Guided cultural tour is today
Join kumu hula Ryan McCormack for a special guided tour of the Niaulani old growth forest, with a Hawaiian cultural emphasis, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. today (July 26) at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village.
The tour will focus on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history and lifeways as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Topics will include protocol for “asking permission” to enter the forest and gather plant material, traditional knowledge and uses of forest plants and local history and lore from the uniquely Hawaiian perspective.
The tour might include examples of traditional Hawaiian oli (chants) and hula that relate to the forest.
This tour is free and open to the public. It also is a first-time event, and the Volcano Art Center hopes to continue these programs monthly through 2020.
The Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus is located at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road.
Taking the Pamphlet Stitch on a Romp
You don’t need special equipment to make books. You can make wonderful books with most items found throughout your home.
Taught by instructor Charlene Asato, this workshop is an excellent start for those with no bookbinding experience. Those with some experience will expand the possibilities of the pamphlet stitch.
The pamphlet stitch is a versatile binding style and leads to structures named “French doors” and “dos-a-dos.”
Asato avidly pursues book arts, paper arts, photography, calligraphy and doll arts. Her work has been included in many juried shows locally and nationally.
WHEN: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 17
WHERE: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano Village
COST: $35, or $32 for VAC members, plus a $10 supply fee.
TOOLS TO BRING: X-acto knife with fresh #11 blade or similar tool, cutting mat or dense cardboard, metal-edged ruler, pencil, eraser, glue stick, scissors, discarded catalog or magazine for gluing surface. Optional, only if you have on hand: bone folder or non-serrated butter knife, bookbinding awl, colored pencils or markers, watercolor, photographs for collaging, scraps of decorative paper, portable paper trimmer, scoring board, paper punches, rubber stamps.