Fast Moving Days and Aloha!

Radiance © 2012

It’s been busy in the studio lately! First working on three new websites, new paintings and an article/interview and then off to Hawaii for 10 days in April! Above is one of my new pieces, Radiance, and follow me on Facebook to see the others soon. Also, I’m so excited to be featured in the May issue of Professional Artist Magazine. But without further ado, here are some Hawaii pics:

Our trip to Hawaii was absolutely incredible, we spent time on the Big Island (Hawaii), Kauai, and one day in Waikiki/Honolulu (Oahu). We went off the beaten path to see a lot of nature, animals, art and quilts, unique sites, and also to try local food, which is a delicious combination of asian/polynesian. My favorite was the poke, a raw fish and seaweed dish 🙂

condo in Kauai, oceanfront

Kauai, Waileua Falls

Kauai’s Grand Canyon

Plumeria flower, National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Kauai

Many Hawaiian quilts feature flowers or breadfruit tree leaves, which symbolize abundance 🙂

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu

Endangered Nene goose, Hawaii’s state bird

Pele’s (Volcano Goddess) flower, the Lehua blossom

Pele’s fiery caldera, Volcano National Park, Hawaii

Rainforest, Volcano National Park

And finally some Hawaii art/craft inspiration… I brought home this beautiful hibscus needlepoint canvas to stitch, quilt patterns in cross stitch, and art cards by visionary artist Francene Hart and Warren Rapozo, a contemporary hawaii painter.  When we got home, I started an ocean waves table runner in crochet inspired by the beautiful, mesmerizing oceans.  The table runner is small shell stitch, and the five shades of white and blues will repeat in rows. The pattern is from this book 280 Crochet Shell Patterns.

And I found some gorgeous Hawaiian fabrics! Now to plan a hawaiian quilt with these…. I might use light yellow squares as spacers between the fabrics.

🙂  Lots of Aloha to you!!  🙂