Ho'okupu Zine
Earlier this year I began teaching myself how to make hand bound books – they are time consuming to create and often expensive to produce but I have created a number or samples and know that in time the right form and the right group of images will come together to become a beautiful book. When I recently joined a group of local photographers who had committed to creating and selling zines of their work it seems like a wonderful opportunity to create a hybrid book.
The images for Hoʻokupu were printed at a local printer and I hand-stitched them together with a custom cover and added a deckled belly band with a hand stenciled title. There were a few bumps along the road to the final product but in the end it was a joy to create. The photographs are from drawn from Hoʻokupu portfolio which holds a special place in my heart. Ask me sometime and I’ll tell you why that is…
Specifications:
- 5 1/2 inches square
- Monochrome
- 24 pages, hand bound with a belly band closure
- 15 images
- Price $15
Get your copy at the Downtown Art Center in Honolulu’s Chinatown (address and directions below) as part of First Friday on June 2, 2023 from 5:30-8PM.
Only 10 copies of Ho’okupu will be available!5
When I visit certain places in Hawaiʻi it is almost as if I can “feel” the place through the energy of the land, the power of the ocean, and the vastness of the sky. It is not something I can see and it is not awe when presented with the beauty of nature – it is something more – it feels sacred. At Makapuʻu you will often find offerings of gratitude, aloha and respect, known in Hawaiian as hoʻokupu, placed on and around the rocks. It is a beautifully nuanced landscape that draws me back again and again. It is in the spirit of hoʻokupu that I share these images...
The Downtown Art Center is located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza at 1041 Nuuanu Ave., (Second floor), Honolulu, HI 96817
Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark’s Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.