Kapa in Hawaiian Culture: Lecture, Demo and Workshop with Kumu Ka‘imiloa Chrisman
SAT FEB 28, 9 am - 12 pm
1-session: $40 (includes all materials)
Join Kumu Ka‘imiloa Chrisman for an engaging presentation on the history and unique aspects of kapa (tapa) making in Hawai‘i, including cultural use, the refined wauke (paper mulberry) plant, the complex beaters, and amazing ‘ohe kapala (bamboo stamp) designs. After the presentation, Kumu Ka‘imiloa will do a stamp-printing demo, and participants will have the opportunity to design a stamp* and use it to print a piece of cloth to take home. Participants are welcome to bring a cotton t-shirt or other smooth surface fabric to print from home. An 8"x12" piece of muslin will be provided.
*Note: This is not an ‘ohe kapala carving class. Participants will use MHC materials to design a reusable stamp that can be used to print their design.
Limited to 20 participants.
Open to participants 15 years old and up.
About the practitioner/presenter: B. Ka‘imiloa Chrisman, M.D. spent thirty-one years in Hawai‘i leading a dual life as both physician and cultural practitioner before moving in 2003 with his wife, Kēhau, to Arizona. Another twenty-three years of cultural and artistic study, practice, and teaching in Arizona and Hawai‘i, Kumu Ka‘imiloa exemplifies his Hawaiian name meaning "always seeking."