Opening at Women Made Gallery 11.1.2019

 How did it get a crease? Should I go back with an iron?

Truth As A Contested Concept

https://womanmade.org/truth-as-a-contested-concept/

Curated by Indira Johnson.
'Woman Made Gallery', Chicago.

'Hansel and Gretel in American Woods' was accepted.

You can find it under my name if you click on
'SEE THE WORK' on the website.

Sattadhatu Sutta, SN 14.11

#51. 'Mauna Kea / Powehi' 51" x 46" Tutuvi prints and Hawaiian cloth

I made this during the blocking and preventing of a telescope (TMT) to be built on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. I considered naming it for the 2nd choice placement on Spain's Canary Islands. 'Gran Canaria / Black Hole'. But no, this is Mauna Kea. Ironically wild fires play out on the Canary Island, while emotional fires play out in Hawaii.

What would Queen Liliuokalani do? Her islands were stolen in 1893. This is very much a part of the protest.

Working on #51 Mauna Kea / Powehi while controversy swirls.

#50. 'Powehi / Rainbow' 84" x 68" Made of hawaiian and western materials. Started 4/2019 - Finished 7/2019. Read links to find out more.

'Kumulipo', a Hawaiian origin chant.

"The current of time when the earth turned hot around

The current of time when the firmament turned counter

The current of time when the sun stood beshadowed

To illuminate the moon

The time of the night of the Pleiades

The ocean-floor slime is what gave origin to earth

The origin of the dark was dark

The origin of the night was night

The deep darkness, the deep darkness

The darkness of the day, the darkness of the night

Night only indeed!..."

Copied from 'Chanting the Universe' by John Charlot, 1983.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/12/world/black-hole-name-powehi-scli-intl/index.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2019/07/18/why-some-native-hawaiians-are-protesting-construction-of-the-thirty-meter-telescope/#49c657b7112a                                               

#25 'American Childhood/Silkie' was chosen for a buyer based on his educating children, and having ties to Madison, WI. where this was displayed in a competition. It was serendipitous that the colors in this quilt goes so well with the room.

49. A commission for the wall space above a bed.

$400.00 

48. 'Powehi' (hawaiian word which means: "embellished dark source of unending creation". Named after the first Black Hole first photographed this year, 2019. Two of the eight telescopes used to photograph the black hole are on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. 13.5 x 13.5 2019.4 Aloha print border, linen, synthetics, knits, Japanese brocade, Chinese silk. Given to UU sangha (Mindful Reflection Community) for their meditation candle.

47. 'American: Dream/Nightmare'. 2019.3 @ 64" x 69" American cloths. Flying monkeys or eagles.

The dream of an immigrant can easily turn into a nightmare.

Plus an idea about various rainbows.

Turning the woven "quilts"; just like flipping Beatles 45s from A to B sides.

These 'A' sides, will be flipped to the 'B' sides for the last 5 days of 'It Takes a Village' at Oak Park Public Library. Saturday March 23, at 1:00.

'It Takes a Village' at the Oak Park Public Library opening and 5 pieces not previously shown.

side A

side B

side A

side B

side A

side B

side A

side B

#46. Lauhala / Ha'uke'uke (when the hala is ripe the sea urchin is fat) 2019.1 67.5 x 67.5 dry clean. 800.00

Oak Park Library gallery in March 2019. Challenge is how to display both sides of the weaving without hanging from ceiling, or drilling into the wall for shelf brackets, as I have done previously.

Holidays 2018

Christmas fund raising sale at Firecats Projects. December brings great opportunity~ Just talk to Stan Klein.

Side note: September visit to Honolulu provided a Kala ukulele on sale from Easy Music Store. Just right to "tattoo" and restring.

#45. Granny and Kid on Safari. 68 x 68. American floral, African, Indian, Indonesian prints. 2018.10.28 800.00

American Child/Silky in Honolulu. Sold. see...#25 for details.