Studio Fresca
REMEMBERING COCO PALMS
MATERIALS: broken bits of plates; salvaged mirror; stainless steel knives; glass gems on recycled cupboard door with sanded grout. SIZE: ~ 28" x 14"
This piece truly is trash and therefore a bit rough — it was created from left over bits of trash I used in other mosaic projects, so I guess you could say it is made of trash from trash, but when I found those particular knives with their shape and crosshatching pattern, they instantly said, "palm trees" to me!
Coco Palms is a famous resort here on the island of Kauai that many locals and visitors remember fondly. Elvis even shot part of one of his movies, "Blue Hawaii", there. I drive by the place every time I go to or from my home here on the island. Although the resort was irreparably damaged during Hurricane Iniki over a decade ago and sits empty in disrepair, it still holds a certain allure to many, not only for the memories but because it sits at a very special place where the mouth of the Wailua River meets the pacific ocean along the "Coconut Coast" of Kauai.
REMEMBERING COCO PALMS
MATERIALS: broken bits of plates; salvaged mirror; stainless steel knives; glass gems on recycled cupboard door with sanded grout. SIZE: ~ 28" x 14"
This piece truly is trash and therefore a bit rough — it was created from left over bits of trash I used in other mosaic projects, so I guess you could say it is made of trash from trash, but when I found those particular knives with their shape and crosshatching pattern, they instantly said, "palm trees" to me!
Coco Palms is a famous resort here on the island of Kauai that many locals and visitors remember fondly. Elvis even shot part of one of his movies, "Blue Hawaii", there. I drive by the place every time I go to or from my home here on the island. Although the resort was irreparably damaged during Hurricane Iniki over a decade ago and sits empty in disrepair, it still holds a certain allure to many, not only for the memories but because it sits at a very special place where the mouth of the Wailua River meets the pacific ocean along the "Coconut Coast" of Kauai.