Aloha! 🌈🌺
I had privilege to collaborate with Hawaii's toy company Keiki Kaukau, and illustrate "Hale Laureʻa: Pop-Up Dollhouse" inspired by mid-century plantation homes in Hawai'i🏝 The book will open up to 4 rooms: lanai, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
I hope keiki will look for many little ethnic items of Old Hawai'i, I illustrated with great details and love and hid under flaps.
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| Hale Laureʻa: Pop-Up Dollhouse |
To celebrate National Coloring Book Day (7/2), I made a free coloring sheet of friendly Hawaiian ocean critters for your keiki, to learn Hawaiian colors. You can print it to regular 8-1/2" x 11" copy paper, cut the straight line, and fold in dotted lines to make a little coloring book of your own😊
Happy coloring, and have a beautiful day!
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| Hawaiian Colors |
Hello June!
A new baby board book I wrote and illustrated have been just published and available in store in Hawai'i.
It's about Hawaii's animal sounds, diversity and togetherness with harmony.
I created this book from the viewpoint of our grand-daughter Eden who lives in the farm with lots of animal sounds, and dedicated for her😊
I love walking in Hawaiian rainforest! How blessing it is that we live in this special place surrounded with God's beauty! To celebrate February - Hawaiian Language Month, Mahina 'Olelo Hawai'i, I made a free coloring sheet of endangered species for your keiki, to learn Hawaiian colors. I might make more sheets to feature more colors later. Happy coloring, and have a beautiful day!
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| Hawaiian Rainforest Colors |
I am so happy to share with you my new paperdoll books I illustrated: Flower Fairies Volume 1 & 2.
Volume 1 is Spring/Summer flowers and Volume 2 is Autumn/Winter/Wild Flowers. Here are some pictures of Vol.2 to celebrate our cooler weather right now. These books are so special to me, as I initially started so many years ago and just recently completed. Though I live in Hawai'i, I love all sorts of flowers and these flowers are culminations of so many things I love: flowers, nature, paper dolls, charming Victorian time. So thankful for publisher Jenny Taliadors and editor/designer Julie Allen Matthews. Both books are available paperdollreview.com
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| available at paperdollreview |
I selected plants and animals from Bible to color, with scriptures from Book of Psalms. It is available from amazon.co.jp and from gospelshop.jp
It's time to back to school! I illustrated the second activity book for Keiki Heroes: Let's Stay Healthy Together!. This free activity book contains the information about how the vaccine work in our body and safety for children to understand. It's free download at keikiheroes.org or available at various locations, including Hawai'i Public Library.
It's been a while to make a free coloring page, I made a hibiscus page this time. There are so many colors and shapes of hibiscus around me, and they are all so beautiful and cheerful! So I hope you can go ahead to color them in any colors you want, you can make them energetic or delicate however suits your liking🌺
I hopenapule nani, have a beautiful weekend!☀️
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Hibiscus |
Aloha December!
As our morning feels a bit chill in he island and see small snow cap on the top of Mauna Kea, we know itʻs this time of year and feel so happy and blessed! 🎄
Though this Christmas will be different, and not all of us will see the family because of pandemic, I want to continue remembering Him and praising Him for all what He has done for us and all His blessings this Christmas season.
"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you," Psalm 55:22
I've been participating to illustrate for Keiki Heroes Project that to help children during covid. I received my artist samples this week. This 16-page free activity book and other free activity sheets are downloadable from keikiheroes.org or available at Hawai'i Public Library.
Happy Aloha Friday and weekend!
