Hawaiʻi artists showcase showstopping woodwork in Waimea

Hawaiʻi Wood Guild’s 39th annual Invitational Masters Show is on exhibit at Isaacs Art Center at Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy through the end of February.

This year’s exhibition includes pieces by noted island artisans Tai Lake, Michael Felig, David Gomes, Michael Patrick Smith, Greg Pontius, David and Doni Reisland, Scott Hare, Paul Schürch, Mats Fogelvik, Alex Franceschini, Nicole Gomes, Scott Zuziak, Duane Millers, Jr., Marcus Castaing, Tom O’Connor, John Mydock, Robert Woodward, Kelly Dunn, Piergiorgio (Peter) Barbarich, Jimmy Wray, Llosh Winne, and Leslie Pedersen.

The Hawaiʻi Wood Guild is featuring turned and carved bowls, platters, demi-lune tables, and furniture accented with intricate designs in marquetry, pyrography, and careful bookmatching of beautiful.

Locally-sourced curly koa, mango, milo, and pheasant wood, along with old-growth fir, western red cedar, mahogany, Norfolk, and Cook pines are among the woods highlighted.

“We are looking forward to another extraordinary Hawaiʻi Wood Guild show,” said Mollie Hustace, the Isaacs Art Center director. “We are thrilled to have so many noted artists participating with 60 exquisite works on display, and we invite everyone to enjoy this spectacular exhibit.”

The exhibit is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, with appointments welcomed until Feb. 28 and extended viewing possible through March.

Along with the Wood Guild’s annual masters show, Isaacs Art Center, located at 65-1268 Kawaihae Road in Waimea, has hosted the Wood Guild’s annual masters show since 2009.

Ongoing exhibitions are featured on the gallery’s Instagram and Facebook pages for those who cannot visit.

Call the gallery at 808-885-5884 for more information.