In Manoa Valley

birds of the islands

photo courtesy of Chantal Howan

fort fort lointain / far, far away

Vahitahi

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Thank you so much, Winterman! My apologies for posting this so late. Marvelous Fuyoto of wintermanworld sent this wonderful illustration, together with a kind packet of designs, all the way from Japan. This is my absolute favorite of so many of his thought-provoking, memorable illustrations. Many thanks, Winterman!

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photo: Lillian Howan

Recycled paper created with paper cranes from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

The paper cranes honor Sadako Sasaki who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on her home of Hiroshima and twelve when she died of leukemia caused by exposure to radiation.  According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds a thousand origami paper cranes will be granted a wish.  During her lifetime, Sadako began folding paper cranes towards her goal of one thousand and, after her death, her classmates continued folding, completing one thousand paper cranes.

Lagoon of Niau

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

The Bluebird by Agnes Martin, 1954 ~ “The enigmatic Agnes Martin, who spent parts of her life in this small mountainous enclave and died here in 2004, gained international acclaim for her spare, luminous canvases, fields of washy color traversed by delicate hand-drawn lines, generally in the shape of a grid. These understated works can carry a big impact, producing a meditative response in viewers and inspiring reams of appreciative criticism. Like many of the Minimalist artists with whom she is often associated, Martin could extract infinite variations on a theme, producing both small drawings and huge paintings that use the grid as their underpinning.”