Grab the car keys and go to Makawao. This is a show of maturity, humor and sly acceptance of life's ups and downs. The show's title, Standing up Alive , comes from a book about African sculpture, African Art in Motion .
Horizontal positions correlate with darkness and with death.
The two artists have quite a following on Maui where they have been professional artists for many years. Kratka has experienced a breakthrough in her sculpture as seen in this show. Always able to evoke emotional conditions with clay as her medium, Kratka has now added color as part of her expression, having moved to painting the pieces with acrylic after the firing. One of the most charming pieces in the show depicts a Japanese baby at the breast in bright reds and purple on black. Men, women and children in all their marvelous varieties of caring relationships are her theme.