Tongan Kupesi Design: Kalou I'm seated in my house, surrounded by kupesi drawing on tapa cloth in frames, and my eyes are drawn to one called the Kalou, which translates into a variety of breadfruit...
Tongan Language Cloud Sailing on the journey to reconnect to my Tongan culture, I look up to the stars to navigate through the night, but it is overcast. Not knowing how to venture on, I remember my...
Tongan Kupesi Design: Map of the Hala Paini On the journey of learning about kupesi design meanings, I roll out a map of the Kingdom of Tonga. My eyes follow the roads with one route standing out...
Tongan Kupesi Design: Laumanu (Flock of Birds) Along my journey of reconnecting to culture, I looked back to some of my previous artworks from years gone by. My eyes landed on the bird kupesi motif...
Tongan Kupesi Design: Manulua In the Art Gallery of Tongan kupesi meanings, I stand in front of a framed picture of the Manulua. The kupesi motif consists of a square, made up of triangles, created...
Discovering the Tongan Stonehenge: Ha’amonga ‘a Maui By Richard J Bell Standing in awe of the ancient Tongan Stonehenge, the Ha’amonga ‘a Maui, makes me wonder about old Tongan society. Wind blew...