Caren Loebel-Fried | Artist - Illustrator

Ho`ailona, Hawaiian Monk Seal

Art work commissioned by the Conservation Council for Hawai'i’s annual wildlife poster, which will be distributed to all schools throughout the Hawaiian Islands in 2013. Endemic to Hawai'i, the monk seal is the most endangered mammal in the world, with only about 1000 individuals left in Hawai'i. Learn More!

Conservation Council for Hawai’i:
http://www.conservehi.org/

Available for purchase now!

Proceeds from sales of this print go to CCH and protecting the Hawaiian Monk Seal.

Jun Hasegawa Hula Lessons" & "Deep Hula"

Japanese Public Television, NHK-BS:
Jun Hasegawa Hula Lessons" and "Deep Hula". Ten episode special series on hula in Hawai’i, starring Jun Hasegawa. Featuring original art by Caren Loebel-Fried depicting the legends of the hula. Jun interviews Caren about her art and work in her Volcano home and at Volcano Art Center in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

Airs November 2012 – January 2013
http://www.nhk.or.jp/bs/hula/

2011 Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award WINNER!

EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN'S HAWAIIAN CULTURE
EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIVE/PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS

On the island of Hawai'i in the district of Ka'u, spread across the Kama'oa Plain are the Children of the Gourd. Follow in the footsteps of a chief as he makes his way from Kama'oa to Kapu'a, guided by a tiny green vine sprouting from the burial cave of his wife, the chiefess. This magical tale delves into the past to reveal how the people of this region came to be named.

Adapted and Illustrated by
Caren Ke'ala Loebel-Fried
Hawaiian translation by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp
Published by Bishop Museum Press

Honolulu Star Advertiser Review
As a writer, Loebel-Fried tends to be overshadowed by her extraordinary block-print illustrations. That's not really fair, as Loebel-Fried's storytelling abilities are first rate, and she has the uncanny ability to suggest much in just a few words. She is also helped along by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp's Hawaiian translations. Loebel-Fried has won the American Folklore Society's Aesop prize for Children's Folklore and a Ka Palapala Po'okela from the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association.

"Gourd" might put more trophies on her mantle. The district of Kau, on the Big Island's Kamaoa Plain, is reputed to house the "Children of the Gourd," so named after a legend of two lovelorn alii and a tragedy that passes between them. The story is told through the gourd itself, a symbol of the Hawaiian people's connection to the land.

The story has resonance in Christian mythology as well. It's gorgeously illustrated and handsomely designed. Not just for kids.

CBLF