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The Big Island’s Calley O’Neill is a highly respected, well-known public artist, visionary and prolific designer with a broad range of creative experience.
Journalists have described her as a wayfinder, a force of nature, a positive force, and wise woman; and praised her art as ethno-visionary, dynamic and breathtaking with a crystalline mastery of glaze painting, light and color. Her pioneering art, which spans more than four decades, finds its expression in provocative mixed media paintings, a groundbreaking collaboration with Rama the elephant artist, public murals, stained glass mosaic and relief, and ecological design.
In these her planetary vision is incorporated into ecological fine art that stands on its own merits, and also serves the purpose of nourishing the Earth and all its inhabitants. Her art, design work and dynamic teaching speak to human evolution, transformation, healing, sustainability and restoration on every level.’ Calley’s work derives from her love of nature and humanity, her relentless creativity and experimentation, and her passion to make a difference in the world. Calley’s dream is to help create a future that is better than we can imagine.
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THE ANGEL GAIA
By Calley O’Neill, 1980
Medium: Politec acrylic glaze painting on Gatorfoam panel with handcrafted, gold, and coconut fiber
(a'a niu) frame - Dimensions: 57" by 55.5"
The Story: In Greek mythology, GAIA is known as the Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for "land" is ge or ga). Gaia was an ancient Earth Goddess born from Chaos, the great spacious openness of the Universe.
Scientists James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis developed the Gaia Hypothesis or Gaia Principle in the 1970s ~ an ecological theory that describes the living Earth as a complex, coherent set of interconnected living systems...This network of life forms, their interconnections, and the geophysical world comprise a self-regulating, self-regenerating thin mantle of life known as the Biosphere...They defined Gaia as the totality of Earth's Biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil, which provides biological communications and feedback to optimize and stabilize living conditions on Earth.
THE ANGEL GAIA is a powerful representation of the protection of the Earth by a strong angelic force. This vision may be interpreted as the Care of the Creation, the active love of the people for our home, a deep, sacred, protective presence, or the Oneness of our lives and the Earth.
When I completed this work, intended as the first of four EARTH ANGELS for THE RAMA EXHIBITION, I felt that I had finally succeeded in painting how I feel about life, health, the future, and what is important for our time...The other Earth Angels paintings have not been realized.
THE ANGEL GAIA is a visual prayer for protecting nature through awakening human consciousness and action.
Price: $125,000 for this one-of-a-kind, significant piece. Serious collectors and patrons are invited to explore this unique offering...Please get in touch with Calley O'Neill (808 987-7003)
LA’AMAOMAO ~ THE WIND GODDESS OF HAWAI’I
By Calley O’Neill, 1990
Medium: Politec acrylic glaze painting on Gatorfoam, hand lashed bamboo frame Dimensions: 62” by 46”
The Story: Hawai‘i is a land of many winds, each with its own name, nature, and spirit....According to Hawaiian mythology, all these winds are held within two sacred calabashes...pu Iki (the small calabash), which cradles the soft, gentle breezes that soothe and caress, and Ipu Nui (the large calabash), which contains the strong, invigorating winds that bring renewal and vitality.
La’amaomao, the Wind Goddess of Hawai‘i, offers both the fresh, benevolent breezes that bring blessings and ease, and the powerful winds that clear the air, making way for new beginnings...She restores the natural rhythm of life, bringing effortless flow, harmony, and breath.
This painting embodies that ease and grace...When we rest in our center, the shifting winds of life cannot carry us off course... By grounding ourselves and deep breathing our way through stress and striving, we align with the natural flow of life, becoming pa ‘a, steadfast, present, and at peace with all that is. Through trusting life’s unfolding, we experience a deep sense of calm and connection.
This work is a prayer and a Feng Shui cure for effortless ease in your body, your life, your ‘ohana, and in the world.
May you and yours be blessed by gentle breezes and the fresh winds of renewal.
May this painting remind you of the peace found in slow, deep breathing.
Price: $125,000 for this once-in-a-lifetime, rare glaze painting...Serious collectors and interested buyers are invited to get in touch with the artist (808 987-7003)
Certificate of Authenticity and Provenance: All Calley O'Neill's original works of art come with a signed Certificate of Authenticity verifying its originality, materials, and date of creation...A Provenance Record and Legend will accompany the piece detailing its artistic significance and history.
POLIAHU AND THE POINT OF LIGHT
By Calley O’Neill, 2006
Medium: Politec glaze painting on Gatorfoam with a’a niu (coconut cloth) and koa frame crafted by the artist.
Dimensions: 46” x 60
This potent and benevolent painting will bring immense vitality, serenity, and beauty to any space as it has for decades in Calley’s living room...This is Calley's quintessential Hawaiian Goddess painting...It is a powerful Feng shui cure that brings contemplation, inner peace, patience, and a heart’s conviction to rise to these qualities.
In ancient Hawaiian mythology, there were four Goddesses who lived and ruled in Hawai'i's snow-covered mountains...They were beautiful, wise, and adventurous....Today, we still marvel at Hawai’i’s peaks as the Goddesses shift from their snowy white kapa capes to the full bloom of lavender sunsets. They are honored as the archrivals of the fire goddess, Pele, and remain the locus of the mythical battle between fire and ice...While Pele sends fiery lava flows to create new land, her rivals provide precious snow melt to help replenish the aquifers for Hawai'i's fertile, volcanic-rich lands...This painting captures her essence of purity and clarity.
Poli'ahu, the best known, means cloaked bosom...She is the legendary Snow Goddess and daughter of Wakea, the sky father, and dwells on the cold, icy summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa...Poliahu also loved the Hāmākua coast, where she came down to interact with the people, meeting the chiefs in games of chance and skill...Sometimes, she wore her pure white cape, relaxing on the cliffs where the waterfalls fell into the sea.
The painting comes with prayers for your inner peace and light. I invoke Poliahu from the eastern cliffs of Mauna Kea to create a new dawn in the center of East and West. Poliahu, bestow your blessings from this heavenly mountain
to touch every life form and calm every heart and mind to remember what is truly important
clean water, fresh air, living soil, thriving forests, biodiversity, and happy, healthy Beings.
Price: $125,000 for this one-of-a-kind signature painting. ..Serious collectors and interested buyers are invited to contact Calley (808 987-7003)
MAHINA ~ THE HAWAIIAN MOON GODDESS
By Calley O’Neill, 1990
Mixed Media: Politec acrylic glaze painting on hand beaten Hawaiian kapa cloth and Gatorfoam; hand-cut, finished and lashed 'Ohi'a frame by Calley O’Neill. Size: 64”by 48”
The Story: The moon, ever-changing yet eternal, symbolizes life cycles, intuition, and the deep rhythms of existence...The full moon, luminous and bright, serves as a beacon of illumination, transformation, and connection, guiding tides, dreams, and the unseen forces that shape our world.
The Moon has always been a nurturing source of inspiration for artist Calley O’Neill...Her Hawaiian herbal medicine teachers, Po’okela Kahuna La’au Lapa’au Papa Henry Allen Auwae, taught her that Mahealani (the full moon) is the best time to travel and plan celebrations when the sky is at its fullest light.
Revered across cultures, including Hawaiian, Greek, Native American, and Chinese traditions, the moon is seen as feminine, symbolizing intuition, fertility, life cycles, and protection...Despite hearing of the "man in the moon" throughout her life, Calley has always seen an angelic woman’s face in the full moon...This vision was first expressed in her small mixed-media story piece, The Beautiful Chang—O based on a Chinese myth, which became a treasured part of her mother’s collection until her passing...Both Hawaiian and Chinese cultures share a strikingly similar evocative tale.
Hawaiian legend tells of Hina, the master kapa (mulberry bark cloth) beater, who, along with her maidens, created the softest, most beautiful kapa in all of Hawai'i...Every day, she would lovingly prepare food and then beat her kapa....Her husband, however, demanded more and more of her labor until she worked her fingers to the bone...Driven to exhaustion by his unrelenting pressure, Hina sought refuge in the Sun, but its heat was merciless...Finally, on a full moon night, she fervently prayed with such power that her kapa swirled upward into a glowing path, lifting her toward the Moon, from which a special ladder descended for her to climb...As her husband reached out in vain, she ascended, radiant and free, watching over the world with a gentle, loving, and compassionate light.
This painting embodies the moon’s benevolent light...The painting has a prominent place in Calley’s living room and has been described as “the most transcendental piece I’ve ever seen.”
Price: $125,000 for this ethereal painting...Serious collectors and interested buyers are invited to contact the artist (808 987-7003)
