A design of contrasting red and blue acrylic painted handmade papers set on a background of a large piece of handmade paper.

Dyed the large background paper dark grey to simulate the look of hardened lava. The red and blue papers represent Pele, goddess of fire, and her sister, Namakaukaha'i goddess of the sea.

Their complicated relationship is what creates the land that makes up the Hawaiian islands. Besides telling a story I also wanted the piece to show the versatility of paper. The three separate paper colors all have slightly different techniques to achieve the final look and feel.