Hawai‘i Craftsmen is proud to welcome back Helen Drutt as Juror for this year’s Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition. She founded Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, one of the first galleries in the U.S. devoted entirely to international contemporary craft. She is internationally renowned as an educator, curatorial consultant, lecturer and author.
Invited Artists:
Fiber: Liz Train
Mixed Media: Chris Reiner
Wood: Bill Ichinose
2009 ASJE Awards
The Reinternational Award for Ceramics sponsored by John & Kayoko Matoba: $500
Diane KW & Cory Lum; Oahu: Ceramics: “Midori Kyodai Teapot”
Link to view Diane KW Hawaii Craftsmen member page
The Alexis Award of Excellence sponsored by Chris Campbell & Peter Bihari: $500
Kathy Tosh; Oahu: Fiber: “An Inner Resolve” & “The Middle Path"
Carol and Malcolm Koga Emerging Artist Award sponsored by Dr. Timothy Choy: $500
Rui Apaka; Oahu: Fiber: Women’s Voices
The Francis Pickens Award of Excellence sponsored by Gene Pijanowski: $500
Dawn Wallace-Gadd & David Wallace; Hawai‘i : Metal: “Under the Sea Belt”
The Paul Loo Memorial Award of Excellence sponsored by Violet Loo: $500
Ralph Michaelis; Hawai‘i : Wood Cook Pine “Earth”
George Ellis Award of Excellence sponsored by Dr. Timothy Choy: $500
Pat Kramer; Oahu: Turned & Carved Wood “Ebony Drift”
The O'Neill Award of Excellence sponsored by Michael and Patricia O'Neill: $1,000
Robert Butts; Oahu: Bamboo, Epoxy, Ebony, Furniture “Queens Highway”
Participating Artists:
Don Albrecht, Hawai‘i Lotta Ripples $1,600 Wood, Sugi Cedar
Rui Ann K. Apaka, Oah‘u Women's Voices $100 Paper, Tape
Derek Bencomo, Maui Heart $4,100 Turned Wood
A. Kimberlin Blackburn, Kaua‘i Meeting Her Delight $750 Glass beads, acrylic, wire on wood
A. Kimberlin Blackburn, Kaua‘i At the Waterfall $4,500 Glass beads, acrylic, wire on wood
Doug Britt, Kaua‘i Atlas Line $2,600 Mixed media
Doug Britt, Kaua‘i View Master $550 Mixed media
R.W. Butts, Oah‘u Waihona Makau $4,500 Bamboo, Epoxy, Ebony, Turmed
R.W. Butts, Oah‘u Queens Highway (A path through Lava Fields) NFS Bamboo, Epoxy, Ebony, Turmed
Ramon Camarillo II, Oah‘u Gold Lava $3,700 Raku
Ramon Camarillo II, Oah‘u Lithium Vent $4,000 Raku
Amber Chesebro, Oah‘u Crustacean Bracelet $1,775 Hand Forged Copper, Enamel
Amber Chesebro, Oah‘u Vertebrate Necklace $2,500 Fabricated Silver
Vicky Chock, Oah‘u Tomb Treasure $1,200 Clay
Edward Clark, Oah‘u Birthday Candle Stick $2,200 Blown & Sculpted Glass
Francisco Clemente, Oah‘u Twisted Concept $900 Turned & Carved Wood
Andy Cole, Oah‘u Anatomy of The Kolohala Tree $995 Turned Nested Set, Natural Edge
Andy Cole, Oah‘u Just Wing It $595 Turned, Natural Edge Milo
Margo Kessler Cook, Oah‘u Il Mio Braccialetto NFS Sterling Silver Repousse & Chasing
Rock Cross, Kaua‘i Star Bowl $2,900 Wood
Rock Cross, Kaua‘i Escher Bowl I $2,400 Wood
Rock Cross, Kaua‘i Tear Drop Bowl $1,300 Wood
Nathan Ditzler, Oah‘u Hello Helen, Nice Shoes $650 Burnished Sagger
Nathan Ditzler, Oah‘u Bottle Form $650 Burnished Pit Fired
Nathan Ditzler, Oah‘u Bottle Form 2 $300 Applied Combustable
Sharon Doughtie, Oah‘u Drop Box NFS Turned & Carved Ebonized Sycamore
Sharon Doughtie, Oah‘u Union II $1,300 Turned & Burned Ebonized Mango
John Driscoll, Oah‘u Hannah's Dad $3,000 Ceramic
John Driscoll, Oah‘u Bowl Extreme $2,000 Ceramic
John Driscoll, Oah‘u In Memory of Emme $5,000 Ceramic
Carolyn Farr, Kaua‘i Black Waddle Basket $55 Woven natural materials
Amy Flanders, Hawai‘i Dia de los Muertos #4/25 $1,500 Jewelry
Amy Flanders, Hawai‘i Dia de los Muertos #5/25 $1,500 Jewelry
Bob Flint, Maui Star Fruit $900 Ceramic
Bob Flint, Maui Kihei A'ahu No'e No'e $1,800 Ceramic, Metal Patina
Tim Garcia, Maui Lunar Cycle $5,200 Carved Wood, Bronze
Patricia Green, Oah‘u Garden With Bugs $300 Beaded
Ann Guth, Hawai‘i Pure Kona $600 Quilted Kona Coffee Bags
Dustin Hart, Oah‘u Meeting in the End $2,000 Clay
Dustin Hart, Oah‘u Melting Pot $2,000 Clay
Claude Horan, Oah‘u Three Heads of Eve $4,000 Thrown Ceramics
Claude Horan, Oah‘u Heavy Duty Wahine $3,500 Thrown Ceramics
Boris Huang, Oah‘u Majesty $550 Feather Lei
Boris Huang, Oah‘u Ohai Ali'I $550 Feather Lei
Boris Huang, Oah‘u Dignity $395 Feather Kahili
Benita Hunt, Oah‘u Fruta $400 Handmade Paper, dye, Hanji
Benita Hunt, Oah‘u Marsh Matter $400 Handmade Paper, Hanji
May Izumi, Oah‘u The Guardian of Sleep $565 Mixed Media
Kate & Will Jacobson, Hawai‘i Forgotten Language $1,200 Naked Raku
Kate & Will Jacobson, Hawai‘i Koi Pond $800 Naked Raku
Hugh Jenkins & Stephanie Ross, Hawai‘i Caldera $3,200 Blown Glass
Hugh Jenkins & Stephanie Ross, Hawai‘i Surge $3,000 Blown Glass
Joshua Johansen, Hawai‘i Koa Hollow Form $5,200 Koa Wood
Joshua Johansen, Hawai‘i Mango Hollow Form $4,800 Mango Wood
Cliff Johns, Hawai‘i Island Style $3,250 Cook Pine Platter
Cliff Johns, Hawai‘i Hapu Fern $575 Gourd
Felix Kang, Oah‘u A Pair of Chairs or Rocker Dave $1,000 Steel
Kazu Kauinana, Oah‘u Kane-Wahine $3,000 Cast Bronze, Monkey Pod
Wayne Keeth, Hawai‘i Island Fantasy $2,500 Past Silvers, Dichroic Glass
Ron Kent, Oah‘u Vortex II $8,400 Wood
Kenny Kicklighter, Oah‘u Primal Enterprises.com $1,800 Stoneware
Pat Kramer, Oah‘u Ebony Drift $6,000 Wood, Turned & Carved
Diane KW & Cory Lum, Oah‘u Midori Kyodai Teapot $2,800 High Fire Clay
Diane KW & Cory Lum, Oah‘u Desert Sands $2,100 High Fire Clay
Eric LeBuse, Oah‘u Ribbed Coconut Bowl $950 Turned Coconut Wood
Eric LeBuse, Oah‘u Coconut Bowl #5 $850 Turned Coconut Wood
Jacqueline Rush Lee, Oah‘u Anthologia $5,500 Manipulated Used Books, Hand Painted Ink
Lynn Weiler Liverton, Oah‘u Shed II $200 Stone, Felted Cat Fur, Whiskers
Lynn Weiler Liverton, Oah‘u Cuff $270 Copper, Felted Cat Fur, Whiskers
Karen Lucas, Oah‘u Lisa $300 Stoneware
Rochelle Lum, Oah‘u Cacao $1,200 Handbuilt Clay, Raku & Ferric Chloride
Dean K. McRaine, Kaua‘i Alaconian Dreams $700 Ceramic
Virginia McGaraghan, Oah‘u Peter Rabbits' Cousin $50 Clay
Bob McWilliams, Oah‘u Sashimi Platter $200 Stoneware
Keri Meyer, Maui Untitled $820 Fabricated Sterling Silver, Handwoven Chain, Jasper
Ralph Michaelis, Hawai‘i Earth $8,000 Wood, Cook Pine
Mark Mitsuda, Oah‘u Rigadin (Set I) $1,080 Glass
Mark Mitsuda, Oah‘u Rigadin (Set II) $1,080 Glass
Mark Mitsuda, Oah‘u Salmon & Amethyst Jugs $1,800 Glass
John Mydock, Hawai‘i Transfiguration $2,500 Turned Wood, Norfolk Pine
John Mydock, Hawai‘i Bait Bugs $1,400 Mixed Media
Kumi Nakajima, Oah‘u Zen Garden Stones NFS Hand Blown Glass
Cassandra Nellist, Oah‘u Walk through the Woods $200 Fiber
Jean Noguchi, Oah‘u Bridge of Sighs $500 Clay
John Norman III, Maui Ipulele $1,500 Wood, Gourd
Valerie Ann L. Onizuka, Oah‘u Noir $50 Saggar Fired Ceramic
Jennifer Owen, Maui Untitled $285 Salt Fired Stoneware
Yukio Ozaki, Oah‘u Hawaiian Stripe Set $1,200 Porcelain & Hawaiian Soil
Maya Lea Portner, Oah‘u Fall of an Empire' Doily $1,300 Lino-cut Print, Cut Paper
Georgia Sartoris, Hawai‘i Hue Wai Pawehe $1,200 Dyed Gourd, Wood
Georgia Sartoris, Hawai‘i Ke'ei Hue Wai $1,200 Dyed Gourd, Wood
Alan Schwartz, Maui Raku Vessel $1,100 Raku
Timothy Allan Shafto, Hawai‘i Ola Hou $12,500 Wood, Koa Vessel
Esther Shimazu, Oah‘u Gray Appaloosa $6,000 Stoneware, Porcelain
Laurie Siegfried, Oah‘u Rachels Surprise $200 Handbuild Porcelain
Pamala Tagariello, Oah‘u Marbled T-Pot $300 Pottery
Charlene Tashima, Oah‘u Anemone Among Us $500 Lamp Worked Glass, Figure 8 Weave
Brad Evan Taylor, Oah‘u Pyroplastic Line $3,000 Hand Built Porcelain
Emily Thomas, Oah‘u Duality $555 Sculpted, Blown Glass
Kathy Tosh, Oah‘u The Middle Path $1,850 Wool
Kathy Tosh, Oah‘u An Inner Resolve $1,850 Wool
Lori Y. Uyehara, Oah‘u The Warm Glow of Potential $900 Mixed Media Wood & Acrylic
Dee Van Dyke, Oah‘u Journey Journal $450 Mixed Media
Les Ventura, Kaua‘i Haole Koa Wing Bowl #432 $750 Wood
Dawn Wallace-Gadd & David Wallace, Hawai‘i Under the Sea Belt Inquire about price Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, Inlay
Dawn Wallace-Gadd & David Wallace, Hawai‘i Transformation Necklace $5,500 Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, Inlay
Russell E. Wee, Oah‘u The Golden Blade $1,800 Ceramic, Porcelain
Russell E. Wee, Oah‘u Spike Collared Bowl $1,500 Ceramic, Porcelain
Suzanne Wolfe, Oah‘u Pair of Cups $200 Thrown Porcelain, Underglaze
Suzanne Wolfe, Oah‘u Romantic Fiction $1,200 Earthenware, Cast, Underglaze, Overglaze
Mike Worcester, Maui Hollow Tree $1,000 Blown Glass
Mike Worcester, Maui Sea Shell Saucer $650 Blown Glass
Wilfred Yamazawa, Hawai‘i Voyages into the Soul $2,450 Blown Glass
Hawai‘i Craftsmen’s Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition is partially supported by program fees, the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the G.N. Wilcox Trust and the McInerny Foundation. Mahalo to our Award of Excellence sponsors: Chris Campbell & Peter Bihari, Dr. Timothy Choy, Violet Loo, John & Kayoko Matoba, Michael and Patricia O’Neill and Gene Pijanowski and to other donors including Karl & Megumi Essig and TIFFANY & Company.
Mahalo also to the Honolulu Academy Art Center at Linekona, Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, Maui; Garden Island Arts Council and the Kauai Marriott, Lihue; Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort, Kona; Wailoa Center for Culture and Arts, Hilo; and to the volunteers who devote their time and energy to our programs.