Bold
Storied Ground
Kahilu Theatre Gallery
Currently showing through March 2026
Artist Note
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
Bold — 2025
26" x 31.5" x 1"
Bold emerged in bursts of passion and purpose. Tufted manually with a vintage 1970s tool, this piece holds tension between speaking up and softening, destruction and creation, dark and light. Made in Hawaii using cotton yarns and naturally dyed upcycled textiles. Both truths at once.
Elevate— 2025
25" x 32" x 1"
Elevate rises with intention, reaching without losing ground. This piece holds tension between aspiration and foundation, ascent and anchoring. Manually tufted near Kīlauea with a vintage 1970s tool, using cotton yarns and naturally dyed upcycled textiles. Both truths held in balance.
Elevate
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.