Monothon 2012: A Celebration of Hand Pulled Prints

One of my favorite places on the island is not a surf break or a forest. It's the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa. And one of my favorite events on the island is the Donkey Mill's Monothon, a fun event that brings together artists and art lovers in creating monoprints for an auction that raises money for the art center. This year, I only made it into the printing studio for one morning. Though I brought many sketches and ideas to the studio, I ignored them all and came up with the above. I'm not sure what it is, something happy, something that reflected my state of mind at the time. The auction is tomorrow night, hope to see you there—enjoying and supporting a thriving local arts community.

MONOTHON 2012: A Celebration of Hand Pulled Prints

Date: October 25 , 2012
(Thursday)
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Admission: $25

Can't Help It

Growing up, my mom was always telling me to cover my mouth when I laughed. She said that flies would fly into my mouth! But, when I'm in the middle of a good laugh, the last thing I think about is covering my mouth. Now when I watch the Japanese version of Iron Chef, it makes me laugh (without covering my mouth, of course) to see how the beautiful women Japanese movie stars on the judging panel cover their mouths when they laugh.

Happy to say, I still haven't swallowed any flies.

This is one of my first experiments with monoprints at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa, HI.

Close Your Mouth!

Mom always warned me that flies would fly into my mouth because I never covered my mouth when I laughed. Now I love to watch Japanese TV or Iron Chef, where the Japanese movie stars cover their mouths with delicate white hands. I throw my head back and laugh even louder and harder. She also told me that when I stomped my feet in anger, I would stop growing. Hmmm, given my small stature, she could have been right there.

Monoprint Mayhem

Had the chance to experiment with monoprints. Hiroki Morinoue along with his wife and daughter, (all amazing artists) were incredibly generous in sharing their knowledge of this printmaking process. They opened up the print studio at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa for a month long marathon of monoprint mayhem. This was my first experience with the process and these are a few of the results. My personal work seems to dwell on insomnia. Sleep remains elusive.