Art & Sol

You Are Invited To A Delicious Summer Solstice Celebration &  Art Auction To Benefit Mala‘ai.
2-4 pm, Sunday, June 22, 2008
Merriman’s Restaurant & Garden

Our Mala‘ai school garden has become a beautiful, transformative  learning  experience for hundreds of students, families and our entire community.  Please join us in toasting our fledgling roots  while bidding for extraordinary treasures including rare kapa, native  milo umeke, “living” benches and bird houses, stained glass, and originals and giclees by our island’s finest artists.

Tickets: $25 per person includes Merriman’s island creations paired with Alvin Wakayama’s vintage wines and music by  Sonny Lim.  Space limited. Please make your reservations today by making your check payable to Mala’ai, address above, or use the 'Buy Now' button on the left with PayPal or credit card.   More Info: Jan Dean (775-0401)

Marie McDonald
original oil painting, depicting part of the Pele & Hi‘iaka story.
“Pele & Hi’iaka” - Framed
Roen Hufford
Traditional Wauke Kapa – 9 color
(image is a detail, Original is around 4 feet long)
Roen Hufford kapa detail.
Marie McDonald
Traditional Wauke kapa.
Sally Dean, “Tropical Still Life” – Original Acrylic

 Traditional Hawaiian Pigboard – Puako Monkeypod, by Marc Gardner.
Sample of "living" birdhouses, by Malu Lindsey ;  we'll have one for auction, as well as a “Living” Herbal Bench with Roman Chamomile.
Traditional milo umeke, by Solomon Apio
 Anthem of the Sun painting “Anthem Of the Sun” by Bill Walker,
Grateful Dead Album Cover – giclée
"Snowcapped Hawai'i"
19 x 31 giclée on canvas, koa frame
by Harry Wishard
Green Mother, by Mayumi Oda
Artist's Print
26"/17"
Starting bid $350
Ancient Sea, Nautilus by Mayumi Oda
2'/3'
Starting bid $2500
“Pu’uwa’awa’a” Original Oil in “Botanical Footprints” Series - Framed
by Jane Taylor
"Rooster Greets the Sun"
giclée by Dorothea Hyde
  "Basket of Aloha"
Limited edition giclée, matted
by Kathy Long
Stained glass, 25" round, free hanging piece,
by Joe Rivera, Hamakua Art Glass
2 Prints from Hiko'ula Hanapi,
"Haumea" and "Lo'i Kalo"
A Very Large Landscape Bamboo from Quindembo Bamboo Nursery 
  2-hour hot tub and infrared sauna for two (cold plunge included!)
Pacific Naturopathic Retreat Center, Honoka'a
Contact email, 775-0118
4-week dance class for two: Ballroom, west coast swing, or nightclub 2-step
Dr. Michelle Suber at Dancing Till Dawn 
Private Yoga Class for up to 4 people
by Carol Chillingworth
Hawaii Vacation - Waianuhea - A Bed and Breakfast on the Big Island 2-Night Stay in the luxurious “off grid” retreat Waianuhea above the clouds in the Ahualoa forest
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel,
ocean view room for one night
10 gal. potted palm from Peter Palm

Other items:

  • 2 gift certificates  from The Gallery of Great Things
  • Craig Elevitch book, "Pathways to Abundant Gardens:  A Pictorial Guide to Successful Organic Growing"
  • Hamakua Coast Food Basket
  • Photographic Print by John Russell
  • Nutrition Consultation by Vivienne Aronowitz
  • Artist’s Print by Susan Middleton
  • Lucia Clearwater “Wisteria” – Giclee
  • Dinner for 4 at Merriman's
  • Garden Consultation by Ben Discoe: Start or improve an organic garden
  • Denise Janelle, Massage and two detox foot bath treatments
  • Tahitian Black Pearl Necklace set in sterling silver, by Ruth Van Doren
  • Miliana Johnson, Abstract Print
  • Verna Takashima, Traditional Wauke Kapa – “16 x 22” with watermark and native ukiuki (purple) dye
  • Two Hours of Professional Organizing Services, from Senja Antilla of Organize It
  • 60 minute massage and 2 ionic detox footbaths, from Healing Pathways