Last week I traveled to Hawaii, staying in Maui. While there, the highlight of my trip was visiting Carla Thistle and her husband who moved from Cazadero, CA to Haiku, Maui a decade ago. Carla was one of my art buddies in Cazadero, where we both lived for a number of years. One of her claims to fame is making willow furniture by cutting, stripping and weaving willow from the Russian River area. Several of her willow chairs were featured in Phenomenon, a movie starring John Travolta. Carla and Steve have a sweet home and green house that show off Steve's talents as a builder. Their property is filled with tropical abundance: orchids, fruit trees and just about anything that lands in the rich soil and is watered by the warm tropical rains.
2 comments:
Hi Ellen:
I misplaced Carla's email address. Please tell her I said hi!
She looks great-it's been a long time.
We were friends in Monte Rio.
Glad you had a good trip---and posted it!
Love your art!,
Sheila Golden
I just noticed your comment. Carla's email address: thethistles@hawaiiantel.net.
Hope you get in touch with her.
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