Fiber Hawai‘i 2020

Fiber Hawai‘i is a biennial juried exhibition of objects made IN, OF or ABOUT fiber. It provides a space for the conflation of ideas such as art and craft—traditional and contemporary—functional and non-functional—past, present, and future.

Tower Crane Embroidery Sampler Book by Maya Portner; Digital Sewing Machine Embroidery

Warp & Weft by Brian Black; Computer-generated animation, recorded onto motion picture film. Then, printed film is laid out and mounted onto a custom-built light box for display

Tribute Jacket by Elizabeth Kent; Dan Foley Changed the Social Fabric Sewing

Treasure or Trouble: Polymetallic Nodules I, II, VIII-X knitted metal by Michelle Schwengel-Regala; Copper, aluminum, steel, brass, and seawater in readymade object (glass)

Spirit Mountain by Suzanne Marinelli; Woven sculpture

Spin Cycle by Margaret Teruya; Batik fabrics,machine appliquéd, quilted

Reflections on Hala/Pandan by Michelle Schwengel-Regala; Silverpoint drawing on archival paper, reflective thread stitching

Summer Waimea Bay by Paula Rath; Hand dyed silks, linens and cottons, dyed with indigo and rust

Honu Returns to Laniakea by Paula Rath; Hand dyed silks, linens and cottons, dyed with indigo and rust

Lots of Knots by Ruth Light; Found objects on beaches including rope knots and fishing floats tied to plastic frame

Mamita by Monica Anderson; Yupo hard paper, resin and acrylics. Technique, pouring, stamping.

Hidden Workforce by Linda Kane; Mixed media; Dress patterns, images, encaustic wax, thread

#metoo by Linda Kane; Mixed media; hemp fiber, vintage fiber items, pearl buttons, thread

Kualoa Timelapse by Craig Kagawa in collaboration with Ruth Light; Watercolor and pastel on vellum and illustration board, with thin yarn supported by stainless steel and or fiberglass in aluminum frame

Hankie by Sadaf Naeem; Cotton cloth, human hairs, thread, hair spray, rice starch Sewing

Good Morning by Joyce Jeffers; Cotton, mercerized cotton, feathers Coil basket

Fishtrap (from blood memory) by Rebecca Goldschmidt ; Inkjet print, burlap Michelle Conley-Harada

Felted Jacket by Ron Kent in collaboration with Elizabeth Kent; Felting

(Not my) Fault Lines by Linda Taylor; Machine stitching: cotton canvas, shibori dyed cotton

Earth Shimmering by Ghislaine D. Chock; Handwoven Taiten Shibori Cotton with Indigo, Osage, and Quebracho Rojo dyes

Earth by Patricia Greene; Hand embroidery, stenciling and painting

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Lau Pāma by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath, raffia

Lālā by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath and bract, raffia

Dark Matter by Monica Anderson; Resin mixed with golden and transparent violet high fluid acrylics trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying

Continuous by Jennifer Ko; Tea leaves on corrugated cardboard

Constellation by Georgia P. Sartoria; Kapa with watercolor and gouache

Coconut by Francisco Clemente; Wood carved

Bumfgulla Jacket by Ron Kent in collaboration with Elizabaeth Kent; Felting and Sewing

Bubble Wrap by Sheri Leven McNerthney; Resist fulled wool

Brian's Shibori Quilt by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Indigo Shibori Dye

Boro by Wendy Messier; Dyed and pieced hemp fiber hand stitched

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Beneath the Surface by Elizabeth Train; Felted wool

Aurum 79 by Pratisha Budhiraja; Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

A Tisket A Tasket by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Basketry

#141 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic, polymer

#136 by Christopher Edwards; Raku-fired ceramic, steel wire

#107 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic with gold luster

Dark Energy by Monica Anderson; Resin with acrylic trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying 350

Ke Kuhikuhi by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath, raffia

パフェデパ-ト by Michelle Conley-Harada; Mixed media embroidery on monk's cloth

#102

Ceramic

Christopher Edwards

#102

#102 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

#102

#102 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

#102

#102 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

#102

#102 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

#102

#102 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

#107

Ceramic with gold luster

Christopher Edwards

#107

#107 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic with Gold Luster

#107

#107 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic with Gold Luster

#136

Raku-fired ceramic, steel wire

Christopher Edwards

#136

#136 by Christopher Edwards; Raku-fired ceramic, steel wire

#136

#136 by Christopher Edwards; Raku-fired ceramic, steel wire

#136

#136 by Christopher Edwards; Raku-fired ceramic, steel wire

#136

#136 by Christopher Edwards; Raku-fired ceramic, steel wire

#141

Ceramic, polymer

Christopher Edwards

#141

#141 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic, polymer

#141

#141 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic, polymer

#141

#141 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic, polymer

#142

Ceramic

Christopher Edwards

#142

#142 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

#142

#142 by Christopher Edwards; Ceramic

A Tisket A Tasket

Fiber Basketry

Gail M. Toma

A Tisket A Tasket

A Tisket A Tasket by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Basketry

A Tisket A Tasket

A Tisket A Tasket by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Basketry

Along the Way

Tapestry

Kathy Tosh

Along the Way

Along the Way by Kathy Tosh; Tapestry

Along the Way

Along the Way by Kathy Tosh; Tapestry

Aurum 79

Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

Pratisha Budhiraja

Aurum 79

Aurum 79 by Pratisha Budhiraja; Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

Aurum 79

Aurum 79 by Pratisha Budhiraja; Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

Aurum 79

Aurum 79 by Pratisha Budhiraja; Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

Aurum 79

Aurum 79 by Pratisha Budhiraja; Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

Aurum 79

Aurum 79 by Pratisha Budhiraja; Intaglio printed on palm fiber and gilded with gold ink and Kanazawa gold powder

Beneath the Surface

Felted wool

Elizabeth Train

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface by Elizabeth Train; Felted wool

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface by Elizabeth Train; Felted wool

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface by Elizabeth Train; Felted wool

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface by Elizabeth Train; Felted wool

Blocks

Woven Tapestry

Elizabeth Train

Blocks

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Blocks

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Blocks

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Blocks

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Blocks

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Blocks

Blocks by Elizabeth Train; Woven Tapestry

Boro

Dyed and pieced hemp fiber hand stitched

Wendy Messier

Boro

Boro by Wendy Messier; Dyed and pieced hemp fiber hand stitched

Boro

Boro by Wendy Messier; Dyed and pieced hemp fiber hand stitched

Boro

Boro by Wendy Messier; Dyed and pieced hemp fiber hand stitched

Brian’s Shibori Quilt

Fiber Indigo Shibori Dye

Gail M. Toma

Brian’s Shibori Quilt

Brian's Shibori Quilt by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Indigo Shibori Dye

Brian’s Shibori Quilt

Brian's Shibori Quilt by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Indigo Shibori Dye

Brian’s Shibori Quilt

Brian's Shibori Quilt by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Indigo Shibori Dye

Brian’s Shibori Quilt

Brian's Shibori Quilt by Gail M. Toma; Fiber Indigo Shibori Dye

Bubble Wrap

Resist fulled wool

Sheri Leven McNerthney

Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap by Sheri Leven McNerthney; Resist fulled wool

Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap by Sheri Leven McNerthney; Resist fulled wool

Bumfgulla Jacket

Felting and Sewing

Ron Kent in collaboration with Elizabaeth Kent

Bumfgulla Jacket

Bumfgulla Jacket by Ron Kent in collaboration with Elizabaeth Kent; Felting and Sewing

Bumfgulla Jacket

Bumfgulla Jacket by Ron Kent in collaboration with Elizabaeth Kent; Felting and Sewing

Bumfgulla Jacket

Bumfgulla Jacket by Ron Kent in collaboration with Elizabaeth Kent; Felting and Sewing

Coco Bowl

Palm weaving

Joy Ritchey

Coco Bowl

Coco Bowl by Joy Ritchey; Palm weaving

Coco Bowl

Coco Bowl by Joy Ritchey; Palm weaving

Coco Bowl

Coco Bowl by Joy Ritchey; Palm weaving

Coconut

Wood carved

Francisco Clemente

Coconut

Coconut by Francisco Clemente; Wood carved

Coconut

Coconut by Francisco Clemente; Wood carved

Constellation

Kapa with watercolor and gouache

Georgia P. Sartoria

Constellation

Constellation by Georgia P. Sartoria; Kapa with watercolor and gouache

Constellation

Constellation by Georgia P. Sartoria; Kapa with watercolor and gouache

Continuous

Tea leaves on corrugated cardboard

Jennifer Ko

Continuous

Continuous by Jennifer Ko; Tea leaves on corrugated cardboard

Continuous

Continuous by Jennifer Ko; Tea leaves on corrugated cardboard

Continuous

Continuous by Jennifer Ko; Tea leaves on corrugated cardboard

Dark Energy

Resin with acrylic trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying 350

Monica Anderson

Dark Energy

Dark Energy by Monica Anderson; Resin with acrylic trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying 350

Dark Energy

Dark Energy by Monica Anderson; Resin with acrylic trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying 350

Dark Energy

Dark Energy by Monica Anderson; Resin with acrylic trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying 350

Resin mixed with golden and transparent violet high fluid acrylics trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying

Monica Anderson

Dark Matter

Dark Matter by Monica Anderson; Resin mixed with golden and transparent violet high fluid acrylics trapped between a Yupo and a transparent sheet after a process of 40 days minimum for complete drying

Dark Matter

Deed

Vintage (19th century) paper collaged and woven; ink, paint

Charlotte Forsythe

Deed by Charlotte Forsyth

Deed by Charlotte Forsythe; Vintage (19th century) paper collaged and woven; ink, paint

Detail of Deed by Charlotte Forsyth

Deed by Charlotte Forsythe; Vintage (19th century) paper collaged and woven; ink, paint

Ke Kuhikuhi

Palm sheath, raffia

Dianne Ige

Ke Kuhikuhi

Ke Kuhikuhi by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath, raffia

Ke Kuhikuhi

Ke Kuhikuhi by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath, raffia

Lālā

Palm sheath and bract, raffia

Dianne Ige

Lālā

Lālā by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath and bract, raffia

Lālā

Lālā by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath and bract, raffia

Lau Pāma

Palm sheath, raffia

Dianne Ige

Lau Pāma

Lau Pāma by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath, raffia

Lau Pāma

Lau Pāma by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath, raffia

Pu’o’a

Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Dianne Ige

Pu’o’a

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Pu’o’a

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Pu’o’a

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Pu’o’a

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Pu’o’a

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Pu’o’a

Pu'o'a by Dianne Ige; Palm sheath stitched with raffia

Divergence

Gauze

Joy Ritchey

Divergence

Divergence by Joy Ritchey; Gauze

Divergence

Divergence by Joy Ritchey; Gauze

Earth

Hand embroidery, stenciling and painting

Patricia Greene