Calendar of Events for the artists of the Paradise Studio Tour
List of Committee heads and Volunteers
List of Artsit participating in the 2009 Paradise Studio Tour
List of the studios in this years Paradise Studio Tour
Link to 2009 studio map and location address
The 2009 Paradise Studio Tour brochure
 
 

 

Paradise artists star in Wailoa Center exhibit

January 8 throught the 28th, 2010

The Paradise Studio Tour Artist Collective -- which hosts a popular holiday open house tour in Hawaiian Paradise Park -- is featured in a show opening Friday at Wailoa Center in Hilo. A reception from 5 to 7 p.m. will include light refreshments and entertainment by Dave Seawater and Friends. The exhibit runs until Jan. 28.

Read the full Hawaii Tribune Herald article

Wailoa Arts and Cultural Center
200 Piopio Street in Wailoa State Park, Hilo
Hilo, HI 96720-4245
808 933 0416
Open Hours
Monday -Tuesday, 8:30am - 4:00pm
Thursday - Friday, noon - 4:30p
Wednesday, noon-3:00pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday and State Holidays
Admission: free

Demo on Wednesday January 27 starting at noon.
Jewelry artist Glory Kirkland will demonstrate the art of kumihimo, a Japanese form of braid-making -- producing cords and ribbons which are made by interlacing strands.

Article in the Hawaii Tribune Herald.

 

The Paradise Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, December 5th and 6th, 2009
10am to 4pm

15 studios open their doors to share their spaces with a total of 35 artists showing a wide variety of arts and crafts.

 

September 5th through the 24th, 2009

The Paradise Studio Tour Artist Collective is having their first member show at the Keaau Fine Arts Gallery (also known as Island Giclee & Inkjet Art Supply) in Shipman Business Park in Keaau.

Opening Reception Saturday, September 5th from 6-9pm.
The public is welcome free.

This multi-media exhibit features over 20 mostly Puna artists showing pottery, cement lava pots, fused and blown glass, jewelry, paintings, wood, quilting and fiber art, with featured art demonstrations during the month. The show is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm, September 5-24, 2009.

"The best news we share is that our mission is being accomplished, which is to support and encourage art and fellowship among artists in our community through exhibits such as the December studio tour where local artists open their studios to display their work in the setting where it is created," says board member and clay artist Patti Datlof. "Our mission is also to encourage art education through donations to local schools for art supplies and by providing opportunities for mentoring, lectures and workshops." The 2008 tour donation was over $1000.00 to the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences in Pahoa, and the first year was $600 to the Keaau High School art department. This year's December 5 & 6 tour (13 Hawaiian Paradise Park studios with 35 artists) will donate to the Pahoa High School art department.
During the summer three of the PST Artist Collective members taught at the Malamalama Waldorf School in HPP for their Summer Arts Program. Various members also teach from their home studios and elsewhere.

The demonstrations during the gallery show take place from 10-2pm.

Silk painting by Patti Pease Johnson,
     Tuesday, September 8th
Silk painting uses habotai (China) silk, stretched on a frame for a floating canvas. Hot wax is applied as a resist line with a tjanting tool, then liquid dyes are painted on. Patti mixes all colors using the four printing process colors: cyan, magenta, yellow & black.

Japanese cord weaving by Glory Kirkland,
     Wed. September 9th
Japanese cord weaving, called kumuhimu, uses a braiding loom done on a stand with weights. Cords were originally used to tie obi's (sash) to kimonos. Glory incorporates beads and various width cord, which is made of embroidery floss or Chinese knotting cord.

Contemporary Hawaiian applique by Deborah Donaldson & Loretta Pasco,
     Tues. September 22nd
Contemporary Hawaiian applique is the process of appliqueing intricately cut fabric shapes onto a background fabric creating pieces from potholders to wallhangings and quilts. Deborah and Loretta show each step along with completed examples.

Thanks to Keaau Fine Arts personnell Daniel Hoskins & Robbyn Peck (966-9995) for offering their location for this community event.