Tongan Kupesi Design: Kalou

Administrator - Tuesday, 28 February 2023 02:06

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 Kupesi Design: Manulua

Administrator - Tuesday, 28 February 2023 02:21

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...

Tongan Kupesi Design: Aotapu - Turbans of the Tongan Empire

Administrator - Tuesday, 28 February 2023 02:45

Tongan Kupesi Design: Aotapu - Turbans of the Tongan Empire I was seated on the beach, a tree branch hanging overhead, and thinking about the old Tongan kingdom and their wars. The sea breeze...

Tongan Language Cloud

Richard J Bell - Monday, 15 May 2023 10:41

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 Meaning: Laumanu (Flock of Birds)

Administrator - Thursday, 02 March 2023 09:58

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: Map of the Hala Paini

Administrator - Monday, 15 May 2023 09:39

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...