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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 5h

Jon Apisa. Siapo. 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 8.25" (15.24cm x 20.955cm).

Traditional Siapo is a Polynesian cultural art form known as:
Siapo in Sāmoa
Kapa in Hawaiʻi
Ngatu in Tonga
ʻAhu in Tahiti
Aute in Māori
Hiapo in Niue

Siapo. 2025 watercolor painting on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 21, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 1d

Jon Apisa. Siapo. 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 8.25" (15.24cm x 20.955cm).

Traditional Siapo is a Polynesian cultural art form known as:
Siapo in Sāmoa
Kapa in Hawaiʻi
Ngatu in Tonga
ʻAhu in Tahiti
Aute in Māori
Hiapo in Niue

Traditional Siapo is also commonly referred to as:
Tapa

Siapo. 2025 watercolor painting on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 20, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 2d

Jon Apisa. Fugālāʻau Toʻitoʻi | Pua Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada flower). 2025. graphite on paper, 6" x 4" (15.24cm x 10.16cm).

Scaevola taccada (beach naupaka):
Toʻitoʻi - Sāmoa
Naupaka kahakai - Hawaiʻi
Ngahu - Tonga
ʻĀpata - Tahiti

Flower is:
Fuga or Fugālāʻau - Sāmoa
Pua - Hawaiʻi

Jon Apisa. Fugālāʻau Toʻitoʻi | Pua Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada flower). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 19, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 3d

Jon Apisa. Tī | Kī (Cordyline fruticosa). 2025. graphite on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).

Cordyline fruticosa is known as:
Tī in Sāmoa
Kī in Hawaiʻi
Sī in Tonga
ʻAutī in Tahiti
Tī pore in Māori

#ti #ki #si #auti #tipore #drawing #art

Tī | Kī (Cordyline fruticosa). 2025 graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 18, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 4d

Jon Apisa. Timu | Ua (Rain). 2025. graphite on paper, 4" x 6" (10.16cm x 15.24cm).

“Rain” is:
Timu in Sāmoa
Ua in Hawaiʻi
ʻUha in Tonga
Ua in Tahitian
Ua in Māori

Timu | Ua (Rain). 2025 graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 17, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 5d

Jon Apisa. Mātala | Mōhala (open). 2025. colored pencil on paper, 4.5" x 4" (11.43cm x 10.6cm).

Open is known as:
Mātala in Sāmoa
Mōhala in Hawaiʻi
Matala in Tonga
Matara in Tahiti

Mātala | Mōhala (open). 2025 colored pencil drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 16, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 6d

Jon Apisa. Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon). 2025. ink on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).

canis lupus -wolf:
Luko - Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae - Hawaiʻi
Ulofi - Tonga
Ruto - Tahiti
Wuruhi - Māori

Moon:
Masina - Sāmoa
Mahina - Hawaiʻi
Māhina - Tonga, Māori
ʻĀvaʻe - Tahitian

Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon). 2025 ink drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 15, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 7d

Jon Apisa. Masina | Mahina (Moon). 2025. gouache on paper, 3.5" x 5.25" (8.89cm x 13.335cm).

“Moon” is:
Masina in Sāmoa
Mahina in Hawaiʻi
Māhina in Tonga
ʻĀvaʻe in Tahitian
Māhina in Māori

Masina | Mahina (Moon) gouache painting by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 14, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 8d

Jon Apisa. Lā (Sun). 2025. gouache on paper, 5.25" x 3.5" (13.335cm x 8.89cm).

“Sun” is:
Lā in Sāmoan language
Lā in Hawaiʻian language
Laʻā in Tongan language
Rā in Tahitian language
Rā in Māori language

#la #ra #sun

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 9d

Jon Apisa. Masina | Mahina (Moon). 2025. ink on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).

“Moon” is:
Masina in Sāmoa
Mahina in Hawaiʻi
Māhina in Tonga
ʻĀvaʻe in Tahitian
Māhina in Māori

Masina | Mahina (Moon). 2025 ink drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 12, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 10d

Lā (Sun). 2025. graphite on paper, 3" x 5.5" (7.62cm x 13.97cm).

“Sun” is:
Lā in Sāmoan language
Lā in Hawaiʻian language
Laʻā in Tongan language
Rā in Tahitian language
Rā in Māori language

Lā (Sun). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 11, 2025.

Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 11d

Paina (Araucaria heterophylla). 2025. graphite on paper, 5.5" x 3" (13.97cm x 7.62cm).

Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk pine) is:
Lāʻau Paina in Sāmoa
Lāʻau Paina in Hawaiʻi
Paini in Tonga
Paina in Tahiti
Paina Māori

Araucaria heterophylla is also known as:
Norfolk Island pine

Jon Apisa. Paina (Araucaria heterophylla). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 10, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 12d

Lāʻau (Tree). 2025. graphite on paper, 5.5" x 3.5" (13.97cm x 8.89cm).

“Tree” is known as:
Lāʻau in Sāmoa
Lāʻau in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori

Jon Apisa. Lāʻau (Tree). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 9, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 13d

Masina i le pō | Mahina o ka pō (Moon in the night). 2025. gouache on paper, 5.25" x 3.5" (13.335cm x 8.89cm).

“Moon” is:
Masina in Sāmoa
Mahina in Hawaiʻi
Māhina in Tonga
ʻĀvaʻe in Tahitian
Māhina in Māori

“Night” is:
Pō Sāmoa
Pō in Hawaiʻi
Pō in Tonga
Pō miti in Tahiti
Pō in Māori

Masina i le pō | Mahina o ka pō (Moon in the night). 2025. gouache painting on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 8, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 14d

O tusiata, o le alofa mo ōlaga ma le tautua mo faʻaletagata
Art is the love for life and the service for humanity

“What is art?” happens early and can take a lifetime.

I continue on the journey, creating art after years abandonment, this is my definition of my own effort to create art.
- Jon Apisa

O tusiata, o le alofa mo ōlaga ma le tautua mo faʻaletagata | Art is the love for life and the service for humanity, Artist statement by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 7, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 15d

Latalata, ʻae mamao | Kokoke, akā mamao (Near, yet far). 2025. acrylic on canvas, 2.5" x 2.5" (6.35cm x 6.35cm).

This painting shows Alpha 1 Capricorni and Alpha 2 Capricorni (Algedi) to convey the idea of how things may seem near to each other and yet there is a great distance between them.

Latalata, ʻae mamao | Kokoke, akā mamao (Near, yet far). 2025 acrylic painting on canvas by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 6, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 16d

Latalata, ʻae mamao | Kokoke, akā mamao (Near, yet far). 2025. gouache on paper, 5" x 3.5" (12.7cm x 8.89cm).

This gouache painting shows the optical double star Alpha 1 Capricorni and Alpha 2 Capricorni (Algedi)

Latalata, ʻae mamao | Kokoke, akā mamao (Near, yet far). 2025. gouache painting on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 5, 2025.

Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 17d

oso aʻe le lā | Pukana lā (Sunrise). 2025. graphite on paper, 7.75" x 5" (16.51cm x 12.7cm).

“Sunrise” is:
oso aʻe le lā in Sāmoa
Pukana lā in Hawaiʻi
Ko e hopo ‘a e la‘ā in Tonga
Hiti o te mahana in Tahiti
Whitinga o te rā in Māori

#Sunrise #Sunriseart #oceanart #oceandrawing #drawing #art

Jon Apisa. oso aʻe le lā | Pukana lā (Sunrise). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 4, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 18d

Lāʻau Paina (Araucaria heterophylla). 2025. graphite on paper, 3" x 5.5" (7.62cm x 13.97cm).

Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk pine) is:
Lāʻau Paina in Sāmoa
Lāʻau Paina in Hawaiʻi
Paini in Tonga
Paina in Tahiti
Paina Māori

Araucaria heterophylla is also known as:
Norfolk Island pine

Jon Apisa. Lāʻau Paina (Araucaria heterophylla). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 3, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 19d

Tamaʻi moa | moa keiki (baby chicken| Gallus gallus). 2025. graphite on paper, 6.5" x 3.5" (16.51cm x 8.89cm).

baby chicken | Gallus gallus (baby chicken) is:
Tamaʻi moa in Sāmoa
moa keiki in Hawaiʻi
Kiʻi moa in Tonga
Moa fanauʻa in Tahiti
Pī heihei Māori
Punua moa in Niuē

Jon Apisa. Tamaʻi moa | moa keiki (baby chicken| Gallus gallus). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 2, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 20d

Manulele | Manu (Bird | Aves). 2025. graphite on paper, 5" x 3.5" (12.7cm x 8.89cm).

“Bird” (Aves) is:
Manu, Manulele in Sāmoa
Manu in Hawaiʻi
Manu, Manupuna in Tonga
Manu, Manurere in Tahiti
Manu in Māori
Manu in Niuē

Jon Apisa. Manulele | Manu (Aves). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 1, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 21d

Jon Apisa. Pua | Kiele (Gardenia). 2025. graphite on paper, 7.75 x 5" (19.685cm x 12.7cm).

Gardenia is:
Pua in Sāmoa
Kiele, Nāʻū, Nānū in Hawaiʻi
Siale in Tonga
Tiare in Tahiti

Gardenia taitensis is:
Pua Sāmoa in Sāmoa
Tiare Tahiti or Tiare in Tahiti

Gardenia brighamii is:
Nāʻū or Nānū - Hawaiʻi

Jon Apisa. Pua | Kiele (Gardenia). 2025. graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on September 30, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 22d

Jon Apisa. Pua | Kiele (Gardenia). 2025. watercolor on paper, 7" x 5" (17.78cm x 12.7cm).

Gardenia is:
Pua - Sāmoa
Kiele, Nāʻū, Nānū - Hawaiʻi
Siale - Tonga
Tiare - Tahiti

Gardenia taitensis is:
Pua Sāmoa - Sāmoa
Tiare Tahiti or Tiare - Tahiti

Gardenia brighamii is:
Nāʻū or Nānū - Hawaiʻi

Pua | Kiele (Gardenia). 2025 watercolor painting on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on September 29, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 23d

Jon Apisa. Pua fiti e lua | Melia ʻelua (two plumeria). 2025. watercolor on paper, 7" x 5" (17.78cm x 12.7cm).

Plumeria is:
Pua Fiti in Sāmoa
Melia in Hawaiʻi
Kalosipani or pua in Tonga
Tīpaniē in Tahiti

Plumeria flower is also known as pua in Sāmoa

Pua fiti e lua | Melia ʻelua (two plumeria). 2025 watercolor drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on September 28, 2025.

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Jon Apisa @pacificislandart.bsky.social · 24d

Jon Apisa. Siapo. 2025. ink on paper, 4.5" x 4.5" (11.43cm x 11.43cm).

Traditional Siapo is a Polynesian cultural art form (made from the Broussonetia papyrifera) known as:
Siapo - Sāmoa
Kapa - Hawaiʻi
Ngatu - Tonga
ʻAhu - Tahiti
Aute - Māori
Hiapo - Niue

Traditional Siapo is also:
Tapa

#art

Siapo. 2025 ink drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on September 27, 2025.

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