ʻUkulele Girl - Young Hawaiian Child (Keiki) Plays the ʻUkulele - From an Original Hand Colored Photograph by Himani - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 12 x 16 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Himani - Himani was born in Europe and has lived and worked as a photographer in Germany, Italy, India, California, Hawaii and Australia. Her passion is photographing "people", as children, hula dancers, surfers, in fashion, at weddings, on holiday and at corporate meetings..... Her Hawaiian Art Photography has been widely published in form of calendars, greeting cards, a children's book and various book covers. Her images were chosen for the cover of the Maui Phonebook for 3 years in a row. For 10 years she has been on assignment for Merrill Lynch, traveling throughout the world photographing corporate events. In 2002 she was commissioned to shoot at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.