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Harmonizing Passions: Navigating Social Work and the Artistic Journey | AJJ Arts LLC

In the intricate tapestry of my life, the threads of artistic inspiration and humanitarian calling intertwine seamlessly, weaving a narrative that spans continents and disciplines. Growing up amidst …

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Watercolour Painting

Watercolour Paintings

Lea, Goddess of Canoe Builders Watercolor Painting by Alessandra Jann-Jordan in Hawaii

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The Blue Wonder Hula Dancer Watercolor Painting Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

I was so enamored by the flow of the fabric in the dance movement I was watching, I had to recreate it. The blue underskirt reminded me of the ocean, and the movement and mysteries of what lays below. Like in hula, where the dance is always representing a story through oli (chant) and there is a deeper underlining meaning.

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Tip Toe Dancing Upon The Earth Hula Dancer Watercolor Painting Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

This painting evokes for me the mystery that is sometimes felt when watching a hula performance -- often, I am admiring the dance without understanding the oli (chant) which the dance is representing. The color choice and moon sliver in this painting are intended to induce a magical feeling of enchantment, and the gold light surrounding the dancer’s head represents the story that is being told, despite my unknowing. I am thinking of how the dancer in my painting is expressing an oli through her

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Remembering The Voyages Of Our Ancestors Hula Dancer Watercolor Painting by Alessandra Jann-Jordan

The thick fabric (so thick that the light sharply bounces off crisp creases) sometimes worn by hula dancers reminds me of the kapa (bark) cloth I have seen hula dancers wear when dancing Kahiko hula. It was explained to me by a hula dancer friend that hula Kahiko is known to some as an ancient traditional hula that, combined with oli (chant), tells stories of different people, places, and events. In a moment of reverie, one that here has been put to paper, I imagined this dancer dancing Kahiko h

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Phoenix Watercolor Painting by Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

This painting was inspired by the rainbow of colors found in many birds’ feather’s world over and the symbolic significance of this mythological bird. From what I have read, the phoenix symbolizes immortality, resurrection, and life after death, and in ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology it is associated with the sun god. The phoenix is said to rise from ashes, symbolically meaning to emerge from a catastrophe stronger, smarter, and more powerful. This bird represents for me the human character

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Fern Plants

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Fern Plant

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Fern

Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts Sway Dancing By The ‘Akala Berries Hula Dancer Watercolor Art Print

When I learned that there is a large ‘Hawaiian raspberry’, the ‘akala berry, I was dumbstruck in the most wonderful way. It seemed like such a rarity to me, and I immediately thought to add it in the background of a hula dancer painting. I’ve always been mesmerized by a hula dancer’s way of swaying with seeming effortlessness, and I wanted to capture the hypnotic movement of the Ti skirts as I have seen on dancers who swiftly move about. I thought that the ‘akala berry, Ti, and fern plants would

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Veiled By An 'Ohi'a Lehua Haku Lei Hula Dancer Watercolor Art Print

When a hula dancer wears a haku flower lei to adorn her head, I see poetry when, as she dances, the haku lei sometimes conceals her gaze. This painting is inspired by the force, intrigue, and mystery that one can sense from such a concealed appearance. An ‘Ohi’a Lehua flower haku lei was chosen for this image because the ‘ohia tree, endemic in Hawaiʻi, can grow directly in lava rock, emulated by the dark background -- this represents for me the fortitude and resilience I feel when I watch a hula

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This Forest is My Cherished Love Hula Watercolor Painting by Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

Amazed by a hula dancer’s kinesthetic control and enraptured by their grace, I painted this hand motion and inward-looking gaze because it speaks to me of grace and control. (Fun fact: This is my first hula dancer painting.) In the background are depicted the kukui nut tree, the ‘ohi’a ai (mountain apple) tree, Ti and ‘awa plants, for which I came to appreciate the ethnobotanical significance when I studied to be a docent tour guide for a Honolulu arboretum. I am considering here, how a hula da

Goddess Of The Forest

Laka Goddess of Hula

This watercolor painting of Laka was inspired by the dancer’s humble and graceful reach towards the light. Laka is the goddess of Hula. Some interpret the word Laka to mean ‘gentle,’ and in some Hawaiian beliefs, she is, the force behind a dancer’s movement. Laka is here adorned in neutral tones and a green Ti skirt, amidst a fading curtain of greenery, reminiscent of the forest, as Laka is also the goddess of the forest.

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Kohola (Humpback Whale) watercolor painting by Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

Fish Watercolor Painting

Uhu (rainbow fish) watercolor painting by Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

Inspired by the fish’s brilliant rainbow colors.

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Lea Goddess of Canoe Builders by Alessandra Jann-Jordan, AJJ Arts

Artist’s inspiration: This painting is my interpretation of stories I have heard regarding Lea, Goddess of canoe builders in some Hawaiian beliefs. I found the story as it was shared with me by Hawaiian friends inspiring as it relates to the symbiotic relationship between the elepaio bird (a flycatcher endemic in Hawai’i) and the canoe builders and wanted to paint it.

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