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2021 Art is Life Virtual Festival Vendors

The Art is Life Festival is an annual Fall event featuring local artists, giving the community an opportunity to promote creativity & support the arts. Typically we feature fine art, craft, & food vendors, contests, activities, entertainment, as well as displays & demonstrations.
However, during the ongoing pandemic, we have had to adjust to virtual platforms.

This year, we’re featuring a Big Island Artist on our social media pages every day throughout November to highlight the amazing talent found right in our community and encourage holiday shoppers to purchase locally made holiday gifts.

We’re also announcing our new Growing Artists program, launching in January 2022 - click here to learn more!

  • Jacky Waiau

    Jacky is a self-taught Hawaiian oil painter who believes that “an artist needs to be out in the elements for inspiration and for self balance." Her dreamy landscapes feature fantastical colors and can be purchased by messaging her on social media.

  • Breathing Space Hawaii

    Kate describes herself as a "corporate cog turned artist living the dream on Hawaii's Big Island" where landscapes inspire her vibrant original acrylics.

  • Naby Flutters

    Original acrylic fluid paintings inspired by Nature and created on the Big Island by Sara Naby Kim.

  • Patricia Leo Art

    Self-taught artist Patricia Leo is innovative, original and enchanting. She combines fresh new ideas with traditional techniques used by the masters. Patricia shares with us her vision of a realistic world drenched in a fantasy of her own that is recognizable to us all.

  • Marcia Timboy

    Marcia has an ongoing rich career working in, among, & creating art as a painter & performer. She aspires to tell stories of Hawai'i with her creations, which have been featured in various galleries.

  • Francene Hart

    Francene is a Visionary Artist who celebrates Nature's wisdom by incorporating it with Sacred Geometry. Her travels to Sacred Sites have inspired over 700 pieces, which can now be found around the world.

  • Flowers of Aloha

    Joalene is a Fine Art Photographer and Conceptual Artist, digitally manipulating her photos into paintings (Photo Giclee), and specializing in flowers, landscapes, seascapes - all reflecting the magic and wonder of Hawaii Nei.

  • Kim Art Hawaii

    Inspired by life and nature on the Big Island, using various mediums and techniques (mostly acrylic paints). Recent designs from the "On The Shore Collection" are created by combining a fluidity with acrylic paints, sand, and other mediums.

  • Aloha Rainbow Bridge

    Tamara has loved to paint since she was old enough to hold a brush. Her work is diverse, colorful, & directed by her spiritual path & connection with dolphins. She has illustrated children's books & created joyful murals.

  • Fauna Rose

    Globally-inspired Fauna incorporates sustainable materials into her innovative creations. She uses plant-based dyes for her prints & textiles, sustainably-gathered hardwoods in her jewelry, & eco-friendly dyes on her organic cotton pillows.

  • Pa'ahana

    Heather utilizes an array of media & techniques including ulana lau hala & lei making. Her work seeks to express the sincerity of human nature & the importance of the preservation of Hawaiian culture.

  • Many Dreams for Kahiau

    Sarah brings life back to something that has passed on & otherwise been forgotten about. She also weaves good intentions & blessings into dreamcatchers that hang in homes around the country. She says, "My past inspires me, my culture guides me, & my love for my heritage allows me to create.”

  • Stickman Hawaii

    Photographer Kathleen says every image, hike, and adventure adds meat to her bones - hence the name stickman! She hopes that awareness of Hawaiian birds and other endangered creatures will bring desire and attention to save them from extinction.

  • SeaStrings Design

    Jewelry, suncatchers, macramé, wall hangings, signs, tiles, & more! Barbara creates art from driftwood, seashells, bottles, beads, tiles, plates, feathers, & anything else inspiring!

  • Don Elwing

    Don creates art reminiscent of impressionist paintings by gathering, sorting, & arranging marine debris. Hawaii Wildlife Fund has featured his art - you can inquire about getting your own by messaging him on Instagram.

  • Nizo Natural Precision

    Michael Nizo, originally from Kaua`i, creates Hawaiian-themed laser-cut wood products while helping perpetuate the 'Ōlelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language) by inspiring & motivating individuals in learning the Hawaiian language and sharing Aloha

  • Irmalia

    True Connection is what inspires the organic designs and gorgeous materials artist Irmalia Johnson uses to create stunning jewelry. Copper, gold, or sterling silver accompany shells, gemstones, coral, pearls, stones, or colorful glass beads in beautiful combinations.

  • Emerald Island Jewelry

    Luella puts lab-grown island-shaped opals on sterling silver or 14k gold-filled chains accented with gemstones. Learn more about these ethical alternatives on her site.

  • Salty Creations Hawaii

    Beautiful ocean-inspired jewelry made with Aloha on the Big Island.

  • Makamae Jewelry

    Locally made Hawaiian seashell jewelry.

  • Kehaulani Kreationz

    Inspired because of the love of beach glass & shells, Roxanne started incorporating other materials within her jewelry designs. Then, she expanded to face masks, bags, clutches and other handsewn items - and more!

  • Eclectic Virgo Creations

    A little bit hippie, a little bit rock & roll! Lyla Rozett's one of a kind handmade crystal jewelry is crafted by electroforming, and is inspired by nature and fantasy.

  • Blue Cinder Biologica

    Handmade porcelain jewelry inspired by nature and science.

  • Butterfly Abstracts

    Sydney, a Keaau artist, has worked with silk and dye for over 25 years. Her meticulously rendered silk chiffon scarves are inspired by the colors and patterns of butterfly wings!

  • Faith's Felt

    Faith is a Puna high school student who makes & sells felted figurines & earrings, clay keychains, & printed digital designs. She hopes that all of her unique handmade creations make people happy!

  • Mahina Magic

    Noni skin products made in Hawaii that aim to honor methods passed down from a granddaughter of a kahuna la'au lapa'au.

  • Stoneface Hawaii

    30 years ago, Big Island Artist & Veteran Greg Henkel received a grant to start a business, so he invested in sandblasting equipment & started giving faces to 'ili'ili river stones. Today, you can count on family-owned Stoneface Hawaii to provide high-quality home goods & decor with Hawaiian themes.

  • Blue Cinder Studio

    Big Island artist who has been creating with clay for over 20 years shares his “ cabinet of curiosities and explorations in surface and form.”