Living Art Gallery is located on the main street of Hawi at 55-3435 Akoni Pule Highway, and is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 889-0739 or visit livingartsgallery.net. SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY ADVERTISING
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The Living Arts Gallery, an artists collective in Hawi, is hosting a monthlong show in February, featuring watercolors by member artist Maggie Frohmader.
Frohmader said she has long been fascinated by the historic architecture from the sugar cane era found in Hawi and Kapaau, and the way behavior and mental well-being is shaped by the structures people inhabit.
A primitive symbolist, her watercolors and drawings capture an innocence and playful perception of the plantation era buildings. This installation of her latest works features watercolor paintings of the buildings of North Kohala as they have been evolving in the last 15 years, complemented by charcoal portraits of people from the community by Mary Carol Letzring.
Frohmader is a graduate of the Cornish School of Allied Arts in Seattle with a bachelor of arts degree in art education from Glassboro College, N.J. She has taught art to children through mixed-media involving theater production. She is also known for creating replicas of Kohala landmarks in miniature form as dollhouses and dioramas. Her 3-D work also includes creating soft doll sculptures to represent the residents.
Letzring has always had a natural talent for drawing people and it’s a treat to watch her quickly sketch a live charcoal portrait and capture a likeness of a person seated nearby. She is passionate about making art a priority in her life, she said.
The community is invited to a discussion with the artist, architects and visionaries at a talk story and reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the gallery.
Living Art Gallery is located on the main street of Hawi at 55-3435 Akoni Pule Highway, and is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 889-0739 or visit livingartsgallery.net.
