Island Arts Virtual Party

The Big Island Arts Annual  will pay tribute to the many artists, galleries and support people on the Big  Island. I am inviting artists, galleries and art related businesses  to join us for a new kind of party. Since the island is soooo big it would be a task to fid just the right place and time to fit into your schedule and driving comfort. This brought us to find a super advantage in declaring the party on-line. Voila, no driving necessary. Just join in and get your party package in the mail.

Time goes by so quickly and we are giving you plenty of time to get on-line and join in by the18th of July. You need to go to our Virtual Pasrty Page on our web site and click on the link to sign in. We will accept your response up to July 18th and our awarding of prizes and gifts will be July 30th.  We have designed a great gift package for ALL who participate. Top prize is a FULL page in 2010 BIAA!  Come join us.

http://www.bigislandartsannual.com

Mars, Publisher & Alexis, Graphic Designer

Ke Ola, Life Magazine for the Big Island

There is a lot to share with you about the hot new magazine for the Big Island, Ke Ola Magazine.  Ke Ola means life in Hawaiian. I’m happy with the special quality, beauty and best of all for artists, lots of face on the cover along with story about the cover artist for each issue.

This April/May issue cover artist is Francene Heart who has also had her work featured in BIAA, .  You’ll want your own copies of both. So…. go to www.keolamagazine.com for a subscription and to www.bigislandartsannual.com as well.

Thanks Francene for bringing us the Big Island with your visions of sacred geometry and mving colors.

Mars

Art and Champagne

Alalā Comes Home by Elizabeth Miller

Volcano School  of Arts & Sciences is holding its 6th Annual Art Auction & Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch at the Cooper Center in Volcano Village on Saturday the 9th of May from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm.

EHCC Spring 2009 Exhibition First Place Winner, Elizabeth Miller’s  ‘Alalā Comes Home will be featured; it is tooled aluminum, cast resin and sticks 2″ deep, that can stand alone so that light comes through the cast resin “window” or be hung on a wall.

Tickets are $20 advance, $25 door, or $10 for contributing artists and can be purchased at Volcano School 985-9800, Volcano General Store, or Volcano Garden Arts.  Ages 21 and over.  For more information or to contribute artwork, contact Marilyn Hiestand, 985-8526/928-1908 or Annabelle Lewis, 985-8703.
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Mystical Dramatic Intriguing

Connie Firestone’s work has elicited these comments along with INTENSE!

I want  to get the news out that you can meet Connie  Firestone at her art opening in Hawi at Kohala Artworks on Saturday, February 28th from 4:00 to 6:00pm. If you wish to call the gallery, 333-1464. Connie invites you to enjoy her newest work along with music, wine and pupus. 

This whole part of the island is so delicious for exploring that you could make a day of it. See you there.

Mars

Peacock Feathers Fashion

If you happen to be up around Kings Trail Rides in Kealakekua you are in luck. You can stop in and select some feathers for yourself. Iris Lambert is there and she makes fabulous hat bands as well as feather pins or barretts. She knows how to put just the right colors together and uses glass to give more accent to the center of pins. This glass is lamp work and stained glass.  The image attached will give you some idea.

You can contact Iris at 323-3653 or go to this web site to see more: http://www.hawaiiart.com/feather-lei/

Visions of Abundance

Whew, there has been a floodgate open that released a lot of sadness in our country. Time for healing and change. I’m sooo ready for the inaguration of Obama and can’t wait another day to start celebrating. So here is my wreath in honor of an era of change we are about to enter.
Mars

Meet Big Island Artists on Sunday

This is a new venue, the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook at the Amy Greenwell Garden, just opposite the Big Island Art Farm and Manago Hotel.  Time: 9:00 to 2:00.  There are many artists who set up their easels and plenty of their work which is, of course, for sale.  The fun is that you can hang out there, learn from them, soak up the music and taste the food and drinks in a wonderland environment. It feels so friendly that most people come to get a taste of what community really should be; lots of sharing. The market is, first of all, bringing the farmers and their products to the public. There is a huge overlap of sensitivity.  I see that people who care about the land and what they want for food also care about what they create in the way of artistic clothing, furniture, and all that we use and enjoy.  Their web site will give you specific names an web site links. Click on the name above.

Come and meet the community of super people. I’ll be there giving out copies of Big Island Arts Annual.

Mars

Art Matters Now More Than Ever

We have been bombarded with news of breakdowns all around our world. This makes me ask, who can bring the spotlight around to a positive direction? Answer: people who focus on the magic of creating- Artists - that’s who!

Take some time to enjoy art and you’ll feel a brightness. You could treat yourself and your family with a gift of sharing some art together by going to shoe shows, galleries, museums, studios or making art together. This could become contagious;  that will cause us to call in healthy.

Aloha

Mars

Melting Hot Lava Land

Now that you know you can get your hands on the “hot off the press” new Big Island Arts Annual you get to become a reviewer. Dig in; study the pages.  Now I want you to send your full blast responses. Give us your impressions page by page or over all.

You don’t have to be “on island” to get into the fun.

We’re revving up for 2009.

Aloha

Mars

Celebrate our 2009 Edition

You’ll want your very own copy to enjoy.

We are happy to bring you the 2009 edition of Big Island Arts Annual with the cover painting by Thomas Deir.

One of the reasons you need your own copy is so that you can open the cover and see the image as it continues onto the back of the book. If you live in Hawaii you know there are sunsets that are truly this dramatic in color. Our book gives you the opportunity to contemplate the wonders of subtropical islands. Then open the book to the 50 pages of more superb art. Great vibes!

Mars

Publisher