Wednesday, October 12, 2011

THE TALANOA SERIES


As part of keeping our traditions and culture alive, we invite you to come and enjoy an evening of learning and a great way to expose our children to knowledge that aren't being taught in our schools and many homes today about our roots. We thank our friends from the Hawaiian Cultural Center in Midvale, UT, the Tupulaga Talavou Samoan Language Initiative and H.Y.P.E. Movement for making it possible. We hope to see you there!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

BACK TO THE GOLDEN STATE


It has been a wonderful journey as I have been lead by divine inspirations to share my talents. Through constant communication, I find myself back to the beautiful state of California. I have had an awesome week being exposed to the Team Uso vision and the full operations of what brought me here four months ago. It was then that I was commissioned by Andre Tua'au of Ohana Wellness Center (OWC) located in Carson, CA to paint one of my artworks on a wall in their facility.

OWC is a trusted, natural, and alternative healthcare facility. They offer a full range of services, including chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, physical therapy, massage therapy, and general medicine. Under one roof, they've incorporated innovative scientific research, alternative health therapies, state-of-the-art technology, and conventional medicine into a customized treatment plan that will bring balance, longevity, and well-being into our lives.

With the stars in alignment and miracles happening, I find myself back with, now a great friend, Andre to further his vision on Ohana. OWC has been in the process of rebranding their identity and have been unveiling their new logo and identity. Ohana's facility is top-notch and needed an identity to parallel their state-of-art business. Below is the finalized logo.

The logo is self-explanatory. The icon consists of a family of sea turtles unified with strength. They are swimming in an upward-right motion to depict a constant growth and moving forward. The colors represent the serenity of the ocean. The new logo plays a lot on the real life of its facility. The staff are amazing and the true spirit of aloha definitely dwells within.

As I prepare to continue my journey back home, I am sad to leave a place of refuge, a place where I've come to call my "home away from home." I have reconnected with friends that have become my ohana, my aiga (Samoan for family). This is where I want to be. To my family, may we reunite again. May our paths cross again. Until then...peace.