Sale on canvas prints! Use code ABCXYZ at checkout for a special discount!

Previous PagePREV

|

11 of 928

|

NEXTNext Page
Mele Kalikimaka Wood Print featuring the painting Mele Kalikimaka #3 by James Temple

Frame

Top Mat

Top Mat

Bottom Mat

Bottom Mat

Dimensions

Image:

14.00" x 10.00"

Overall:

14.00" x 10.00"

 

Share This Page

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Wood Print

James Temple

by James Temple

$66.00

Product Details

Mele Kalikimaka #3 wood print by James Temple.   Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).

Design Details

Mele Kalikimaka is the English phrase Merry Christmas as pronounced in Hawaiian. The missionaries reduced the Hawaiian language to written form,... more

Ships Within

3 - 4 business days

Additional Products

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Painting by James Temple

Painting

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Canvas Print

Canvas Print

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Framed Print

Framed Print

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Art Print

Art Print

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Poster

Poster

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Metal Print

Metal Print

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Acrylic Print

Acrylic Print

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Wood Print

Wood Print

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Greeting Card

Greeting Card

Mele Kalikimaka #3 Coffee Mug

Coffee Mug

Wood Print Tags

wood prints mele kalikimaka wood prints

Painting Tags

paintings mele kalikimaka paintings

Comments (10)

Maya Bukhina

Maya Bukhina

Marvelous painting !

James Temple replied:

Thanks Maya!

Sharon McConnell

Sharon McConnell

Beautiful restorative artwork of this lovely painting, James. Thank you for the informative description, as well! L/F/Twt

James Temple replied:

Thanks Sharon!

A Hillman

A Hillman

Beautiful! l/f

James Temple replied:

Thanks Sunny, I really like the way this turned out. James

Kathy Kelly

Kathy Kelly

My parents retired to the Big Island in 1987 and we spent Christmas there for 20 years. This piece brings back so many wonderful memories. L/F

James Temple replied:

Aloha Kathy, thank you for sharing this with me. I took a look at your work... you are very talented! James

Dorothy Pugh

Dorothy Pugh

Splendid! l/f

James Temple replied:

Thank you Dorothy.

larisa Fedotova

larisa Fedotova

Fabulous James!! l/f

James Temple replied:

Thanks so much Larisa.

Zenya Zenyaris

Zenya Zenyaris

Fabulous work and vivid colors! l/f

James Temple replied:

Thank you Zenya!

Svetlana Korneliuk

Svetlana Korneliuk

Gorgeous art work!

James Temple replied:

Thank you Svetlana

Heidi Fickinger

Heidi Fickinger

Fabulous James!!

James Temple replied:

Mahalo Heidi!

Jane M Dahl

Jane M Dahl

Absolutely gorgeous and great history of the language and this beautiful poster. Love it! Featured in Hawaiiana. Aloha nui! L/F

James Temple replied:

Mahalo Jane for the feature!

Artist's Description

"Mele Kalikimaka" is the English phrase "Merry Christmas" as pronounced in Hawaiian. The missionaries reduced the Hawaiian language to written form, enabling the Hawaiian people to read and write in their own language. Many words for which there were no clear Hawaiian language equivalents were translated phonetically.

The words "Mele Kalikimaka" are a phonetic translation. When the missionaries and other Westerners first brought the custom of Christmas to the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiians had difficulty pronouncing Merry Christmas and turned it into words that rolled more easily off their tongues.

This was one of nine 4'x8' paintings by Eugene Francis Savage (1883-1978) called "Island Feast". The paintings were commissioned by the Matson Shipping line in 1948. This image was restored to its original state by James Temple from an old lithographed menu cover used in the dining room of the refurbished Matson flagship "Lurline".

About James Temple

James Temple

I've lived in Hawaii since 2002, 1200 feet above sea level, on the small rural island of Moloka'i. It is very quiet here, with only about 7,400 residents. I appreciate the quiet life after spending 35 years as a commercial illustrator, senior art director and design director for major advertising agencies and design studios in Chicago, San Francisco and Palo Alto California. I've always loved cooking. In 2002 that love led me to a degree in the Culinary Arts just before moving to Hawaii. Since then I designed and built a house, worked in local restaurants, self-published three cookbooks, and took up photography as a hobby. Now retired, I spend most of my time developing recipes and photographing them, plus researching and writing...

 

$66.00

Previous Page Next Page