Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui New Weaver Scholarship
Following our mission to encourage and promote excellence in handweaving, Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui sponsors an annual New Weaver Scholarship in the amount of $500 for someone who has learned to weave in the previous two years. We solicit applications widely from weavers throughout our state who can demonstrate their commitment to learning to weave, and who will continue their learning through classes offered in various workshops and schools, such as (but not limited to) the University of Hawaiʻi Fiber Program and Lab School, and the Honolulu Museum of Art School.
Recent Scholarship Recipients
2020 Joelle Dubois "Aloha! I learned to weave in April of 2019, taking classes in Washington with the Kitsap Weaving Guild, then attended the Double Weave workshop in Volcano this January. As a retired engineer, I’m drawn to how weaving is the perfect combination of mechanics, design and artistry. I currently weave on a LeClerc Dorothy (15”) and LeClerc Mira (36”), but hope to advance to an 8-shaft loom in the near future as I would like to experiment with historic drafts for coverlets." Joelle Dubois | 
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2019 Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt "I am a second year graduate student in the MFA program at UH. In my current work, I explore the histories of weaving and contemporary weaving practices of the northern Philippines as a parallel to my studies of the Ilokano language. I spent time in the Ilocos in January, where I was documenting vocabulary, style, and basic techniques. While I haven't taken a formal weaving class, I am learning how to weave from books, YouTube videos, and technical assistance from Mary. By incorporating plant material from my immediate surroundings as well as printed photographs, I speak to the layered experiences of connection to land and ancestors that can be achieved through reclaiming the art and process of weaving." Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt |   |
2018 Kerith Kanna Yawataya "My name is Kerith Kanna Yawataya and I am currently a senior at University Laboratory School. I enjoy weaving because the calming repetition of it allows me to relax. It also allows me to create art pieces that I can decorate on my walls. I learned to weave in Mrs. Franklins’s art class last year. The title of my piece is "Memories of Home". Whenever I look at it, I am reminded of my home in Hawaii and the memories I have here." Kerith Kanna Yawataya |
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Contact Oahu Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui P.O. Box 11808 Honolulu, HI 96828 -1108 hawaiihandweavershui@gmail.com
Big Island hhhbigisland@gmail.com
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