Nature Journaling begins with the observation of nature — paying attention to the world around us. Then we document those observations in different ways in our journals with words, pictures, and numbers. So what does it mean to give attention to something, and what are the different ways to do that? In other words, it’s…
Be sure to check out the new Hawaii Nature Journal Club website! I am moving all my learning resources over to this page. Hawaii Nature Journal Club Print out the page below. It’s double sided and designed to be easy to use on a clipboard. Be sure to send me a photo of your finished…
Soon after my daughter was born, I illustrated and helped self-publish a children’s book written by my friend, Paul Sibley. Perry the Great Leaping Bullfrog from Orleans Parish is available on Amazon. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Hawaii Children’s Cancer Foundation. Pictures of the process:
What do pancakes have in common with tap dancing chickens and a twelve year old girl? They all star in this hilarious debut novel about Mondays that never go as planned! Written by my daughter when she was 9 & 10 years old. Cover design by me (but the cats are all her). Now available…
To celebrate the self publishing of my father-in-law’s book, How Barkey Saved Christmas, here are two of my illustrations from the book for you to download, print, and color as you like! About the book: “Barkey is no ordinary turtle. He can talk and do things like people can. He grew up in a family…
Be sure to check out the new Hawaii Nature Journal Club website! I am moving all my learning resources over to this page. Hawaii Nature Journal Club Need a lesson to do with a group new to nature journaling? Look no further, this one covers all the main topics and ideas! View or print the…
Also in this series: Part 1 Part 2 I was recently able to experience the “Artists of Hawaii Now” exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art, and I left full of so many different emotions and thoughts that I am still untangling. It inspired me to share portrait work by native Hawaiian artists. Native Hawaiians…
Also in this series: Part 1: Black and African Artists Part 3: Hawaiian/Kanaka Maoli Artists For the second part of my series, I want to focus on a few artists and website collectives who approach the technique of photography in various ways. Angelica Dass is a Brazilian photographer whose work places portraits of an incredible…
These images are part of my art-based activism work – creating digital images speaking to urgent environmental concerns. They are intended for educational and personal use only. Aloha ʻāina means love of the land. But it also speaks to the responsibilities of a loving relationship, the need to tend and respect, and to ensure that…
I’ve become interested in how contemporary (modern-day) artists portray people of different ethnicities, races, and cultural backgrounds, especially when they come from that background or identity themselves. My goal is to select artists with a variety of work available to view online, and whose work is mostly appropriate to be viewed by all ages. Also…