* Thanks to all who attended, "La Sirena" on Sat. the show runs til end of July!

Susan Wickstrand & Jeff Divine Collaborative Oil, Collage, and Encaustic, "ALOHA SUNN", 2010, 12" x 12"
Susan Wickstrand & Jeff Divine Collaborative Oil, Collage, and Encaustic, "UNDER BLUE MOON I SAW YOU, (Pua Pili Kai, beachside blossom), 16" x 20"
Susan Wickstrand & Jeff Divine Collaborative Oil, Collage, and Encaustic, "3 SUNNS, HUI 'OLELO ME KUKU, (talking with Grandma), 2010, 18" x 18"
Susan Wickstrand & Jeff Divine Collaborative Oil, Collage, and Encaustic, "QUEEN'S CATCH", 16" x 20"
Susan Wickstrand & Jeff Divine Collaborative Oil, Collage, and Encaustic, "A QUEEN & A KING", 2010, 11" x 14"
Susan Wickstrand & Jeff Divine Collaborative Oil, Collage, and Encaustic, "LOVE IS LIKE THE OCEAN, KOHU MOANA", 12" x 12"
Installation shot of Susan Wickstrand's work currently on display at Green Flash Gallery.
Cruise by Green Flash Gallery & share in the stoke. Above are a few shots of some very special oil, collage & encaustic collaborative artwork I created with Jeff Divine on Rell Sunn just for the show. Enjoy.

A Divine Day...

Master Photographer, Jeff Divine & Artist Susan Wickstrand after we signed the Rell Sunn collaborative collages.
Jeff holding, "A King & A Queen"; Collaborative Collage with Divine/Wickstrand
Jeff Divine's autograph on back to seal the deal...
Jeff thumb stamp signing above a picture of him in the artwork, "A Queen's Catch", classic.
Jeff & Susan at The Surfer's Journal discussing the new Rell Sunn creations...
Jeff & Susan holding up, "A Queen's Catch" collaborative collage...

Some days magic happens. Today was such a day & I embrace it. I completed a series of collaborative collages with Jeff Divine for an upcoming show this Saturday. This a.m. as I packed up the car with the artworks to show the Master Photographer I was a bit nervous. What if he didn't like what I had created with his gorgeous images? Gulp. What if he refused to sign the artworks with me? What was I thinking to ask someone of his caliber to collaborate? These are the things going through my brain this a.m. However, things went great with Art Brewer so suck it up, face the fear and move on. Fortunately, to my delight Jeff was very pleased & I left stoked after showing the master my craft. Signatures & thumb stamps accomplished, now to wax all the artworks before Friday. All is well & I will slumber more sweetly this evening...enjoy a few snaps from my journey today at The Surfer's Journal...thank you Jeff & we thank you Rell Sunn for the amazing inspiration to many. Mahalos ~ Susan
* A special thank you to Jan Sunn-Carreira for meeting with me and discussing the images in advance of creating the artworks and help with translating text into Hawaiian for titles of artworks. Many Mahalos Jan you are a lovely lady inside & out.

All Women's Exhibition, "La Sirena/the Mermaid" Sat. July 17th, Green Flash Gallery, Cardiff, Sponsored by Roxy

Divine/Wickstrand Collaborative collage in the works above, "Queens Catch" (detail) above.
* SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK: Susan Wickstrand's collaborative work in progress with Jeff Divine; "3 Sunns, 'Hui 'olelo me Kuku' (talking with Grandma)". The two central images of Jan Sunn-Carreira (on left, Rell's only child) and Rell Sun (on the right in white sarong) were both shot by Jeff Divine while they were in Tahiti. Rell Sunn's granddaughter, Kamalani is towards the bottom "talking" to a sea turtle/grandma shot in Makaha by Jan. Come see this work completed (still needs paint and wax) and many others on Saturday. *


I have the honor of collaborating with famed photographer Jeff Divine and some of his stunning images on the "Queen of Makaha", Rell Sunn. I've met with her lovely daughter, Jan and enjoyed learning more about her remarkable mother, Rell. Stay tuned for pictures of these one of a kind original collages, may they express & share a sliver of the vast Aloha from Rell's heart. Thank you Jeff Divine & Jan Sunn-Carreira for the aloha you have both shown me.