Small Canvases, Big Joy: introducing my first ACEO collection
introducing my first aceo collection — art cards, editions and originals, just 2.5 x 3.5 inches. after months of larger, labor intensive pieces, these tiny originals are my creative exhale: low pressure, playful, and full of new ideas I'm excited to explore.
Thresholds Comes Home: The Collection Is Now Available
The Thresholds collection has come home from Center for the Arts Kayenta — and now it's available for the first time outside the gallery. Ten original mixed-media paintings featuring fiber optic lighting, preserved botanicals, and resin, ready to find their next home in St. George, Las Vegas, California, or Hawaii. Ships nationwide, or come see them glow in person at the studio.
An Artist Talk on Thresholds, Fiber Optic Art, and the Space Between Who We Were and Who We're Becoming
On June 19th, Utah fiber optic artist Addison Kanoelani took the stage at the Center for the Arts Kayenta and instead of explaining her work, she set up two chairs and said nothing. This is what happened next.
Behind Body of Starlight: The Piece That Anchors Everything
Every collection has a piece that anchors everything else. The one that came first, or went deepest, or carried the most. For Thresholds, that piece is Body of Starlight.
Thresholds (my solo exhibition) is Open!
Installation day was eight hours. People showed up, conversations happened, and then someone suggested we turn down the gallery lights. That's when everything changed. Here's what opening night looked like — and how to see Thresholds the way it actually wants to be seen.
How I Grow the Flowers That Go Into My Paintings
I grow tropical flowers — hibiscus, orchids, plumerias my husband tends obsessively — in pots on our desert patio. Most of what ends up in my paintings started in my own garden. Here's what that process actually looks like.
Making Art in the Desert: How Southern Utah Shapes My Work
Millions of years ago, the American Southwest was covered by an ancient inland sea. I'm Hawaiian, ocean-rooted, and I've always felt strangely at home in this desert. I think I'm starting to understand why — and it's in every layer of my paintings.
How to Choose Art for a Luxury Home
Interior designers and luxury homeowners share one challenge: finding art that elevates a space. Here's how to think about choosing original artwork that actually belongs in the room.
What Happens Inside a Resin Pour: A Mixed Media Artist's Process
Let me walk you through a resin pour from the beginning.
Go behind the scenes of a luxury mixed media resin pour — how artist Addison Kanoelani layers crystals, botanicals, and mica to create one-of-a-kind originals.
