“Wondrous Light, Intentional Form” is the pairing of craft in both soft and rigid forms. It combines thirty-seven award winning handwoven textiles from the Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui Biennial Juried Exhibition, “Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis” with two and three dimensional “vessel” inspired artworks from Hawaiʻi artists from across the islands.

 

The biennial Handweavers exhibition, originally on display at the Downtown Art Center in Honolulu, was inspired by the natural phenomenon of brilliant colors in the night sky. The juror for these works was Suzie Liles, textile artist, weaving educator and owner of Eugene Textile Center in Eugene, Oregon.

 

Alongside the handwoven works, are 50 works juried by renowned kālai ʻumeke (vessel carver), educator, and internationally recognized expert on ʻumeke Hawaiʻi, Jamison Keʻa Rosehill. 

 

Downstairs in the Fountain Gallery is invited textile artists, Quebec native and Mililani resident Ghislaine Chock and Honolulu born and raised Joan Namkoong.