Kauai Society of Artists artist Rose Seaquill said she missed the recent workshop on marine debris.
The absence did not prevent her from getting two pieces entered into the Kauai Society of Artists 2019 Spring Show that opened Saturday at the KSA gallery at Kukui Grove Center.
“I love hiking the beach,” Seaquill said. “I gather things like driftwood that flow down from the mountains, and pieces of coral from the sea. I love to create things from them. I spoke with Milicent Cummings about her Love Letters, and she agreed I could do Love Notes.”
The result is a combination of both driftwood and coral done in Love, Love, Love.
“Love, Love, Love Solves Animosity,” Seaquill said. “Love, Love, Love is (the) Highest Vibrancy.”
Her series is part of the showing that is open daily from noon to 6 p.m., and from noon to 9 p.m. on Fridays.
A closing reception is scheduled for Friday, April 26, from 5 to 8 p.m., where awards will be presented to artists, including a People’s Choice Award.
Helen Turner and Jeff Iglesia of Easy Living Jazz will provide entertainment for the evening of pupu and refreshments.
Leonard Courchesne did not have the dollar to register his People’s Choice ballot, but did have time to check on his pair of surfboards turned into art.
“These boards have outlasted their lives on the water,” Courchesne said. “In many cases, you can just pick them up real cheap, or in the case of ‘Another Day in Paradise,’ I was gifted the board by Mary Bea Porter King. Now that they’ve outlived their time on the water, the only thing left is to hang them on the wall.”
The show includes a number of artists putting up pieces created from marine debris, or as artist Monika Mira describes them, “ocean plastics.” These provide a preview of the upcoming “Washed Up” show where all artwork must consist of 50 percent or more of manmade marine debris.
Entries for the “Washed Up” show will be accepted on Saturday, June 1, for the exhibit that runs from June 8 through 22 at the KSA gallery.
The marine debris pieces also serve to tie in with the Earth Day celebration being hosted by Kukui Grove on Saturday, April 20, starting at noon.
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
