HOʻOULU PŪ | GROWING TOGETHER

A site-specific installation of three suspended 15-foot dyed barkcloth tapestries featuring Oregon and Hawaiʻi plants represented via Hawaiian quilt patterns hand-stitched to each panel. Located at Portland State University’s Vernier Science Center in Portland, OR. Commissioned by the Oregon Arts Commission. 2024.

NĀ KIAʻI MAUNA | THE MOUNTAIN GUARDIANS

A large framed kapa (barkcloth) piece utilizing hand-painted traditional patterns and foraged earth pigments, located in the new Canada Goose store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi . Approx. 38 x 85 inches. 2024.

Images courtesy Olivier Koning/Canada Goose.

KA MULIWAI, KE OLA | THE ESTUARY, THE LIFE

A mixed-media installation and mural for Meta (formerly Facebook) in Seattle, Washington. Hand-stitched Tyvek, gouache, metal leaf, mural. Approx. 32 feet x 10 feet. 2022.

E HOʻĀLA KA LUPE | TO AWAKEN THE KITE

Funded by a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation LIFT Grant, this project sought to recreate traditional Native Hawaiian barkcloth kites using only natural materials gathered by the artist. 2023.

***Lupe Hōkū (Star Kite).*** Earth pigments, hibiscus cordage, bamboo, shell, kapa (barkcloth). 16.5 X 16.5 inches.

***Lupe Huinahā (Four-Sided Kite).*** Red ochre pigment, hibiscus cordage and branches, bamboo, kapa (barkcloth). 19.5 X 21 inches.

***Lupe Huinahā II (Four-Sided Kite).*** Earth pigments, hibiscus branches and cordage, kapa (barkcloth). 17 X 17 inches.

***Lupe Hīhīmanu (Manta Ray Kite).*** Earth pigments, hibiscus cordage, bamboo, kapa (barkcloth). Approx. 32 X 33 inches.

***Kaʻena’s Kite.*** Earth pigments, hibiscus cordage, bamboo, shell, kapa (barkcloth). 25 X 25 inches.

CROW’S SHADOW INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS | LITHOGRAPH PRINTS

A collection of three lithograph editions created during an artist residency at CSIA in Pendleton, Oregon. 2021. Available for purchase here.

*Manõ Kaukani Maka*. Monoprint, Series of 13 monoprints. 20 X 15 inches.

*The Tools That Hina Gave Us*. Lithograph, edition of 21. 24 X 18 inches.

*Guided By Our Stars (We Were Never Lost)*. Lithograph, edition of 14. 28 X 22.25 inches.

NO MĀKOU KE ĀNUENUE | A RAINBOW FOR US ALL

A partnership with Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group in the US, to create a design to celebrate AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month and Pride Month. This design began as a hand-painted piece on kapa (barkcloth) and was later made into a custom T-shirt. 2022.