Hawaii Artist
Welcome to Part Two of Nainoa Calvo’s session! The remainder of our session that evening involved cooking up that amazing Uku. Nai then came back over to my place after he finished adding color and I was able to document him stretching the fabric over a frame and signing his print.
Read MoreNainoa Calvo is a spearfisher and Gyotaku artist based in Hilo, Hawaii. He has a deep connection to the waters that surround these islands, and uses that to fuel and inspire his art. His passion for spearfishing is directly tied to his motivation to create these amazing prints. He may be new to the art form, but his talent is immediately evident!
Read MoreKristie Fujiyama Kosmides is a representational painter based in Hilo, Hawaii who draws inspiration from the natural world around her. Between the soft colors and ethereal movement, Kristie’s paintings feel almost like being in a dream. I was lucky enough to spend part of my morning in her studio, documenting her as she worked on two separate paintings.
Read MoreBailey Ferguson is a Hawaii based artist that creates abstract paintings of the land and sea. She uses vibrant colors, bold marks, and rich textures to capture the unique essence of these spaces. I spent an amazing afternoon in her studio documenting her creating and learned so much about her process and work in general!
Read MoreThe second part of my afternoon shoot with Kelli at Rebel's Roost Farm & Apiary was spent in her honey room, using the various ingredients we had gathered. She mixed up some flavored, creamed honey and made a batch of goat milk soap while I snapped away and asked millions of questions. The knowledge I gain and the people I meet are definitely part of why I love photographing makers!
Read MoreIn the next installment of my Artist Series, I visited Kelli of Rebel’s Roost Farm & Apiary. She walked me through the process of tending the bees in her apiary, milking goats, and finally making her amazing creamed honey and goat milk soap.
Read MoreHawaii artist Martin Sanchez is serving up paintings and designs filled with color explosions and playful elements. I was lucky enough to spend a morning in his studio, documenting him at work on some new paintings.
Read MoreThis new series is all about the connection between an artist and the spaces they work in. In this first post of the series, I share images from my time in the studio of Moving Castle Pottery, run by Bella Freedman.
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