tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371941812024-03-14T05:34:22.716-07:00Emma Howard Studio2 Textile/Surface Designer located in most isolated land mass on EarthHand Rendered art created with paint and brush and hand carved printing blocks one block from Lanikai Beach in a very small art studio on Island of Oahu,2500 miles from California and 2600 miles from Tahiti.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-46114516363482418592009-07-09T18:33:00.000-07:002009-07-09T18:42:58.207-07:00Ahupua'a block printed design Kahala Sportswear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX7i4BmkUe_bksLnDgbqW-TPO_6rW72cuOBD0ZnzMQHL8NHRNgPEjM0d9TwItcCoMZmEP93rl94dE7iU2Wb9754u-IEBbN6IIS1Eb3p1zJCefylhFOXzcXstWdiabDBxURfPf/s1600-h/Master+Kahala+ahupua%27a"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX7i4BmkUe_bksLnDgbqW-TPO_6rW72cuOBD0ZnzMQHL8NHRNgPEjM0d9TwItcCoMZmEP93rl94dE7iU2Wb9754u-IEBbN6IIS1Eb3p1zJCefylhFOXzcXstWdiabDBxURfPf/s400/Master+Kahala+ahupua%27a" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356639917237286066" border="0" /></a>Original art commissioned by Kahala Sportwear. The colors were toned down from these ocean blues to more muted shades to go with shorts and pants for the printed fabric.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-14908115152131635062009-07-06T20:31:00.000-07:002009-07-06T20:50:47.516-07:00Hand carved vintage homemade surfboard turned into block print<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV_EmExWO6PYTeHC9jkKAYu5j1yN5LNDREyY7PLyGVt6dks0hZWH8nmicmjt2Tz4tv-YrY9AfPYC6Bu-knCDNgdA5oUk6WPgZpg2zKkwrBAiGDcSKIqBKlTHuNWNZJvaaX7Us/s1600-h/DSCF1724.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV_EmExWO6PYTeHC9jkKAYu5j1yN5LNDREyY7PLyGVt6dks0hZWH8nmicmjt2Tz4tv-YrY9AfPYC6Bu-knCDNgdA5oUk6WPgZpg2zKkwrBAiGDcSKIqBKlTHuNWNZJvaaX7Us/s400/DSCF1724.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355560358912930658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Dg9N_1ctaFEXJcpak2gCM-yGE3HfkA7RF5OAFcMfmMecOkc9KByvI_5352_L26Gz-PJ5QJgjsT3DeAEPdm3V2_I6E9BdMucQBZLilh7zV0EXPgwf3Day5Zb-7m9g6-AjEfE/s1600-h/DSCF0715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Dg9N_1ctaFEXJcpak2gCM-yGE3HfkA7RF5OAFcMfmMecOkc9KByvI_5352_L26Gz-PJ5QJgjsT3DeAEPdm3V2_I6E9BdMucQBZLilh7zV0EXPgwf3Day5Zb-7m9g6-AjEfE/s400/DSCF0715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355559937488130386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I took this photograph today of this surf board inside Kahala Sportswear store.It's on display to show customers that the shirts in their line are all from an artist's studio.<br /><br />Kahala products each have a story and this piece literally tells a story:<br /><br />An abandoned handmade surfboard left on beach for days.<br /><br />I carried it home after watching for 2 days to see if owner would claim it.<br /><br />Stripped the duct tape, resin and fiberglass off of it .(Original board shown here)<br /><br />Took my tracing paper layout and copied the art onto this board using graphite.<br /><br />Carved images.<br /><br />Inked board.<br /><br />Printed image onto paper many, many times (10 + times )to get the perfect one.<br /><br />Gave art to Dale Hope who sent it to Japan to be printed onto 3000 yards of fabric.<br /><br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-51343744211976494572009-07-06T20:25:00.000-07:002009-07-06T20:31:23.867-07:00Aloha shirt in Kahala Sportswear store window<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNs5dRrpjCvV0XGS9BZ69kond8hUbbyUBTz9MXGrcKX8Cf-Jay1wU6XpWLobOq7FtjVpDbN3JkG5OIcy0I_iaVeRJZZk7Txa9jHdzBlyjBM0til7Ap4GAOif_0Cq5QZyJxuhX/s1600-h/DSCF1725.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNs5dRrpjCvV0XGS9BZ69kond8hUbbyUBTz9MXGrcKX8Cf-Jay1wU6XpWLobOq7FtjVpDbN3JkG5OIcy0I_iaVeRJZZk7Txa9jHdzBlyjBM0til7Ap4GAOif_0Cq5QZyJxuhX/s400/DSCF1725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355555438342691106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFJ7YlYxDKHPI2MngNapjUe6g4itOI1rrM6RxaA08mDktlvIqtfXAhYKfPf-JRuSCVkd1SZnyKbzuCbXLriSYCA5ixYVXAIaNTPxLVpdWvlyqYQiFicbW6CR9BIhVbO0uZkRv/s1600-h/DSCF1723.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFJ7YlYxDKHPI2MngNapjUe6g4itOI1rrM6RxaA08mDktlvIqtfXAhYKfPf-JRuSCVkd1SZnyKbzuCbXLriSYCA5ixYVXAIaNTPxLVpdWvlyqYQiFicbW6CR9BIhVbO0uZkRv/s400/DSCF1723.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355555252495827794" border="0" /></a><br />"Skills" aloha shirt in front window of Kahala Sportswear store at Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.<br /><br />The hand carved blocks for this print shown a few posts earlier.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-39498267385361456672009-06-29T23:00:00.000-07:002009-06-29T23:09:35.397-07:00Rare vintage sap green,black and white silk shirt in bamboo print<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyDzCnvDg_tpomKSra5-uT1KATLtqfK8PPGiITxOO0mZ32nDD0-sXPlRLKsYJ57nVOy23bXZRNXJaBjXZGB8teogEZ-gPBsYWix5kmfSgY0HiBbg6jXz1Hc_AglDiON-kRm1C/s1600-h/blog+img707.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyDzCnvDg_tpomKSra5-uT1KATLtqfK8PPGiITxOO0mZ32nDD0-sXPlRLKsYJ57nVOy23bXZRNXJaBjXZGB8teogEZ-gPBsYWix5kmfSgY0HiBbg6jXz1Hc_AglDiON-kRm1C/s400/blog+img707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352998444689885266" border="0" /></a><br />This shirt is beautifully constructed with hand made silk frogs. The pattern maker used 3 yards or more to create this engineered print that flows not only across the front of shirt but the collar matches in a seamless fashion.<br /><br />I am in awe of the single needle construction and timeless beauty of this bamboo print.It is a breath taking shirt that gave a man many happy moments while he wore this to events; it is not an every day shirt and would have been taken out of his closet for special times<br /><br />Seen here in my profile picture also.<br /><br />Thank you for looking at this shirt with me!<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-39139269382157992842009-06-28T14:14:00.001-07:002009-06-28T14:15:42.987-07:0013 endangered species from Hawaiian Islands on 1 Aloha Shirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA_BhtxwoeMXkvvBG-KGvUYDY0it8Tng_hfByLllUmtDGG1UvsiO1bE-3aSgoF75zHl4ba8TsvnKq3TFefSuXa4NyPoEEV77-kD_MMaGOrDczfiGAXwHRC3zgXQVsGRA-fbMh/s1600-h/blog+hca"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA_BhtxwoeMXkvvBG-KGvUYDY0it8Tng_hfByLllUmtDGG1UvsiO1bE-3aSgoF75zHl4ba8TsvnKq3TFefSuXa4NyPoEEV77-kD_MMaGOrDczfiGAXwHRC3zgXQVsGRA-fbMh/s400/blog+hca" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352490095537107602" border="0" /></a>emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-39974891703754334352009-06-16T11:04:00.001-07:002009-06-16T22:04:02.084-07:00Casual elegance in Japanese Plantation Camp in Hawaiian Islands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqbaPPmK6FOkI3TNJN1u8wBnSVetzxEdh8gUIHQCzi3UyukTkCMRpzYfQk7bZkMj0eE5UaF2JWqUxYwpjgxzXWN5xt80SqRCfC9U8Zj4wvXgailIr1tuW2z9uBs_Y4akWrSNx/s1600-h/img861.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqbaPPmK6FOkI3TNJN1u8wBnSVetzxEdh8gUIHQCzi3UyukTkCMRpzYfQk7bZkMj0eE5UaF2JWqUxYwpjgxzXWN5xt80SqRCfC9U8Zj4wvXgailIr1tuW2z9uBs_Y4akWrSNx/s400/img861.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347987929281691266" border="0" /></a>This image is one of the most beautiful family/house scenes that I have ever come across.<br /><br />Bamboo growing in background.<br /><br />Banana plants in foreground<br /><br />Clean thatched roof with beautiful lines.<br /><br />Bamboo wall erected perfectly.<br /><br />Beautiful young mother holding her child with blouse open,showing that she may have just nursed him.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-6138850870888950762009-06-12T23:44:00.000-07:002009-06-13T00:14:08.989-07:00HOW magazine,May Issue on Hand rendered art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuDQV5z98MzmohGUtFi8-ncPGdAPzOugM3n88Heo90ITLgFc2Sw-S2GIPSF7dQWQcUmEnKTyqDMlbdPg_qFXklHeH_3whvs2mFdc_glcY_0LVfLaUPyBXdTx6vBbogN7uyzV1/s1600-h/Nets+blog"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuDQV5z98MzmohGUtFi8-ncPGdAPzOugM3n88Heo90ITLgFc2Sw-S2GIPSF7dQWQcUmEnKTyqDMlbdPg_qFXklHeH_3whvs2mFdc_glcY_0LVfLaUPyBXdTx6vBbogN7uyzV1/s400/Nets+blog" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346701456594241010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Print It Yourself</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span><br /><br />"...Printing by hand is all the rage in design, and you can tap into the trend with our step-by-step instructions for 3 cool projects you can do yourself. It’s the perfect excuse to walk away from your computer and get ink on your fingers..."<br /><br />http://www.howdesign.com/currentissue/emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-31076027237166385492009-06-12T23:07:00.001-07:002009-06-15T11:15:17.387-07:00Honolulu Star Bulletin article on Workshop by Nadine Kam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR618k8AxIaH2Y0q8YrTmi3ir_Q0wpuTohxLyqcdTAmpLv1rR4fI0ratrKTgd6FLdcIKPz_JLKYmiK3rvGtx39Vfux7g9GOGCWusHnmXUDo_E3AICEWTUzunb1jRdf7Z2t-SFw/s1600-h/tahitian_birds_blog.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR618k8AxIaH2Y0q8YrTmi3ir_Q0wpuTohxLyqcdTAmpLv1rR4fI0ratrKTgd6FLdcIKPz_JLKYmiK3rvGtx39Vfux7g9GOGCWusHnmXUDo_E3AICEWTUzunb1jRdf7Z2t-SFw/s400/tahitian_birds_blog.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347619542433432018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090611_workshop_to_focus_on_textile_design.html www.starbulletin.com > Features ><br />Workshop to focus on textile design<br /><br />By Nadine Kam<br /><br />POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 11, 2009<br />(Single Page View) | Return to Paginated View<br /><br />Artist and textile designer Emma Howard will be teaching "How to Turn Your Art Into an Aloha Shirt Print Design" during a weekend workshop June 19-21 at Studio Be, 63 N. Beretania St.<br /><br />She will give a step-by-step demonstration from drawing to posting finished art with color chips on a presentation board that can be printed industrially overseas onto 3,000 yards of fabric, or as few as 300 yards by a local silk-screener.<br /><br />Howard hand-paints her designs, or uses Japanese and European chisels to carve blocks made from found objects in her textile designs for apparel and accessory companies in Hawaii and abroad.<br /><br />She's worked on projects for Kahala Sportswear, Maui Jim Sunglasses, TheBus and Handivan drivers, Patagonia, Iolani, Reyn Spooner and Kendall Jackson Wine, to name a few.<br /><br />She's worked on motifs featuring Hawaii's endangered species; ocean-life themes such as canoes, surfers and fish; and land-based concepts, such as flowers and coconut palms. More of her designs can be viewed online at emmahowardstudio2.blogspot.com.<br /><br />An instructional session will take place 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 19, during which Howard will tell participants how to prepare for the workshop, which runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 20-21. The cost is $250.<br /><br />In addition, Dale Hope, author of "The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands" and art director for Kahala Sportswear, will start the workshop with a presentation on Hawaii's apparel industry. He will also answer questions from artists.<br /><br />To register, call 692-6727 or e-mail emmahowardstudio@yahoo.com.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-28627379608602494552009-06-12T22:52:00.000-07:002009-06-15T11:32:57.473-07:00Workshop article Honolulu Advertiser announcement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRYF-0tRr9rzhHurK1iYflezTvJwbJPBHPT5tlegJbrG-EsTMEepu_uVX1f-e6POaCn0lc7xWiRk3HylRy55-8zdQ2BdKoDDf-N7siBNU90_mqP-ycJeRxROW_P1L2GS863Bc/s1600-h/blog+pepi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRYF-0tRr9rzhHurK1iYflezTvJwbJPBHPT5tlegJbrG-EsTMEepu_uVX1f-e6POaCn0lc7xWiRk3HylRy55-8zdQ2BdKoDDf-N7siBNU90_mqP-ycJeRxROW_P1L2GS863Bc/s400/blog+pepi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347624139622093058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090612/LIFE/906120323/Quick-change+Miche+bags+a+snap<br /><br /><br />By Paula Rath<br />Advertiser Staff Writer<br /><br />Turn your ART into a TEXTILE<br /><br />If you've ever wanted to see your art on someone's back, here's an opportunity to learn how to design a textile print using paper, pencil and paint.<br /><br />Emma Howard, a Kailua-based textile designer, will teach a small group a step-by-step approach, from drawing to finished art, 5 to 8 p.m. June 19 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 20 and 21 at a Chinatown studio. Participants will walk away with color chips on a presentation board that can be printed industrially overseas.<br /><br />Howard has designed textiles for Kahala, TheBus, Dole Plantation and Reyn Spooner, to name just a few.<br /><br />Students will also hear Dale Hope, author of "The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands" speak about Hawai'i's apparel industry.<br /><br />Cost: $250. To register, contact Emma Howard at 692-6727 or emmahowardstudio@yahoo.com.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-19293162692477189002009-06-11T09:54:00.000-07:002009-06-11T13:01:53.297-07:00Tiare flowers picked on my morning stroll in Lanikai,Oahu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVvm9zVHY5dq1ggbPVGB1XyW_sbNxUNNFde5q8dNXa04N05mJM_Rw-ZEpuZt_lklZcNwmujWXlcar1vNRyFZCgNA0tfXhyhlyXtYm8fGEkqS1sR4yMpVQdTyfnl3izOr5N1lp/s1600-h/tiare:blog"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVvm9zVHY5dq1ggbPVGB1XyW_sbNxUNNFde5q8dNXa04N05mJM_Rw-ZEpuZt_lklZcNwmujWXlcar1vNRyFZCgNA0tfXhyhlyXtYm8fGEkqS1sR4yMpVQdTyfnl3izOr5N1lp/s400/tiare:blog" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346162666670462706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaduQqwHXPiym_868qLI1TUWlP2Pgb4MSWZ8pS4HG_Ig1zDzRi9R8U_UUEmonC4153PXB6aNCeT_TzToB-MRq0hIC1mWBs2XjRV1t2lXIXq0NMCjDOar6ao0n3dpChWGmy20M0/s1600-h/DSCF1663.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaduQqwHXPiym_868qLI1TUWlP2Pgb4MSWZ8pS4HG_Ig1zDzRi9R8U_UUEmonC4153PXB6aNCeT_TzToB-MRq0hIC1mWBs2XjRV1t2lXIXq0NMCjDOar6ao0n3dpChWGmy20M0/s400/DSCF1663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346114815203740066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A favorite flower seen on many aloha shirts,fine art canvases and behind the ears of people who love the fragrance.</span><br /><br />Wikipedia:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"... The first acceptable scientific name for the plant was based on Tahitian specimens collected by Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1824. Hence the scientific name of Gardenia taitensis, and the English name of Tahitian Gardenia..."</span>emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-55450042941449668212009-06-04T09:07:00.000-07:002009-06-06T13:21:00.005-07:00Lanikai art studio has aloha shirt yardage blowing in ocean breeze<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uS_Q0VaxVnK8VCZGesGtciRnrwdaHFhunfXbTtTrkUp2lxcaqlDz96ft03VBXWqM1XApLPXNkpHYioJAWYgR0i6SBS372vQGHw3G9nKVj99uVgHs7bmjl9TrQKAuDtmanRxk/s1600-h/Skills+penci:+lino+cut+surf+2"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uS_Q0VaxVnK8VCZGesGtciRnrwdaHFhunfXbTtTrkUp2lxcaqlDz96ft03VBXWqM1XApLPXNkpHYioJAWYgR0i6SBS372vQGHw3G9nKVj99uVgHs7bmjl9TrQKAuDtmanRxk/s400/Skills+penci:+lino+cut+surf+2" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344311936957927314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysMqltIu1zQnrXV1kx_1_buzVclc_hFukaemsQ97I78jyi1l0IqZSXAjrYvjjCO8ifIJgBe3GEWaK0xCDdCk2aUQKvq-hnOsQEiOa8LsJaq46Fsm1LtBa0s8unT2BJOoERY-u/s1600-h/DSCF1657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysMqltIu1zQnrXV1kx_1_buzVclc_hFukaemsQ97I78jyi1l0IqZSXAjrYvjjCO8ifIJgBe3GEWaK0xCDdCk2aUQKvq-hnOsQEiOa8LsJaq46Fsm1LtBa0s8unT2BJOoERY-u/s400/DSCF1657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343518345545941874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxspJaILjOWcQzJ5NW5tozBbnnBxF6eyqiY0PrehmVvUE7lSkvonMH2RWC7bkZNq4tdaPyzdwU80EdNCfZo4grwil1O-Tw-3wV2w9xwktG1RiCvOsHjQvY2CzzQwg3MyAlvvn8/s1600-h/kahala+blog+skills"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxspJaILjOWcQzJ5NW5tozBbnnBxF6eyqiY0PrehmVvUE7lSkvonMH2RWC7bkZNq4tdaPyzdwU80EdNCfZo4grwil1O-Tw-3wV2w9xwktG1RiCvOsHjQvY2CzzQwg3MyAlvvn8/s400/kahala+blog+skills" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343506383078140146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I drove to Honolulu to Kahala's office to pick up a brown envelope containing these 5 pieces of fabric that are shown on the clothes line here.Each one is in a different colorway of same design.<br /><br />"Skills" <a href="http://www.kahala.com/">Kahala Sportswear </a> motifs include:<br /><br />outrigger canoe<br />fishing beach shacks<br />fishing canoe paddler<br />surfers<br />canoe paddles<br />coconut palm trees<br />man climbing coconut palm tree<br /><br />Many hours of carving by hand with my chisels and printed by hand .Background texture from my former Kailua concrete studio floor.<br /><br />Hanging on clothes line in small ("tiny baby" to quote my 3 year old grandson, Ryder Storm) Lanikai art studio courtyard are the 5 different colorways ,blowing in ocean breeze, for this design; Navy and white,green and white,grey and white,green with brown and white, blue with navy and white.<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-76718323390269953902009-05-31T23:22:00.000-07:002009-06-15T20:35:45.721-07:00"How To Turn Your Art Into An Aloha Shirt Print Design" workshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IeP4W9D2EOA-yOrS8zJvXc3dlfuk8gUc-t459daHkWR0YhVJfH_e9G3aBkgUHyR4ORSt5IQIviHAcDwbd-M5Sc50MdhoiZ9_aw9uIDSf4wDww-ido7cSJt1MGJobecX_-i7j/s1600-h/Edited+workshop+flyer+TEAL"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IeP4W9D2EOA-yOrS8zJvXc3dlfuk8gUc-t459daHkWR0YhVJfH_e9G3aBkgUHyR4ORSt5IQIviHAcDwbd-M5Sc50MdhoiZ9_aw9uIDSf4wDww-ido7cSJt1MGJobecX_-i7j/s400/Edited+workshop+flyer+TEAL" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345834966438444434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWSrPI0cos_M5wdvvfR4mvuNI01SsnhS8gkmo3HlmJMeoP0LPwJKLldeJjl6GWQqdl0M3Fi5j64pKmAT8uazPKPY1w7LCJoPLRl3pjmhNTrrV_fLgjP02xjROdQmLyNfQPjGU/s1600-h/Emma_workshop_bio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWSrPI0cos_M5wdvvfR4mvuNI01SsnhS8gkmo3HlmJMeoP0LPwJKLldeJjl6GWQqdl0M3Fi5j64pKmAT8uazPKPY1w7LCJoPLRl3pjmhNTrrV_fLgjP02xjROdQmLyNfQPjGU/s400/Emma_workshop_bio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343549299021668434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Leticia Ojeda of <a href="http://www.oha.org/">Office of Hawaiian Affairs</a> connected me with <a href="http://studiobe.com/">"Studio Be"</a> in Chinatown, Honolulu which is run by Moana Aluli Meyer, to hold this workshop in.<br /><br />On Friday, June 19, Dale Hope,art director for Kahala Sportswear, will start off the first day of workshop by speaking to the artists about the apparel industry,illustrated throughout his book,<a href="http://www.kahala.com/"> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Aloha Shirt,spirit of the islands</span>.<br /></a><br />It will continue for next 2 days.<br /><br />Contact me emmahowardstudio@yahoo.com with any questions and to register. Seating is very limited.<br /><br />On Sunday, Robert Jackson, owner of Island Traditions, will speak about process of having yardage printed.<br /><br />Thank you.,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-34532876442529248452009-05-31T15:30:00.000-07:002009-05-31T15:33:18.317-07:00Na Oiwi Olino,(People Seeking Wisdom), Radio Show AM940<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03uZbn9ELoBYPnkCZvUy4_eLhD3fED1CMD3mtvDjFPxi41bs5u5ISS60JFEqGMmu6PWeQK3t1YA52UyiooK30QhRPJFkrobo4MSLqxR3_9x9pCvBdHeUVJWY6c1qrsXEvYXvq/s1600-h/Aloha+Shirt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03uZbn9ELoBYPnkCZvUy4_eLhD3fED1CMD3mtvDjFPxi41bs5u5ISS60JFEqGMmu6PWeQK3t1YA52UyiooK30QhRPJFkrobo4MSLqxR3_9x9pCvBdHeUVJWY6c1qrsXEvYXvq/s400/Aloha+Shirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342119741693132354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />OHA/Office of Hawaiian Affairs' radio show,"Na Oiwi Olino", http://am940hawaii.com/ to interview Emma Howard to discuss her work as textile artist/designer in Hawaii,using Polynesian images as references.<br /><br />Emma will be calling from the parking lot of Kailua Beach Park on Hawaiian Island of Oahu.<br /><br />Let's hope that there are some waves breaking along the shoreline for great background sound effects.<br /><br />Please join us.<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-91697503647179730022009-05-28T09:22:00.000-07:002009-06-29T21:27:03.609-07:00Pepi Wine 100% silk Aloha Shirt with surfers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftD45yr7L2rGKoqLCj-xUdw1ZUhPd_y8iHSFdvR0vV3BmFL88QYVnYcgpgiNJ6P4IwROxGLZeHt7vhUpf5DmS58NHipn5ZS66gF4KOsfWs6VeKVBpRkDFTbyV___Tpnrelzfs/s1600-h/blog+117"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftD45yr7L2rGKoqLCj-xUdw1ZUhPd_y8iHSFdvR0vV3BmFL88QYVnYcgpgiNJ6P4IwROxGLZeHt7vhUpf5DmS58NHipn5ZS66gF4KOsfWs6VeKVBpRkDFTbyV___Tpnrelzfs/s400/blog+117" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352972134536788434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK85bmm3TZlrc6AJ7neASfRIOcEPtLxmZuxR5qVPXv9MWmTXZe76Gy4NcnuPc0CGtkRHFIiX2kkysEZBCpAL8P-uMPqmaNG_F_iNxAJpeNB6hb0kPGCl3Tek-S8ZPM2qZCPVDe/s1600-h/pepi+Aloha+Shirt+blog"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK85bmm3TZlrc6AJ7neASfRIOcEPtLxmZuxR5qVPXv9MWmTXZe76Gy4NcnuPc0CGtkRHFIiX2kkysEZBCpAL8P-uMPqmaNG_F_iNxAJpeNB6hb0kPGCl3Tek-S8ZPM2qZCPVDe/s400/pepi+Aloha+Shirt+blog" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340915399371093986" border="0" /></a><br />A casual surf print on 100% silk for Kendall Jackson's <a href="http://www.pepi.com/">Pepi Wine</a> brand.We used all of Pepi's colors on a muted yellow ground and their surfboard logo.<br /><br /><br />Motifs:<br />Pepi Surf Board Logo<br />Coconut palm trees<br />pareo flowers<br />Surfers wearing pareo shorts<br />Surfboards<br />Pepi wine glasses<br />Guitar Player and girl sitting under surf shack in center of print<br /><br />The surf shack image was taken from a photograph that I took of an impromptu shack that had been constructed with coconut palm fronds and found pieces of wood.<br /><br />Robert Jackson of <a href="http://www.islandtraditions.com/">Island Traditions</a> manufactured the silk shirt.<br /><br />Though silk, it's a very casual .<br /><br />Aloha from Kailua,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-4760249201714480382009-05-20T10:06:00.000-07:002009-05-20T10:12:17.326-07:00Fish Nets,Fish Hooks,Malolo and Blue Fin Tuna Aloha Shirt in process<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1rTATqmOuaHutyrpeweC7pCuVK0TxGcHa7BS1c8PwCKxLWYtiCI6KPN2wSoPsP1VaxoAOtRzwbSDILF35cG1WwxQlgprk1IwNTdqJzppFgH_BzV82EBGBJlNLoPxUL8kBlUp/s1600-h/DSCF1628_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1rTATqmOuaHutyrpeweC7pCuVK0TxGcHa7BS1c8PwCKxLWYtiCI6KPN2wSoPsP1VaxoAOtRzwbSDILF35cG1WwxQlgprk1IwNTdqJzppFgH_BzV82EBGBJlNLoPxUL8kBlUp/s400/DSCF1628_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337954534422977058" border="0" /></a><br />The finished shirt for sale at <a href="http://www.kahala.com/">Kahala</a> store at Ala Moana Shopping Center.emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-85609061423456911312009-04-20T09:48:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:24:20.458-07:00"HawaIIan Style Magazine" features aloha shirts<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.hawaiianstylemagazine.com/on-the-hanger/2366-Kahala.html">Hawaiian Style Magazine</a><br /><br />On the Hanger</span><br />Kahala<br />Written by Aviva Mayers <br />December 27, 2007<br />Wearing Their Passion On Their Sleeves<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"The cotton nylon board shorts, washed and tumbled to give them a soft worn look, are new. Their designs are hand painted and textured. One design, a primitive-looking bluefin tuna, was block-printed by hand, the background taken from the artist's studio cement floor. Another included a background of coconut trees, textured from a coconut husk that washed ashore. "That's different from other wild and youth-inspired board shorts that are generally computer-driven art," says Hope."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">..."Emma Howard, one of the artists who works closely with Hope, does all her work for Kahala by hand. Each motif is unique, even if repeated. Howard's studio—a former carport near the beach, where she can hear the ocean and feel the wind— overlooks palm trees and plumerias, which have inspired some of her designs. "Almost everything I use is found," she says. "When I'm walking my dog on the beach I look for things."</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Items that have been floating for weeks or months and return to land are used in her prints. "I found a really old broken surfboard that was hand-made," she says. "It was held together with duct tape and I dragged it home. I used an electric drill instrument to carve into the Styrofoam, and produced four block prints. I've also carved old boogie boards, vintage windsurfers. I use my surroundings like a cement wall as background texture which I paint and press paper onto it."</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sometimes she wears a jeweler's visor, which magnifies every brush stroke and allows her to lose herself in the paint. "I was painting a wave from behind and I got motion sickness," She grins. So much of herself goes into each design that sometimes she gets stage fright when she brings it to </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.kahala.com/">Kahala</a><span style="font-style: italic;">."</span>emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-45157179942850059812009-04-15T22:20:00.000-07:002009-04-15T23:22:07.915-07:00Dale Hope meets couple from Japan who wear Patagonia prints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyB9-XES8hF8q5F6NdgC1Tf9heffcyG2yrGmwIjkXLzNnxCZ7Ig_oYjrTObQErvwxddtybwmFzMy9IJ1FVSY55pgJojJy7wSopcoAyzmbXpMFOsCB1f4_QDHFsAqlJxvBWmbk/s1600-h/A+Japanese+couple+meet+Dale"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyB9-XES8hF8q5F6NdgC1Tf9heffcyG2yrGmwIjkXLzNnxCZ7Ig_oYjrTObQErvwxddtybwmFzMy9IJ1FVSY55pgJojJy7wSopcoAyzmbXpMFOsCB1f4_QDHFsAqlJxvBWmbk/s400/A+Japanese+couple+meet+Dale" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325168352503227138" border="0" /></a><br />Dale Hope,author of <a href="http://www.thealohashirt.com/">The Aloha Shirt,Spirit Of The Islands</a>, just sent me this photograph after meeting Hideyuki and Nina Endo of Japan. They're wearing 2 prints that we collaborated on while Dale directed the Pataloha line for <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/home/index.jsp?OPTION=HOME_PAGE&assetid=1704">Patagonia</a>.<br /><br />Hideyuki works for <a href="http://zozo.jp/shop/beams/goods.html?gid=357903#">Beams Plus</a>, a very prestigious retail clothing store in Japan.<br /><br />Aloha shirts and dresses bring the world closer together, without a doubt!<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-64653027702249807782009-04-02T18:56:00.001-07:002009-04-02T21:34:54.761-07:00"KAHALUU" Kahala Sportswear Aloha Shirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxsc2S3i9H1DEzDXgajM_-GMkJ9KYmeSd76Dj5W1L14W0MhMb_UUL7nMoZcWnBLEY7i6OlcpCAOaH1QAN4DXCCfg_BUYqlc9OwH0nSnXfvzeQVd6xEe7C5-7q7SNjnQjR0ex5/s1600-h/a+surfboard+carved+KAHALA"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxsc2S3i9H1DEzDXgajM_-GMkJ9KYmeSd76Dj5W1L14W0MhMb_UUL7nMoZcWnBLEY7i6OlcpCAOaH1QAN4DXCCfg_BUYqlc9OwH0nSnXfvzeQVd6xEe7C5-7q7SNjnQjR0ex5/s400/a+surfboard+carved+KAHALA" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320278995846836082" border="0" /></a><br />Using chisels I hand carved an old surfboard in my rustic studio to create this <a href="http://www.kahala.com">Kahala</a> print. It was inspired by Kahaluu banana farmers whose products are sold in the Kailua Farmers' Market on Thursday mornings between 9am-10am.<br /><br />See you at the market!<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-20672154111892393002009-04-02T18:34:00.000-07:002009-04-16T00:40:43.375-07:00yellowfin tuna in printed in blue on Chocolate Ground--Kahala Sportswear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bC81u7qd8XrbpvsgvOt_fPp7Hgnn5_ZB3vpkTtsw94estGiXhW1cHeSVCKREi5S525Q4J70NEjDFSEf66tJQfabFXs5hUbiIvb_z8wXt7jE680dNYz6JlxmernwzvUF_kEtC/s1600-h/a+big+fish+swim+short+Kahala"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bC81u7qd8XrbpvsgvOt_fPp7Hgnn5_ZB3vpkTtsw94estGiXhW1cHeSVCKREi5S525Q4J70NEjDFSEf66tJQfabFXs5hUbiIvb_z8wXt7jE680dNYz6JlxmernwzvUF_kEtC/s400/a+big+fish+swim+short+Kahala" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320273271286454082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Primitive yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) were hand carved with chisels in my studio; printed in blue inks onto a textured chocolate ground taken from concrete for<a href="http://www.kahala.com"> </a></span><a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);" href="http://www.kahala.com">Kahala</a> Sportswear.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Check out the information that the </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=bvtrZdF4EV1D6w7apyhvNA==">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);"> has on the yellowfin tuna:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">"A 200-pound yellowfin tuna can swim steadily at 23 miles per hour."</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Aloha,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Emma</span><br /></span>emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-81656421767036728412009-01-14T17:44:00.000-08:002009-04-03T00:04:35.740-07:00Tom Ogawa,wears " Ahupua'a" , A Kahala Aloha Shirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtx7Bl7jIUGoE025tj9B-62I4eoiQLqpyVzJvL2_31TRszpRVJaVYhKmRA6M3U02-ZNu_FtM53yodRv1fCF_bQXfQcYMTb1IM2h3rKfj3CdiWIABkb_vm47iB1muH4bnXOuWy/s1600-h/blog-tom+ogawa"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtx7Bl7jIUGoE025tj9B-62I4eoiQLqpyVzJvL2_31TRszpRVJaVYhKmRA6M3U02-ZNu_FtM53yodRv1fCF_bQXfQcYMTb1IM2h3rKfj3CdiWIABkb_vm47iB1muH4bnXOuWy/s200/blog-tom+ogawa" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292367427497730146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was parking my car outside <a href="http://www.hawaiiangraphics.com/">Hawaiian Graphics </a> and <a href="http://www.lightinghawaii.com/">Lighting Concepts</a> when I saw the owner of Lighting Concepts, Tom Ogawa, wearing this current <a href="http://www.kahala.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span>Kahala</span></span></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.kahala.com/"> </a>shirt <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Ahupua'a</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"> </span>was hand designed here in my Kailua studio where the outrigger canoes with paddler ,loyal tiny dog,tiare flowers,(Tahitian Gardenias)and big leaves were hand carved . It is currently being sold at the new <span style="font-size:130%;"><span><a href="http://www.kahala.com/">Kahala</a> </span></span> store on second floor in Ala Moana shopping center.<br /><br />Aloha from Kailua Beach,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-67036720142289407372009-01-08T05:49:00.001-08:002009-04-02T21:40:55.213-07:00Maui Jim Sunglasses Surf Shirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPkO6sb2OV9dS6HdnMPYTcpOSzrFqo8mYjzCB3roZGiV3o8b1sZ9NnGw6xEyVYwFjaVQPSM4pNU6jF9dxJmZBLlk2VtIoSp2qrHoSRy5vpIY_ZB5UFZE-mY2Zj9bYs3XoXHGs/s1600-h/Maui+Jim+aloha+shirt"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPkO6sb2OV9dS6HdnMPYTcpOSzrFqo8mYjzCB3roZGiV3o8b1sZ9NnGw6xEyVYwFjaVQPSM4pNU6jF9dxJmZBLlk2VtIoSp2qrHoSRy5vpIY_ZB5UFZE-mY2Zj9bYs3XoXHGs/s400/Maui+Jim+aloha+shirt" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288972788432994370" border="0" /></a><br />Collaborating with the creative team at <a href="http://www.mauijim.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LanguageSelectionForm_10001_10101">Maui Jim Sunglasses</a>, the Master design was hand painted in gouache,using 3 shades of blue paint .This charcoal palette was the second colorway.<br /><br />I like the texture of this jacquard weave.giving the art a lot of dimension.<br /><br />Each coconut shell button has 2 tiny palm trees carved into it.<br /><br />Images to look for:<br /><br />palm trees<br />big wave with surfer<br />plumeria blossoms and leaves<br />Samoan woodcut images shown vertically and horizontally<br />logo,Maui Jim, was hand painted also.<br /><br />I scanned in a portion of my own shirt from their women's line shown here on their site under accessories.<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-44157242030941121192008-12-09T20:46:00.000-08:002009-04-20T10:00:11.558-07:00City and County of Honolulu--The Bus/Handi Van Aloha shirts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg323E98MrsXSm_yHBOp7YKgOIrau8jxFP9sBCck8LnkacR_O-VbV20NjB_k1G8fQe4bH1Jn4RV49VUPMhyGq7agx0WuqNaqio7GiYRzaW_NPeSOBNf1pHiWC9NctyPFz3pu_wM/s1600-h/The+Bus+aloha+shirts"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg323E98MrsXSm_yHBOp7YKgOIrau8jxFP9sBCck8LnkacR_O-VbV20NjB_k1G8fQe4bH1Jn4RV49VUPMhyGq7agx0WuqNaqio7GiYRzaW_NPeSOBNf1pHiWC9NctyPFz3pu_wM/s320/The+Bus+aloha+shirts" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278020404415995490" border="0" /></a><br />Spring 2008 was when the new aloha shirts were delivered for <a href="http://www.thebus.org/">The Bus</a> and Handivan drivers.Robert Jackson of <a href="http://www.islandtraditions.com/uniform_division.htm">Island Traditions</a> manufactured this uniform.<br /><br />This design was hand drawn/painted using gouache in khaki colors with black and white accents.<br /><br />Check out their <a href="http://www.thebus.org/">site</a> for bus schedules!<br /><br />Aloha from Kailua,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-91468185693023770512008-09-12T00:47:00.000-07:002009-04-02T22:07:43.197-07:00Hawaii Conservation Alliance aloha shirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSlOI3gxWYFR8t15-SwtC6hdD0XL3nkyGR-qSeFRuwLyyoZsOG2IvUV89xamE_NlWPeGTG9dwiaXw1fgGpyOzjo0VcGmh22pIym43b_OsLy86biQfGtsauWBimEr4vqF5bmgP/s1600-h/a+HCA+Master+design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSlOI3gxWYFR8t15-SwtC6hdD0XL3nkyGR-qSeFRuwLyyoZsOG2IvUV89xamE_NlWPeGTG9dwiaXw1fgGpyOzjo0VcGmh22pIym43b_OsLy86biQfGtsauWBimEr4vqF5bmgP/s400/a+HCA+Master+design.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245040806112898514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />February 2008 I collaborated with the <a href="http://hawaiiconservation.org/">Hawaii Conservation Alliance</a> to create their new aloha shirt using endangered species from the Hawaiian Islands.<br /><br />Using a small chisel, I hand carved wood to create the tapa designs that were printed onto the paper by hand after he rest of design was hand painted using 2 shades of blue in gouache paint . The tapa background was hand textured behind the land,air and ocean endangered species listed here:<br /><br /><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Kamehameha Butterfly</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Yellow Finned Goat Fish</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hawaiian Tree Snail</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Silversword with blossoms</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hawaiian Damselfly</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Nanu, Gardenia Brighamii</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Lehua Blossom</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Auku'u,Black-Crowned Night Heron</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Sea Turtle,Honu</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Nene,Hawaiian Goose</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Newell's Shearwater bird</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hawaiian Monk Seal</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Happy Face Spider</span></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">"The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance (HCA) is a cooperative partnership of 16 government, education and non-profit organizations that are strongly committed to environmental conservation in the Hawaiian Islands through land management, scholarly research and financial incentives."</span><br /><br /><br />Aloha and good evening from Kailua, Oahu where this Auku'u bird lives,<br /><br />Emma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHACcRfIwssYw2LBlRQ4d4HePQTttKG3w5VtOC_X6Oa6YhMGi_TSmQBA-VvLYuypBaNCs5w0zA2dycjePWAtroDNiXY_KOw6YEEJLU0YGXiuoeY6ZIkwUlcHtuAuHj4wp8Shf/s1600-h/Black+crowned+1..jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHACcRfIwssYw2LBlRQ4d4HePQTttKG3w5VtOC_X6Oa6YhMGi_TSmQBA-VvLYuypBaNCs5w0zA2dycjePWAtroDNiXY_KOw6YEEJLU0YGXiuoeY6ZIkwUlcHtuAuHj4wp8Shf/s320/Black+crowned+1..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245059428550973330" border="0" /></a>emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-26490428417097641492008-08-15T21:22:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:42:08.074-07:00Maui Jim Sunglasses pouch/cleaning cloth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6o30O_cX-18_rCJjLlKLhwu3LiJOIQqyq5gCqQQ8O_FXilsoyWOBHLqkk-Ntndz3BhMUPaywypMWigx8F2hnldYiWGUec3oclECvuwpG30oyEIcK8W1956JtHLWhikVagbvr/s1600-h/6-25pm+maui+jim"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6o30O_cX-18_rCJjLlKLhwu3LiJOIQqyq5gCqQQ8O_FXilsoyWOBHLqkk-Ntndz3BhMUPaywypMWigx8F2hnldYiWGUec3oclECvuwpG30oyEIcK8W1956JtHLWhikVagbvr/s320/6-25pm+maui+jim" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234971914097809378" border="0" /></a><br />The print for <a href="http://www.mauijim.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LanguageSelectionForm_10001_10101">Maui Jim Sunglasses</a> pouch/cleaning cloth features an outrigger canoe,hibiscus flowers,banana leaves, grass shack with palm trees,islands with mountains and bird of paradise flowers.<br /><br />We used images that would bring a sense of Hawaii's natural elements.<br /><br />Good Evening from Kailua,<br /><br />Emmaemmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37194181.post-70765537170611452542008-06-09T09:18:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:00:14.004-07:00blockprinted fish 100% cotton broadcloth Aloha Shirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY29eLEzg_a4EjrtMLwelI_djxo9lE1a9SpQkAMMTeFo_BjOBADEPSfns0Qyq7JaTxrtCtKslNoTvhd-bsVYJ9YurNZw9cmouqWkMIUvGadwdXfDPPRfQoc_aN8f4NU3NeqSz/s1600-h/a+seafood+Kahala+shirt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY29eLEzg_a4EjrtMLwelI_djxo9lE1a9SpQkAMMTeFo_BjOBADEPSfns0Qyq7JaTxrtCtKslNoTvhd-bsVYJ9YurNZw9cmouqWkMIUvGadwdXfDPPRfQoc_aN8f4NU3NeqSz/s320/a+seafood+Kahala+shirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320309464818583010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hand drawn ,then hand carved sports fish that were block printed onto paper in my studio in Kailua and then printed overseas onto 3,000 yards of 100% cotton broadcloth for Kahala's aloha shirt line.<br /><br />At the Ala Moana Shopping Center,2nd level next to Nordstrom's in the Kahala store you can see this shirt hanging under the beautiful table in the center of the store where Kahala's aloha shirts are displayed.<br /><br />Aloha from Kailua,<br /><br />Emma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvelDWb40F5zgJ9qKDGNGC77Z9dVLExEAEDPsKPT8Gc_kWH2IntIos2P62RYANvuCaLHjezE3TYy1y_xEq9i0YdWMyOWVJIYDRNMkZ0cNOx-JPqtJOqlCbW5gmliVSBmXRPthk/s1600-h/1456"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvelDWb40F5zgJ9qKDGNGC77Z9dVLExEAEDPsKPT8Gc_kWH2IntIos2P62RYANvuCaLHjezE3TYy1y_xEq9i0YdWMyOWVJIYDRNMkZ0cNOx-JPqtJOqlCbW5gmliVSBmXRPthk/s400/1456" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209918214420064050" border="0" /></a>emmahowardstudio2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07590572392957458180noreply@blogger.com0