Kamokila Village Kauai Ceramic Art Tile

On the south bank of the only navigable river in Hawaiʻi, a recreated village of pili-thatched hales and loʻi kalo terraces holds the shape of how Kauaʻi used to live. The Wailua Valley was the seat of Kauaʻi's chiefs for centuries before Kamehameha unified the islands. The site is family-held, kept by descendants of those who lived on this stretch of the river. Outrigger canoes rest at the bank. The walk between the houses is quiet, a working ahupuaʻa slowed almost to stillness.

Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.