Aloha

Aloha, and E komo mai! (meaning “welcome” in Hawaiian).

You have found the very start of my blog. I’m usually a private person, so I am here to stretch myself into sharing the process behind the things I create.

In the spirit of sharing, here are facts about me that sound fake but are true.

Self portrait created on the big island of Hawaii entitled “Kalai” (to carve, to shape)

I can’t taste bitter. At all. I have no idea what it really is. I love “bitter” things like unsweetened chocolate, coffee and tea. Or even burnt toast.

I still have my best friend from the second grade. When my teacher asked if I had a friend I wanted to take a picture with, I had 0 friends to choose from. I decided Amanda should be my friend and asked her to be in the photo. The plan worked!

I have synesthesia. This is a neurological quirk that happens when I hear a certain sound, I see a corresponding color. It’s more like a dream than normal color. Certain words will look pretty or ugly depending on the color and they create for me.

Mahalo for reading!