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by James Temple
$32.00
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Our toddler t-shirts are made from 100% pre-shrunk cotton and are available in five different sizes. All toddler t-shirts are machine washable.
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Gold was finally struck in the early 1900s in the form of pineapples on the small island of Molokai. Soon pineapple plantations opened up and... more
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Gold was finally struck in the early 1900s in the form of pineapples on the small island of Molokai. Soon pineapple plantations opened up and resulted in hundreds of foreigner workers being sailed in to work the fields. This import of culture changed Hawaii and indeed was a huge turning point for Hawaii.
The "pineapple rush" continued for a good fifty years until worldwide competition saw a loss in market share forcing the plantations to go under.
Pineapple Hawaiian quilt design pattern - As early as 1820 native Hawaiian women learned to make quilts from missionaries. Unlike the quilts we know as "Hawaiian Quilts" today, these early quilts were pieced. Cotton fabric became more available with the westernization of Hawaii. This made it possible to create quilts with applique on solid cloth. These appliqued quilts had a single design radiating symmetrically from the center covering the whole quilt. These quilts were usually made with two solid colors, one for the background...
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...
$32.00
larisa Fedotova
Congrats!
James Temple replied:
Thank you... it's been a while since a sale.
Claudia O'Brien
Congrats on your sale, James! (It will make wonderful pillow.)
James Temple replied:
Thanks Claudia.
A Hillman
This is so great on the products...love it, James! l/f
Carol Groenen
With the pineapple symbolising hospitality and welcome, this would be perfect framed and hanging in a foyer. Love it!
Fania Simon
Wow! I would love to see a final print -- as a rug! Awesome design, James!