Celebrate First Friday in downtown Hilo this week and come see the show! I will have a few pieces on exhibit. The works range in size from miniature to life-size, from altered vessels, to figurative expressions, to abstractions." Many businesses will be open late on Friday so this will be a great time to support local shops for your holiday shopping. Exhibition runs Dec 6 thru Jan 24, 2020. EHCC hours: Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm.
Read MoreBig island peeps and visitors, get ready for the Hilo Orchid Show next weekend! I’ll be there with a lots of new work at my booth. Don’t miss the biggest floral show on the island and come check out some beautiful installations. Help support our local farms and artisans too. I hope to see you there.
For the week of Merrie Monarch Festival, I will have a pop up shop of my ceramics for sale in the front room of Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides Studio in downtown Hilo.
Come check out some new work and celebrate the biggest hula festival and Hawaiian Arts Fair of the year!
Location: Kristie Fujiyama Studio
Address: 166 Kilauea Ave, Hilo, btwn Mamo St & Ponahawai St
Dates: Wed April 24th thru Sun April 28th
Time: 10am - 4pm
I will have a small selection of new work for this exhibition. Libation will showcase the contemporary perspectives of 21 ceramic artists, both local and invited.
Read MoreI’m excited to be participating in this year’s Christmas Sale at my friend Heather Mettler’s house. She is a talented glass artist who opens up her place annually with a few other invited artists. If you’ve never been to Kaloko, it feels like another world, away from the crowded and touristy Kona scene.
Location: Heather Mettler’s House
Address: 73-1705 Kaloko Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Date: December 1, 2018
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For those of you that happen to be reading this, last weekend was our town’s first official “Hakalau Open Studios” Holiday Sale, and featured six artists in three different houses in my little neighborhood. Pictured here is my showroom (I converted my living room into a place to store and showcase my pottery). I was amazed at all the people that showed up, and really touched by all the neighbors old and new that came to visit.
Read MoreCome see me for the biggest First Friday event in Hilo - Black & White Night! For more info on Makers Market see link at the bottom.
Location: Annex Building behind EHCC
Address: 141 Kalakaua Street
Date: Friday, November 2, 2018
Time: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
This October I will be teaching a 2-day workshop at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa, which is on the Kona side of Big Island. I'm really excited about sharing some techniques that I've learned and hope some of you can attend this workshop, or share with people whom you think might be interested!
Workshop: Ceramics: Forms with Molds and Patterns with Suzanne Wang
Schedule: Saturday - Sunday, October 6 - 7, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Level/Prerequisite: All Levels (teens 14+ welcome!)
Tuition/Admission: $220 Member / $275 Non-Member
Supply Fee: $60
I will have a booth at the upcoming Hilo Orchid Show, so if you're in town please come and visit your local orchid growers and artisans! I have a bunch of new work just hot out of the kiln that I'm excited to show!
Read MoreOpening December 1st, Hilo's East Hawaii Cultural Center is having its first Annual Big Island Clay Exhibition. I'm so excited to participate in this group show with over twenty other ceramic artists! It will be the first time EHCC will be featuring a ceramics-only exhibition featuring Big Island artists. It is a great opportunity to experience the wide range of styles on this island.
Read MoreThis past summer I had a podcast interview with Ash Thorp about my experience studying pottery in Japan. My bad for waiting so long to put this up. It's a long one...hope some of you enjoy my babble.
Read MoreOne of my Birth series Oribe ceramic vessels will be for sale in this exhibition, which runs through September. Featuring ceramics, glass, mixed media, metal sculpture, textiles, jewelry, woodworking and 2D art. Come support Big Island artists in this beautiful space!
Location: Wailoa Center
Address: 200 Piopio St, Hilo, HI 96720
Date: September 8-28, 2017
During my one year of pottery study under Ken Matsuzaki, he had a profound influence on my work. I began to understand on a deeper level the importance of the materials, which I was able to learn about in all its various stages. His masterful creativity, work process and approach towards presentation helped strengthened my discipline and focus. During my last few months in Japan, I was given the generous opportunity to create a collection of Oribe ware, using his clays, glazes and firing methods.
Read MoreSince July of 2016, I have been studying under master potter Ken Matsuzaki. I wanted to go deeper into the craft and was fortunate enough to find an incredible teacher that would take me on as a student. My journey is coming to a close next before leaving for Japan and during my second month in Mashiko, director Brett Wagner filmed my experience for Hawaiian Airlines.
Read MoreMy first sale at GPS (Good Pots Studio) in Holualoa! I do all my soda firing at the residence of Suzanne Merner's, where she has a lovely pottery facility and artist residence that was created about a couple years ago. She also has a small coffee farm on her property, so fresh brew and beans will be available at the event. Holualoa is a beautiful little village up the mountain from Kona, with spectacular ocean views. It has an ideal climate for coffee growing, and is home to dozens of artists and creative types.
Read MoreMy new work will be at the upcoming Volcano Pottery Sale. Come visit me and have a pottery day! Lots of great Big Island artists to meet and greet too...
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