The Kailua Village Artists will host a reception for three member artists from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening.
The Kailua Village Artists will host a reception for three member artists from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening.
They are photographer Whitney Steele, stained glass artist Bill Jaeger and KVA’s newest member, photographer Kathleen Carr. Pupu and refreshments will be served.
Steele has a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Washington State University and has continued taking photography classes over the past decade. After moving to the Big Island in 2013 with her husband, she’s been capturing Hawaii’s native plants, specializing in the small detail and water drops. Steele now also uses a wide-angle lens allowing the lens to capture a new and different prospective in the world of “macro” photography during her explorations of nature, one of her featured pieces is “Hapuu and Vanda.”
Jaeger learned the art of stained glass many years ago. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Wichita State University and a master’s degree from the University of Kansas. Jaeger moved with his wife to the Big Island in 2004. Since then, he has immersed himself in the art of stained glass. Each piece is an original design of hand-cut glass fused together with the copper foil method. He will be showing his “Vintage Car Series” at the reception featuring his red “Volkswagen Bug” and several other classic cars. Jaeger will have numerous other stained glass art pieces on display.
Carr is a professional and fine art photographer, teacher, author, and a former Polaroid Creative Uses Consultant. She received a bachelor’s degree in photography from Ohio University in 1970, and then studied extensively with Minor White and worked for Aperture. Her award-winning work has been exhibited internationally, purchased for private collections, and has appeared in numerous books and periodicals. She received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1991. A Hawaii resident since 2006, Carr’s current passion is black and white digital infrared photography, which is featured in her photo of the “Infrared Tree in Hilo.” She also takes part in underwater photography and filming, and recently released a 28-minute DVD, “Whale Journey,” about humpback whales.
The Kailua Village Artists Gallery is located at 75-5729 Alii Drive, Suite C-110 in the Kona Marketplace in Kailua-Kona. It is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Info: 329-6653. ■