36 Views of Mauna Loa
I create hand tufted volcanic work near Kīlauea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
My pieces combine hard volcanic imagery with soft, upcycled textiles, cotton and rock, destruction and creation, bold and tender.
Working slowly with a vintage 1970s manual tufting tool, I let each piece emerge over weeks rather than hours. This pace allows space for attention, devotion, and contradiction.
My work holds the belief that two truths can coexist.
Not to resolve tension, but to honor it.
Selected Works
Focus — 2026
38" x 33" x 1"
Focus erupted into the world with clarity and purpose. This piece holds the tension between stillness and movement, Mauna Loa’s steady patience with Pele’s flowing fire, bright lava flows against the dark volcanic rock.
Tufted by hand with a vintage 1970s tufting tool, using cotton yarn and upcycled textiles. Old and new, hard volcanic earth meeting soft salvaged cloth. Both destruction and creation. Calm and exciting. Two truths at once.
Process
If you’re curious about the process behind this work, I’m launching Studio + Field Notes, a fresh new quiet visual journal from my off-grid studio and the land around it.
Each week includes 10 photos:
5 from the studio (works in progress, tools, finished pieces)
5 from the land (food, building, daily life)
Short reflections. No algorithms.
Like texting a friend who cares about the process, not just the final product.