Phil Haysmer Art

500 sf of art space

Phil painting carved piece

When we moved into our new home in Volcano Village on the Big Island of Hawaii last year, our first priority was building an art studio where, during these winter months, we've been spending a lot of time.

The whole family hangs out in the art studio where we have huge windows for natural light, an energy efficient propane heater and Pandora tunes to sing along with. Our three corgi dogs also like to hang out with us in the studio.

Commission piece - Canoe of Women

Completed 'Alala - Hawaiian Crow
carved in Monkey Pod Wood

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Gluing support board to 'Alala piece

Since the outbreak of Covid19, we've been staying home more -- making more time for art. Here are some photos of Phil in his art space as well as some of the process that goes into his pieces.

Koa Wood - 'Alala

Phil has been having fun exploring relief work in a variety of local woods and has been selling his pieces, both through his galleries as well as through some commission pieces.

Hawaii Island conservation groups have been working to re-introduce the near-extinct Hawaiian Crow to it's native forests so two of Phil's latest pieces are of the 'Alala
 -- Learn more about the 'Alala

Keep Your Sense of Humor

And on the 1,542,500,000,001 day God said....

Corgi Wisdom and Humor

Coming to terms with (yet another) new reality,we're tryin' to keep our sense of humor while we deal with Covid19.  Take all precautions and stay safe.

Recently our oldest boy corgi "Poko" had foot surgery and thus had to wear the dreaded 'cone of shame..' Hmmmmf!! Now it's their turn to laugh at us. The colored meme was created by our friend CC Pirate whose comment indicated that we needed to be held responsible for the mess we've made of our Earth, and Covid19 was God's answer: a "reboot."

Banana-Fana-Fo-Fana

Island boy with bananas

Big red flower and
baby banana blossom

One of the many things we enjoyed in our previous Big Island home in Leilani Estates (BL before lava) was growing our own fruits and vegies. We had solar, constant water supply, big freezer and a 2-month supply of food.  While not off-grid, we felt very pleased with accomplishing our original goal.

That was 2012-18, and a photo of "Banana Boy" with a fresh harvest.


Finding our new home in Ohia Estates in Volcano, we were delighted the previous owners also had bananas, and we've harvested three bunches in just the last year. The photos on this page were taken last week as we watched the blossom open, flower-lets open and teeny tiny bananas begin to form.

Like many things on the island, they grow in spirals, and the photos here show the original blood-red blossom. As the blossom opens (in a spiral fashion) small white flowers come on with tiny baby bananas that look almost like bean sprouts. If you have enough bananas to spare, the tender 'sprouts' can be used in a tasty salad.

You can even see the "spiral" as they ripen

As the  red blossom leaves spiral open, more "hands" of bananas are revealed. It's convenient that they ripen as they grow -- in a spiral, so you always have some green and yellow like the bunch on our kitchen counter.

I'm sorry not to have been more frequent with posts but I've been extremely excited about a group of interesting collages.  PROMISE: I'll soon post a few of themas well as some new art from PHIL.  Take Care! LUNEL