Volcano Art Center Featured Artists: Fiber Arts

Charlene Asato became interested in bookbinding 25 years ago while learning calligraphy in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 2003 […]

Phan was born in a Catholic Village north of Hanoi, and went south with her family at the time of […]

Born on the island of Hawaii, Joan Shipman Blackshear has an island family history dating back four generations. The seeds […]

Kumu Hula Micah Kamohoaliʻi is the Cultural Director for the Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Association and is an accomplished and a […]

Ione was born in Hilo and raised in Menlo Park, CA. She graduated from San Jose State University with a […]

Self-taught artist Mika McCann has explored fiber arts since she was a child. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Mika […]

Laura moved here permanently in 2001. Self-taught, her early influences were the textiles and scents of Hawaii. Her work is […]

These lei po`o (hatbands) and kupe`e (scrunchies) are based on the traditional Hawaiian haku. Each one is made of pellon, […]

Transplanted to Hawai`i in 1989, Rachel established a palm frond basket business, selling baskets at art galleries and craft shows […]