Caren Loebel-Fried
artist & author
Caren Loebel-Fried is an artist and author from Volcano, Hawai`i & Half Moon Bay, California, who learned the ancient art of block printing from her mother. Conservation and the natural world are the inspiration and the foundation of her work.
Caren creates award-winning books for children through adults, and art for conservation organizations, government agencies, and Hawaiian Cultural organizations. All art is available as museum quality fine art giclee prints and hand-pulled block prints. Caren aims to bring people closer to the natural world in the hope that they will want to help care for it.
Finding Home,
A Hawaiian Petrel's Journey
Published by
University of Hawai‘i Press
Finding Hope: A Review of Caren Loebel-Fried’s Finding Home,
a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey, by Island Conservation
"Loebel-Fried’s prose is as elegant and acrobatic as the ‘ua‘u (Hawaiian Petrels) themselves. She often brings us to the perspective of a petrel, giving an intimate and exciting portrait of a bird. Makani’s story and the story of the petrels are intimately intertwined, and the sense that we humans live in an interconnected world pervades the book… The wealth of resources at the end of the story makes the book feel adult, a resource that kids can return to again and again, making it a valuable addition to any bookshelf… And where a lot of environmental stories can be hard to tell to kids, this tale of the Hawaiian Petrel is one of hope." Read the full reveiw here
BOOK RELEASE EVENTS - Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel's Journey:
Saturday, March 8, 2025
‘Ua‘u Extravaganza & Book Launch! Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey
Hawai‘i Wildlife Discovery Center, Lahaina, Maui - 1-3:00 pm
With many special guests including Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, Pūlama Lana‘i, Haleakalā National Park, Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, and Caren Loebel-Fried
Previous presentations - view online!
Friends of Kauai Wildlife Refuges Princeville Moolelo Series at the Princeville Community Center, HI Presentation & Caren Loebel-Fried, Andre Raine, and Robby Kohley
https://www.kauairefuges.org/princeville-moolelo
Volcano Art Center Thursday Night at the Center, Volcano Village, HI
Caren Loebel-Fried, Charlotte Forbes-Perry, Michelle Reynolds, Linda Elliott, and Rae Okawa
https://volcanoartcenter.org/event/thursday-night-at-the-center-finding-home-a-hawaiian-petrels-journey-with-caren-loebel-fried/
California Central Coast State Parks Association's Mind Walks Lecture Series
Caren Loebel-Fried
https://centralcoastparks.org/mind-walks-lectures-finding-home-a-hawaiian-petrels-journey/
