Sailboat Sunday Kaneohe Bay

Hi. I recently purchased a painting entitled “Sailboat Sunday Kaneohe Bay”. It is signed with the monogram “HBA”, and dated ‘54. I don’t even know if this artist was Hawaiian or not, but thought you would be a good place to begin my search. Following in another email is a photo of the [...]

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Hawaiian “Mother & Child” done by Artist “Stickney”

I am looking for any information I can get on the artist who did this picture.  I was told this was a Hawaiian “Mother & Child” done by “Stickney” I believe it says.  I love the work and would like to know if there is more out there, if the artist is [...]

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Looking for Tongan Artist June Egan

I am looking for a artist named June Egan her Tongan name was sune?  June did tapa cloth in her paintings by pounding inner bark of the paper mulberry tree against a flatten log with a wooden mallet using a brown dye called tongo.  I have 4 of her art works now I am trying [...]

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Kauai Wood Carving of Little Bird by Russell

About 5 years ago I visited Kauai and purchased a beautiful wood carving of a little bird.  It had wire legs and stood on a nice piece of wood.  The bottom was signed by Russell.  My home was destroyed by fire in November and  that was one of my most cherished pieces.  Do you know [...]

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Holly Wild Ware at Haleiwa Arts Festival

Aloha,
I would like to contact one of the artists who had a jewelry display this past weekend at the Haleiwa Arts Festival to purchase one of her pieces.  This will be a surprise gift for my wife.  The one receipt I do have shows “Holly Wild Ware” however, I cannot find a phone number or [...]

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Vintage Hawaiian Sign artist named Steven Neil

I am looking for a Vintage Hawaiian Sign artist named Steven Neil. I think his shop is called Signworks Hawaii. I thought he lived in Hilo, Hi. He makes wooden signs. He used to have work in a local gallery in Los Gatos, Ca.
Do you know where I can find him…I am remodeling my house [...]

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Chile Pincer print by Freeman

I am looking for a print called ‘Chile Pincer’ by R.T. Freeman (or maybe P.T. Freeman) — it is layered from bottom to top with shrimp then fish then a crab grabbing a chile off a plant in bright reds/blues. I saw the print in the Chile Pepper magazine Nov/Dec 1994 (yes, old!). Any [...]

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Looking for “Older Women in Muumuus” print

Ok, this is going to be a crazy request but here it goes anyway. I don’t know the artist or even the name of the print but I can kind of describe it. (As a librarian I get this kind of requests all the time for books as people describe to me the story and [...]

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A Kealakekua Bay artist named named ZOC

Hello,
I keep wondering whatever happened to an old artist friend, and thought maybe you could help me find out. I’m assuming you must know lots of artists there.
This artist, whose name is ZOC, lived in Kona, out on the spit of land on the north end of Kealakekua Bay, and visiting him involved paddling across [...]

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Researching Hawaiian Bronze Sculptor T. Wilfert

Aloha kakahiaka ~
I am from Kauai but living in Oceanside CA and have some bronze pieces from my mom, and wanted to research them but having trouble from mainland side finding a resource to locate information on the artist. If you can please assist me in [...]

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