Hōnaunau
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Object number5727
TitleHōnaunau
CreatorLynn Martin Graton
Descriptionovershot weave with Sashiko embroidery
Date2020
Material510-weaving
Current locationDLIR - Office of Community Services
Dimensions
Image: 75 x 18
Acquired from"Abstract Only, 11th Annual, All Media, Juried Exhibit - annual, juried (August 6 - 26, 2021)
Credit lineState Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Collection
Accompanying textLynn Martin Graton is a sculptor and fiber artist working on Hawai‘i Island. For her work Hōnaunau,she used eight different shades of blue and turquoise cotton thread to weave a pattern called undulating twill, which means the diagonal lines are arched instead of straight. The decorative stitching in black and gold was inspired by sashiko, a traditional Japanese embroidery pattern that was used to make cloth stronger and last longer. Like many of her recent woven artworks, this piece was also inspired by the tradition of Asian meditative scrolls. In addition, Graton explains, “Hōnaunau was inspired by an afternoon visit to the National Historic Park of Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau in October of 2020. The park was closed due to the pandemic but allowed visitors to walk in. It was such a privilege to be one of the only people in such a sacred site. It was a quiet day and I sat behind Hale o Keawe for quite a while, lost in the glimmering shifting colors of the turquoise ocean lapping up against patterns of the pahoehoe lava while schools of yellow tang fluttered by.”