The organization is located on Mamalahoa Highway in Honaunau between mile markers 105 and 106. Visit skea.org or call the office, 328-9392, for more information.
SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY
The public is invited to come to South Kona and walk through a forest of native and canoe trees. Not real trees, but trees of Hawaii, that were created through the imagination and creativity of the women of the Aloha Quilters.
The third Society for Kona’s Art and Education quilt show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 and 19 at the organization’s building is featuring a display of fabric trees hanging from the rafters to entice viewers and lovers of the fiber arts. Twenty original quilts representing 11 different trees of importance to the earliest inhabitants of the island have been crafted by 18 artists. Each hanging is 6 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
This year’s show, “Fire and Ice,” provides a showcase for quilters from all over the island. Some are internationally respected artists such as Ellen Crocker and Diane Farrar. Others are highly skilled local teachers such as Catherine Wynne, Annabelle Treacy and Vivienne Smith. Quilters are represented from many of the island’s quilt clubs and guilds.
A special display will be an exhibit of self-portrait quilts that were made in 2011 during a workshop with acclaimed teacher Esterita Austin. Two quilts hand-appliqued by well-known designer Cathy Van Bruggen will be shown, and there will be a display of quilts that were made to express the show theme, “Fire and Ice.”
Contemporary as well as traditional Hawaiian quilts will be on display. Traditional piecing, old and original designs and techniques are used in quilts ranging in size from bed quilts to small art pieces. There is even an animated quilt.
Quilt Passions, Fabric Gift Shoppe and Discount Fabric Warehouse will be in the vendors’ mall. They will feature the latest in fabrics, books, notions, patterns and Hawaiian crafts.
The Aloha Quilters meet on the third Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m., usually at Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua. All visitors are welcome. For more information, contact saraalv07@msn.com.
The Society for Kona’s Education and Art is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides arts and cultural activities to the Kona community. Founded in 1981 by a group of young families who wanted to provide education in the arts for their own and others’ children, it now provides activities in the arts to more than 1,200 children each year. Its innovative Art of Learning program, ongoing in Kona’s schools for more than 20 years, brings high quality art instruction to the classroom; and art camps for children provide educational and fun activities during the school breaks. The organization also has many programs for adults, including tai chi, ukulele, hula, printmaking, quilting, sumi-e, pilates and yoga.
The organization is located on Mamalahoa Highway in Honaunau between mile markers 105 and 106. Visit skea.org or call the office, 328-9392, for more information.