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Event Calendar ItemChinatown Courtyard - One Night Stand in The Chinatown Courtyard
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Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
Mendonca Building Courtyard
1126 Smith Street
#11 on the Gallery
Walk Guide
(Other Venues)
For More info:
JoDee Hunt, 262-5930
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Cost: Free
New to
the Courtyard, BAERBEL MILLER was born and raised in Europe, both
Germany and Switzerland. She moved from the Swiss mountains to Hawaii in 1994
and has been living in Hawaii Kai since 1998. Being deeply inspired by the
beauty and intensity of colors here on the islands, she took her hobbies of
designing and crafting to a changed and serious focus. Besides glass painting,
aquarelle, designing, quilting and other crafts, she has now specialized on her
own line of purses, most of them felted, each and everyone unique and one of a
kind! She teaches as an independent craft instructor at Ben Franklin and in her
house.
MARION
SPEERS will return with her amazing needlework Fabric Art. Born in Nova
Scotia, Marion has made Honolulu her home for the past 25 years. After
graduating from Dalhousie University, she became a professional physical
therapist and has devoted her entire working life to healing the injured by
using her ‘hands-on’ manual therapy techniques. Pauhana, however,
Marion transforms into her “Needlewoman” persona, using her hands to
create elegant works of art by stitching, rather than painting, onto canvas and
fabric
A prolific artist, Marion has
produced over 200 individual creations since she began to seriously explore her
intense interest in needlework. Her productions have been extremely well
received, as she has been honored as a frequent prize-winner in local shows as
well as being a regular exhibitor and faculty member at the annual international
fiber-arts festival in La Bourboule, France. A recent one-woman show at the
prestigious Louis Pohl gallery brought critical attention to her work As a
much sought-after instructor, Marion conducts periodic workshops teaching
advanced stitching methods and inspiring her students to be more creative.
Although not yet well recognized in contemporary art contexts, stitching as a
creative medium appears to be gaining in popularity recently, with both national
and international shows attracting considerable attention. Encompassing a wide
variety of techniques, styles and materials, the various needle arts are,
nevertheless, linked by a common thread (pun!), i.e., the creation of artistic
works by stitching, as opposed to painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. Just as a
painter chooses oils or pastels, the needle artist chooses threads and fabrics
to create form, color and textural elements and combines them to produce
aesthetically interesting works. Map making is often done by needlework in
China.
Marion’s pieces represent a
kind of “sampler” illustrating many of the historically important
stitching methods, most of which were developed centuries ago and subsequently
passed down through generations of artisans (just as Marion learned from her
grandmother). A close examination of her work reveals examples of needlepoint,
Japanese embroidery, “crazy-quilting”, Kumihimo, stumpwork, silk
ribbon work, beading embellishment, and many other illustrations of
Marion’s prodigious technical expertise.
In addition to her framed and hanging pieces,
Marion’s oeuvre includes several three- dimensional items. Her completely
original “functional” works, such as her purses, boxes and Christmas
stockings, have impressed viewers with their unique blend of form and
function.
Also new to the One Night Stand is
JANE EARLE (aka Jane Earle-Dabrowski) who descends from a long line of
artists. Growing up surrounded by her great grandfather's oil paintings and her
father's watercolors, it is no wonder that art comes naturally to her. Jane has
been actively engaged in artistic pursuits all her life -- drama, music, jewelry
making, ceramics, weaving, and photography.
Having traveled around the world at age
fifteen, Jane developed a passion for adventure and foreign cultures and has
since spent several years living in, exploring, and photographing Spain, Mexico,
Central and South America. She holds an M.A. in Spanish literature and has
taught for many years at her alma mater, Punahou School.
When not traveling in Spanish-speaking
countries, Jane spends each summer camping, hiking, and taking pictures in the
mountains of Europe and North America. Her weekends are devoted to
photographing Hawaii’s hidden beauty, close-up and personal. Jane's
“Mother Earth Close Ups” framed photos and/or photo art cards have
been sold at the Punahou Carnival Art Gallery, the Punahou Lu'au, Tavola Tavola
restaurant, and other venues. She can be contacted at (808) 524-2509 or
428-9661.
MARTINE ACEVES FOSTER will
return with her exquisite photos of flowers as people rarely pause to experience
them. She will also have images of people and places encountered in her
travels. Images which invite viewers to weave a narrative about where the
people are, what has brought them there and where they are headed. Raised by
her mother to look at the world through “finger frames," the camera became
a natural extension of her way of viewing her surroundings as well as a method
to record and communicate her perceptions. After pursuing photography mostly on
her own, Aceves-Foster’s work first debuted at the Artists of Hawaii 2007
exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. She has since exhibited at Nohea
Island Arts, the Honolulu Club, Kalapawai Café and South Street Gallery
among other venues.
ALESSANDRA JANN-JORDAN comes for the first time to the Courtyard to display her unique and lovely jewelry. She was born and raised in Paris, France. World travelled and educated, she received her Bachelors in Anthropology/Sociology and Italian from Middlebury College in Vermont, and obtained two Masters from Oxford University, in England; in Medieval Italian Literature and Social Work. Currently, she is a practicing Social Worker for Catholic Charities Hawaii and uses her jewelry and card making business as a therapeutic and creative release. The cards are made from layers of beautiful designed and hand crafted papers, originating from countries as Korea, France and Italy. The cards are one of a kind and irreproducible, as the vintage elements used to decorate them are unique, recycled and sometimes, antique. Both jewelry and cards can be custom made and tailored to the client's specifications for such events as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. She loves the creative process, and takes pride in her customer’s satisfaction and enjoyment of her products.
Kate Wagnerwill be providing her Box dinners from the Starpoint Café. She always has some interesting pieces of art inside to view while you eat. Some of the artwork is her own originals and her friends contribute some.
ALESSANDRA JANN-JORDAN comes for the first time to the Courtyard to display her unique and lovely jewelry. She was born and raised in Paris, France. World travelled and educated, she received her Bachelors in Anthropology/Sociology and Italian from Middlebury College in Vermont, and obtained two Masters from Oxford University, in England; in Medieval Italian Literature and Social Work. Currently, she is a practicing Social Worker for Catholic Charities Hawaii and uses her jewelry and card making business as a therapeutic and creative release. The cards are made from layers of beautiful designed and hand crafted papers, originating from countries as Korea, France and Italy. The cards are one of a kind and irreproducible, as the vintage elements used to decorate them are unique, recycled and sometimes, antique. Both jewelry and cards can be custom made and tailored to the client's specifications for such events as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. She loves the creative process, and takes pride in her customer’s satisfaction and enjoyment of her products.
Kate Wagnerwill be providing her Box dinners from the Starpoint Café. She always has some interesting pieces of art inside to view while you eat. Some of the artwork is her own originals and her friends contribute some.
FRED GAYAGAS will return to the
stage to provide his local mix of guitar specials. Join him on stage with
your instruments or hula.
Enter into the Chinatown Courtyard
on Smith Street through the stand of bamboo at the Blue Dragon Gate or from the
Maunakea Street doors. This event is free and open to the public.
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