Flowers of Hawaiʻi Illustration Workshop
Live Aloha Festival @ the Seattle Center
Saturday, September 10 from 9am PDT to 11:30PDT
Aloha!
We are so excited to offer workshops during our time in Seattle. For those of you who are new to the Kākou Collective hui, Aloha! Please feel free to tell us where youʻre from in the comments below and
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About the illustration workshop: Flowers of Hawaiʻi
Throughout this 2.5 hour workshop, we will learn to illustrate various flowers of Hawaii starting with the most basic of shapes, going step by step to a finished product. In total, we hope to cover how to illustrate the following:
Puakenikeni
Pikake
Loke
Pakalana
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Pāʻū o Hiʻiaka
Bird of Paradise
Anthurium
In addition to learning how to illustrate different flowers, we hope to cultivate a space in which we can have meaningful conversation about flowers found in Hawaiʻi - which flowers are introduced, native, and endemic to the islands.
We will also be ending the workshop with a fun make and take project where we will create a card and gift tag. Iʻm a firm believer that art is meant to be shared and enjoyed, so we hope that perhaps you will create something youʻre proud of and would love to share with someone special.
FAQs
How do I sign up for the workshop?
Do I need to bring any tools?
- All tools will be provided but if youʻd love to bring your own tools to create with, we definitely won't stop you (in fact, we might even ask where you get your tools in the Seattle area).
What if Iʻm not really good at drawing? Is this class okay for younger/older artists?
- Absolutely no previous experience is necessary. This workshop is for all levels and ages (preferably children with the ability to follow instructions, and know their basic shapes - the youngest Iʻve ever taught in a workshop was 9 and the oldest was 82!)
Do we get to keep the tools and swag?
- We hope that the tools provided will inspire you to continue creating and exploring the flowers of Hawaiʻi and to be able to tell the difference between what is introduced, native, and endemic to our island home. Swag bags are makana (a gift) from us!
Can we record the workshop?
- At this time, recording of the workshop by attendees is not allowed
Can we make copies of the workbook?
- Duplication of the workbook for personal gain or manufacturing is not allowed (and is super not pono). If youʻd like to learn how to draw flowers from us, hele over to our instagram guides where we have all of our tutorials weʻve ever taught on Instagram saved.
Iʻd like to take the other workshop youʻre offering - is the swag bag and tools the same
- Iʻm a stationery addict myself, so absolutely not. You can expect completely different items in either workshops swag bag just in case youʻd like to spend the day with us and take both workshops.
What's in the swag bag?
- You can expect some Kakou Collective goodies highlighting plants with significance to Hawaiʻi and of course made in Hawaiʻi stationery. I may even find some other local shops to feature in our swag bags!
