Posted on: Sunday, December 14, 2003
Creations for a cause
By Zenaida Serrano Espanol
Advertiser Staff Writer
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| 'Hawaiian Memories'
Artist: Ira Ono of Volcano, Big Island, made a collage using various Hawaiian images, reproductions of Hawaiian postage stamps from the 1840s. |
'Hawaiian Christmas'
Artist: Hank Taufaasau of Manoa owns Hanks Café Honolulu, where several of his oil paintings are on display. |
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| 'Kukui'
Artist: Sculptor Mark Chai of Kailua specializes in lamps, some of which have been used in MTV's "The Real World Hawai'i." |
'Hoku O Ke Kai'
Artist: Yvonne Manipon of Hawai'i Kai works part-time at The Contemporary Museum and the Academy Art Center at Linekona. |
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| 'Wonderment of Christmas'
Artist: Patricia Greene of Nu'uanu created an ornament that adorned the 1998 White House Christmas tree. |
'Sparkle Kiss' and 'Silver Sweet'
Artist: Mixed-media |
The Christmas Fund money helps the needy, such as a single mother who wants a bed for her toddler daughter or an immigrant family in need of diapers, a table and bus pass. Donations to the Academy Art Center will support, among other things, art-education programs and things like family programming, children's exhibitions, supplies and scholarships.
The artists' imagination and originality have led to the creation of miniature masterpieces — ornaments of all shapes, sizes, colors and mediums. From a Chinese lamp-inspired globe to a Hawaiian nativity scene done in oils, the pieces are as diverse as the artists themselves.
Something for everyone, with great causes to feel good about getting the bidding started.
The bidding begins today and runs through midnight Dec. 21. Place a bid for your favorite ornament. The ornaments will be on display the entire week, as will the latest bids and brief profiles of each artist behind the work.
Bidding starts at $10 for each piece, but we're telling you now that pieces of work by our group of artists typically range from $35 into the thousands of dollars.
Bid once, bid twice, bid again and again. Add the Web site to your favorites list and follow the action daily or hourly.
Top bidders not only get an ornament to remember, they'll also be donating to charity. Winners will be notified Dec. 22. And if you're not the highest bidder, you can still make a donation.
For a better look at ornaments, the artists' inspiration behind their work and to make a bid on your favorite(s):
- 'Hawaiian Memories'
- 'Hawaiian Christmas'
- 'Kukui'
- 'Hoku O Ke Kai'
- 'Wonderment of Christmas'
- 'Sparkle Kiss' and 'Silver Sweet'
Reach Zenaida Serrano Espanol at zespanol@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-8174.
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| To make a donation ...
• The Honolulu Advertiser Christmas Fund: Advertiser Christmas Fund donations have topped $100,000 the past three years, with $139,923 in donations received in 2002. The donations are used by Helping Hands Hawai'i, an Aloha United Way agency, to assist those who need immediate help with rent, utilities, food or tuition. Checks made payable to "The Advertiser Christmas Fund" should be mailed to Helping Hands Hawai'i, P.O. Box 17780, Honolulu, HI 96817. Monetary donations may be dropped off at any First Hawaiian Bank branch. Anyone wishing to donate goods instead of money can do so at the Community Clearinghouse at 2100 N. Nimitz Highway, near Pu'uhale Road. For details, call 440-3804. • The Academy Art Center at Linekona: The Academy Art Center is part of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, which has an annual budget of around $8 million. About half the budget is covered through endowments and other designated sources, while the rest is raised annually. Fund-raising proceeds support the art museum's permanent collection, special exhibitions, arts education programs for children and adults, and maintenance of its historic buildings. Call 532-8741. |
