Fellows mentioned in this story: Emillia Noordhoek

From KHON2:

On Saturday, Feb. 1, Northern Lights Studios in Honolulu will host an open house. The event offers a unique opportunity to meet the artist and activist behind the studio, Emillia Noordhoek, and explore her vision of blending art, activism and community education through ceramics.

Noordhoek, is a local artist, educator and passionate advocate for social justice. and she opened Northern Lights Studios in 2023.

Her background spans experiences from growing up on the Navajo Reservation to living in rural Molokai, and all of them have shaped much of her work and teaching impacts her community.

Now, as she calls O‘ahu home, Noordhoek is eager to share her expertise with students, especially youth, in a nurturing, hands-on setting.

“No one teaches us how to slow down and listen to our own bodies, our own instincts, and our own hearts,” Noordhoek said. “That’s something I see art helping people, especially kids, do. It grounds us. And when you’re working with your hands, you realize you are part of something bigger, something ancient.”

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