Coming out into the sunshine this morning, I noticed the blue ginger beside the front steps blooming. So tiny. I toured the garden and recorded more minis. Aren’t they pretty?
Blue ginger
Fern
Fig
Pōlinalina
Cherry
Calamansi
Red ti
Kupukupu fern
Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
Phalaenopsis
Cherry
Barrel cactus
Red hibiscus
Kukui (candlenut)
I love my garden!
~Rebekah
I picked these blossoms from the garden just for you. Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
~ ♥️ Rebekah
Quoting my friend Kalei Nuuhiwa:
“Weʻre officially out of Makahiki as Kaʻupenaomakaliʻi is moving to our zenith shortly after sunset and begins to dump all the Makahiki constellations out of the net. We end Kāʻelo this week and move into Kaulua who are all ruling across the night sky and the wicked weather we are going to be experiencing.
“新年快乐 (Xīnnián kuàilè), Gong hei fat choy, & Gong xi fa cai on Thursday Hawaiʻi time and Friday China Time. Happy Year of the Ox!”
Lion dance
Traditional Chinese festival food—zoong and gao
Enjoy these changing times. ~Rebekah
Aloha mai kākou,
This morning has been refreshing with both a humble harvest of calamansi fruit from the garden and the ceremonies of the inauguration of United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Vice President Kamala Harris. Our family watched the event on live television in Hawai’i. Please pardon the juxtaposition.
~ Rebekah
Hello studio fans,
No resolutions, no affirmations. This first post of the new year is more like a personal inventory—a pause to take stock of my likes and what brings me joy, as well as my wishes.
Just looking around, I see I like flowers and fashioning lei. I like to garden and grow food. Cook food, bake fruit pies. Play music, sing. I like to play with my dog; I know he understands English, he’s just not able to speak it. I like to create, as in making art, I like to write and make photos.
I enjoy visiting with our two granddaughters and hope I can be a good example for them.
I enjoy connecting with friends and relatives, remotely at this time. I look forward to a time when I can see them in person. How will we have changed?
And as for my wishes, but no promises, I wish to be kind. a good listener, an understanding mate, lighter all around.
Stringing kou flowers into a lei
Sweet potato stems peeled and prepped for cooking. Tasty!
Mountain apple pie
At the Yamaha
JJ the family dog
My most recent oil sketch with red and green complements
Our moʻopuna
Happy New Year!
All the best,
Rebekah
As one last hurrah to close out 2020 and welcome the new year 2021, I present “Painting One Mini Series 2020 A.D.” Two faithful students, Robin and Kristi, came for 10 continuous Wednesdays to my Painting I class in Kaaawa, and I painted the tabletop sets with them. The most recent session was on December 23.
Actually, I would call my work “oil sketches,” as I did them with a palette knife and relatively quickly.
Yellow and black pigment make green
Blue-green and red-orange complements
Yellow/violet color complements
Blue/orange color complements
Red/green complements sing for the holidays
As the unusual year comes to a close, I’m all ready to toast in 2021 that hopefully can be more harmonious. How about you?
~Rebekah
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