Paintings!

Aloha Everyone!

I know I've been a MIA for the past week but I'm back and I would like to tell you all about some new things going on for Pua'a Nui.

First, I've decided to sale some of my paintings through Pua'a Nui. I've never sold paintings online before so this is a new learning experience for me and I'll keep you all updated on how it goes. I'm starting out with small paintings 8"x10" for hopefully ease of shipping. Once I've figured out all the ins and outs of shipping paintings I'll let you all know how I ship them and I'll probably move up to larger things for sale as well! I know, exciting right?! If any of you have any pointers on shipping paintings I'd love to hear them!

I've been thinking about making prints of my pieces.  What do you think about the idea? Would you buy prints of my pieces? If you have suggestions on good printing methods and such I'd love to hear those too!

Here are some pics of the paintings I have up in my store now!

Fish Playing in the Waves

Ti Leaf

I hope you enjoyed reading my blog and taking a look at my new paintings! Click on their titles to go to their pages in Pua'a Nui!

Aloha!

 

Heather

Pua'a Nui Shop 

Pua'a Nui Facebook 

What a GREAT day!

Today was fantastic! Lono and I started the day by stopping at Edible Arrangements for our free Daisy Pop (pineapple dipped in chocolate) that we got from a eat healthier promo they were doing on FB! Oh my chocolate dipped pineapple goodness! Those things were fantastic! The right amount of tart, sweet, savory and the best way to start the day I have to say!

Next stop was one of the bead shops near the house. I had called previously to see if they had something in stock that I needed and I don't think the woman on the phone understood what I said because she said "Yes, we have it. It's $10." But when I got there they didn't have it. Luckily we didn't have to travel far to that shop.

So, we headed up to Auburn to Altemont which is one of my favorite bead shops locally. I bought some new pliers that will make my world of bending wire easier. Some chain and some wire. I was also pleasantly surprised when I got the the checkout counter and the woman said "Pick one!" and handed me a bucket to pick a piece of paper out of! I got 45% off of the price of my pliers! YEAH!!

We cruised around Old Town Auburn for a bit and then decided to get home so I could get workin' on things to show you all in my store.

The following pictures are showing off the new things that I made! I also started a new line in my store called the "Kai" collection! They are all shells found by a dear friend of mine in Hawai'i.

 Orange Clam Shell Earrings

Orange Clam Shell Necklace

 Light Orange and White Clam Shell Earrings

Light Orange and White Clam Shell Necklace (this one is SOLD already!)

I have to say it was a highly productive and wonderful day! I hope you all had just as an amazing day as I did!

Stay awesome!

Mahalo for reading!

-Heather

Pua'a Nui Shop

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Wish Me Luck!

Today was a VERY eventful and productive day! Days like today make me happy to be an artist.

I finished and faxed in my application for the art walk. I hate telling people these kinds of things 'cause I feel like I'm going to jinx them. But, I feel like I need to start letting those jinxing feelings go and let my friends cheer me one and wish me good luck! 'Cause when you're an artist you can use all the luck you can get! Plus, I really do love sharing the new, exciting, and sometimes nerve racking things that are happening in my life.

I got to spend time with a wonderful friend taking photos for our online stores of our jewelry. She makes some sweet things!

Later on in the day after some shopping at the local art store for some fun new canvas I decided to see how my big cartel shop was doin. So, I logged in to look at my stats. For some reason, unknown to me know, my shop was getting lots and lots of lookers! I wish I knew why I was getting so many views during that time of the day! I would have loved to know if someone mentioned me in a blog or if a friend mentioned me to their friends. I suppose the mystery is part of the fun!

After that excitement, I did some online shopping for some jewelry supplies! I can't wait to get them and make more things for you all to see! Oh, and while I was at said local art store today I had an epiphany for something new to put in the store! You'll just have to wait in anticipation for me to reveal what it is!

Mahalo for reading! Be awesome!

-Heather
Pua'a Nui Store
Pua'a Nui Facebook

I eat, I paint, and I try not to eat my paints.

My Name is Heather Scott. I eat, I paint, and I try not to eat my paints.

I'm feeling much better since my last post. Thanks for asking. So well, actually, that not only was I up till 3am this morning working on a painting but I also baked the most amazing apple pie I've ever eaten in my LIFE.

That flower painting I'm working on is coming along. Layer by layer. It's an oil painting so it's a slow process of layers and letting it dry. Here's another couple of photos of it's progress and a photo showing me actually painting:

I got a bag of green apples and decided that apple pie was the best idea for them. I found a recipe online and tried my hand at making home made apple pie. I have to admit that there have been other failed attempts in apple pie making. There are many ways to go wrong with it, wrong apples, mushy crust, etc. This time though Apple Pie Crust Amazingness was produced. Unfortunately, there aren't any photos of it because, well, it was just too good to take photos of it before it was devoured. I found that the secret to crispy crust. 2tbsp of milk brushed on top of the pie with 2tbsp of sugar and 1tsp cinnamon mixed together and sprinkled on top of the milk that was just brushed on. Then baking at 425 for 10 mins and then 325 for an hour. Perfect pie crust.

Mahalo for reading!

-Heather
PuaaNui Shop
PuaaNui Facebook

This is What Happens...

When I get a cold...

Lono suffers the consequences of me not being well enough to work in the studio.

I hope I'll be feeling well enough tomorrow to write something a bit more thought provoking. Be well!

Aloha,
-Heather
Pua'a Nui
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August Auburn Art Walk

On Thursday, Lono and I went on the Auburn Art walk here in California. I love going on art walks because it helps me see how diverse artists can be in an area and most of the time they inspire me to go home and make things.

I was inspired by an older gentleman who usually paints Native American inspired murals. He had a GIANT painting which he said was a detail of a greater mural that he did. The largest of his pieces that he had in the gallery was about 12 feet by 28 feet. The thing was massive! He said that he works with acrylic with lots and lots of layers. I found this to be incredible because acrylic and I have a love/hate relationship. It was funny though because while we were talking I told him this and I told him that I do a lot of oil paintings and he said he has the opposite problem that I do.

We moved on to other galleries and I noticed a lot of the galleries had the same artists that I saw last year with a lot of the same art. I don't mind when artists show the same art sometimes but when it's been a year since I've seen their art I kind of expect to see some new things.

I did ask how to become a featured artist for next year, as there is only one more Auburn Art walk this year. So, let's hope that I'll be in one of those spaces bringing something a little new and fresh to the scene!

One of the other things that deserves mention is the food at the galleries. I know, I know, I'm supposed to be talking more about art. But, when you have a show or opening of a show the food is almost as important. Food helps to keep people in your space looking at your work and mingling. Some of the deliciousness that deserves recognition at the art walk was: white and dark chocolate drizzled strawberries, these amazing cupcakes that were white cake and strawberry creme filled, shrimp cocktail, lime and mint flavored water, and those ham and cheese deli wraps cut into slices.

If you are interested in attending the next Auburn Art Walk the final one this year is on October 14th from 6pm-9pm! Hope to see you there!

Mahalo for reading!

-Heather
Pua'a Nui
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Pua'a Nui & My Inspiration...

I get asked a lot why I chose "Pua'a Nui" as my shop name and why a lot of my pieces are tropical themed. I chose Pua'a Nui because I found the Pua'a, Hawaiian boar, to be fascinating when I lived in Hawai'i. There are many legends of Kamapua'a and I think that the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is a beautiful fish. Nui can mean big, large or great in Hawaiian and I would really love my art to become a big deal.

As for the tropical theme in my art and my shop, I have pretty much always been enamored with Hawai'i. I blame it on the fact that my Mom and Dad took a trip to Hawai'i when I was in my Mother's belly. When I was little, people would ask me where my favorite place in the world was and I would reply, "Hawai'i." Even though I had never been there. My first visit to Hawai'i was for my sixteenth birthday to visit my Aunt on Kauai. I could not have asked for a better sixteenth birthday than that.

Going to college in Hawai'i fueled my passion for the place. I would spend hours and hours gazing at the ocean and snorkeling. I loved to observe the fish, and being an artist it was so visually stimulating to see all the different colors of fish that are in the ocean! The hiking is just as interesting as swimming in the ocean. The plants, flowers, birds, and waterfalls there are so different from where I grew up that I couldn't help but be excited about it all. It would have been very difficult for me not to have been inspired by all the beauty around me.

In most everything I create I love to combine the bright colors and textures that I was inspired by in Hawai'i. In a lot of the descriptions of my pieces I like to tell you all what it was that the piece either reminds me of or what I was inspired by to create the piece.

I wonder if other people see the same things or if the pieces remind them of something in their own lives. Please feel free to share if any of my pieces remind you of things in your life!

Oh and I started a new oil painting today! Here's a pic of it so far:

Mahalo for reading!

-Heather
Pua'a Nui
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Why I am an Artist.

I have encountered many people in my life who have asked me the following question: "Why did you decide to become an artist?"

A lot of the time I tell people, "I became an artist because it is what makes me happy and comes naturally to me." I'm not sure how many of these people understand it. So, I suppose I'll elaborate a bit on it tonight.

As soon as I could hold a crayon in my hand I was drawing and creating. When I was in elementary school I was able to draw many of the Disney characters by hand. In the first grade I won first place in my class for a watercolor I created. This piece is still at my parents house but maybe one of these days I'll post a photo of it here for you all to see.

In high school, I took every art class I could. We even had a summer art class that was for "gifted art students" instead of for students that failed art. I went to Colfax high school in Colfax, CA. My art teacher, Mr. Coverston, encouraged students to try new mediums and he taught the basics from spheres to landscapes and portraits. While in high school I entered the CA state fair where I earned 2nd place for the first watercolor I had ever attempted.

Then came college and I got a little discombobulated. I let other people's parents get into my head instead of listening to my own parents who wholeheartedly told me to follow my passion as an artist. I changed my major from art to business to e-business to international business and finally my Mom told me on the phone, "YOU are miserable in just your business classes. Go take a painting class, it's what you love."

After I fell back in love with my art again, my Mom told me that it was okay that I took all those other classes because, "College is where you figure out what you don't want to do in addition to what you do want to do."

I ended up changing my major from international business back to Studio Art and I am so happy that I did.

Art is just one of those things that runs through my veins, pours out of my personality, and it melts out of my fingertips into every piece I work on.

Mahalo for reading!

-Heather
Pua'a Nui Shop
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A little about me

Aloha!

My name is Heather Scott. I am an artist and owner of the store Pua'a Nui where you can purchase my creations. I am proficient in many mediums. A few of the mediums that I love to create with are paint, clay, and metal (including casting). I lived on the island of O'ahu in Hawai'i for five years studying at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. I am a proud alumnus with my BA in Studio Art with a minor in Business. Currently, I live in sunny California, the state that I grew up in, and am continuing my pursuits of being a professional artist.

I will update this blog periodically with news of what I'm up to, ideas, and inspirations. I also have a Facebook page that you can "like" and get updates more often: facebook.com/PuaaNui

Please check out my store at: PuaaNui.bigcartel.com

Mahalo for reading!

Heather Scott