Mon, Sep 08
|Hilo
“Wondrous Light, Intentional Form”
Wondrous Light, Intentional Form, is on display September 5 – 25 at Wailoa Center. The works of two fiber artists are also featured in the Fountain Gallery during this exhibit: Quebec native and Mililani resident Ghislaine Chock & Honolulu born and raised Joan Namkoong.
Time & Location
Sep 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – Sep 25, 2025, 3:30 PM
Hilo, 200 Piopio St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
About the event
“Wondrous Light, Intentional Form” is the pairing of craft in both soft and rigid forms. It
combines thirty-seven award winning handwoven textiles with two and three
dimensional “vessel” inspired artworks from Hawaiʻi artists from across the islands. The
biennial Hand weavers exhibition, originally on display at the Downtown Art Center in
Honolulu, was inspired by the natural phenomenon of brilliant colors in the night sky and
features a vast spectrum of colors imbued in these warm, soft textiles. 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. “The term vessel can be represented in many ways,” Rosehill says, “I
[am] drawn to works that serve as vessels for story, memory, or emotion—pieces that
reflect the depth of where we come from and the complexities of how we connect to one
another and our ‘āina.”
As part of the exhibit, the public is invited to a demonstration of weaving and spinning
on Saturday, September 6, 10 am to 1 pm at Wailoa Center, sponsored by the Big
Island Chapter of the Hawaii Handweavers’ Hui. Members of HHH will have looms,
spinning wheels and other fiber craft equipment available for those curious about
textiles.
For folks interested in the vessels portion of the exhibit, tour the gallery with vessels
juror, Jamison Rosehill on Friday, September 12 at 2pm. Gain insight into his selections
as well as learn more about his own work as an ʻumeke carver and cultural
preservationist.
Wailoa Center under the Division of State Parks, Department of Land and Natural
Resources and is free and open to the public during the exhibit, Monday – Friday, 9am -
4pm and Saturdays 10am - 3pm.
For more information on events or the exhibit, call
(808)933.0416 or e-mail dlnr.sp.wailoacenter@hawaii.gov
or check the Wailoa Art Center website for hours of operation
