Samoa-born and Southland-based contemporary artist Chavah Kinloch has had a great start to 2010. Bajidoo Bangle Boutique, based in Orlando, Florida has picked up three of Chavah’s paintings and transformed them into bangles, making her their first featured artist. Chavah submitted her piece titled QueenC to the company and was then asked for permission to use more of her paintings. Four new designs have been created and are to be sold at the largest craft U.S. tradeshow, showcasing to over 10,000 people. In the same week, Chavah was contacted by the organisers of Auckland’s “First Thursdays” show to feature her painting, photography and bangle collections in the 2010 February show. The bangles can be viewed on Chavah’s website www.chavahkinloch.com. For more information contact Chavah Kinloch on 03 216 4652, 027 4909 532, or email chavahkinloch@xtra.co.nz.
(Image courtesy of Chavah Kinloch)
