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Participating Artists Profiles
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Kumu Hula Cody Pueo Pata (Makawao, Maui) began learning the art of kapa making from Kumu Kuku Kapa Wesley Sen in 2004. Under Kumu Wesley's guidance, Pueo has become adept in the processing of wauke into kapa (both fermented and unfermented) and natural resources into tools and dyes. Through these skills, Pueo continues Kumu Wesley's teachings by sharing them in numerous schools and community groups on Maui, creating pieces for various traditional ceremonies, and constructing commissioned art pieces.
It's addicting! Just can't get enough of it. I was unable to pound for the last 6 weeks and I was going nuts. I've never considered myself a patient person, passionate- yes! but patient????? Back in 2000 maybe 2001 I pounded and completed my first piece of kapa in Kahakuloa valley under the watchful eye of Aunty Val (Aiwohi) Dukelow. It was 2'x4', white as snow and had to lifted and moved with wooden dowels becasue it was so fragile. I had sat pounding in the sun for a day and a half by the time it was joined to the other half to make a 4'x4' piece for the iwi.
Mother and daughter Hawaiian Kapa Makers born and raised on Hawaiian Homestead in Nanakuli.
Wendeanne Ke`aka Stitt (Santa Cruz, CA) is a mother, award-winning quilt maker and a Hawaiian kapa maker who has a 28 year history in the San Francisco Bay Area as a visual display artist. A life-long student of quilts and their makers, especially the Amish, she developed a respect for women whose lives were spent working long days, caring for their families, and creating beautiful quilts. Her children grown, she now pursues quilt making full time.
Born and raised on O`ahu and currently residing on Maui, Denby Freeland-Cole’s recent works are a collection of watercolors, mixed media paintings and kapa, which capture the light, shadow, and rhythm of Hawai`i’s plants. Her watercolors are beautifully rendered, while the mixed media pieces are playful, capturing the colors and essence of the flowers and leaves. Her kapa reflects her respect for Hawaiian culture and environment through an ancient Hawaiian medium.