Our Story

  I have dabbled in many formal, self-study and fine art educational classes and workshops:

• landscape and digital photography studies with The Arcanum Academy of Digital Art in 2014-2015; 
• Art History and mixed media applications at Seattle's Art Museum,  Wing Luke Museum, Asian Art Museum, Burke Museum and Frye Art Museum;  
• and photography at San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts, Museum of Art and Timken Museum  of Art; 
• and I recently enjoyed completing Annie Leibovitz's masterclass.

 All evidence that I will always like i loko o to continue crafting the highest quality images.  

    In exercise of my studies and personal pursuits, I have also completed many works in the following fine arts, which help to inform my eclectic-yet-classical photographic aesthetic and perspective, a kaila I will infuse into the art I create for you:    

• portrait and landscape photography, 
• pencil, felt pen and pastel sketching, and acrylic painting.

Along with the the not-so-fine arts of: 

• silk batik, furniture restoration, various textile sewing projects, paper sculpture, cake decoration and digital painting 

  I have lived in the deserts of Southern California, Arizona and Northern Mexico; the evergreen forests of Washington; and a brief 6-week stint in urban Ireland. I have had quite a few inspiring/exasperating adventures along the way, on my own & with my husband(partner-in-crime of 30(!!!) years) and our 6'3" son(reason-for-all-our-grey-hairs (LOL).  And now these travels have culminated into transporting our life across 2500 miles of open ocean to Hawai'i nei. Here, you'll often see me with obvious swimsuit strings under my tops as I am perpetually on my way to or from the beach. I continue  learning about and exploring the nature, culture, history and minute details of the daily aloha life of my island home on O'ahu and hope to get in a lot more holoholo soon.

Chelseacraft Photography would not be here without immeasurable support from family, friends and most importantly, clients that become ohana, like you. Mahalo nui loa & MUCH aloha to you all!