys, were tutored by modern Hawaiʻi’s most famous ambassador, posed for the local newspaper. I squeezed in between the photo-journalists to capture the moment. Photography is history. All these men were important to Hawaiʻi and a link to the 'Duke,'" shares Cathy. 1999

Film Photograph with Sepia Toner
Printed on Canvas - Unframed
22"h  x 32"w

Oahu, 1999

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

 

 

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
38” h x 40” w

38” h x 46” w

Acrylic, ink, & gold leaf on canvas
40” h x 30” w

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

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
40” h x 30” w

Acrylic, ink, & gold leaf on canvas
32” h x 40” w

Film Photograph with Sepia Toner
Printed on Canvas - Unframed
24" x 36"

 

Film Photograph with Sepia Toner
Printed on Canvas - Unframed
18" x 24"