By night, guests will stay aboard the Kai Ohana just off the shore of the island, and by day they will explore and assist hands-on in several volunteer projects on the island. And we’re working with our friends at Hope for Haiti, a nonprofit organization based in Maryland that is leading these poverty alleviation efforts, so that the travelers joining our adventure will contribute both time and resources to the island.

We believe that the experience is unique because it is part Caribbean adventure, part chance to make a difference in a destination few travelers will ever see.

“We have charted a different course, so to speak. Staying true to our original mission of serving the common good of humanity, we are returning to Île à Vache to continue the work we started on the island,” said Craig. “We’re starting with the poorest place in the Western hemisphere, to make a difference in a community that desperately needs it, and to share the experience with other adventurous souls who want to explore Haiti, and support a worthwhile cause.”

Kai Ohana Volunteer Voyages is offering spots to thirty travelers this season, starting in January 2011. Contribution fees are donated directly to Hope For Haiti, providing the organization with critical funding needed to complete and sustain projects on the island.

Berths aboard the Kai Ohana are limited, so visit www.KaiOhanaVolunteerVoyages.com to see photos, maps and to schedule your trip now. Help us spread the word!

This is a rather larger format piece, at about 5ft tall. Medium is acrylic, the prompt is “Good vs. Evil”. I chose to use traditional western imagery to personify the concepts good and evil, and as a reference to life and death. The structure of the piece is laid out to suggest balance. The figures reflect each other, watching and weighing the situation, as long as both scales remain even they remain in balance and the weapons of combat remain at rest. I chose to posture them both similarly to Jesus on the cross representing the sacrifice each make in allowing the other to exist, the idea being without knowing your opposite you cannot know your self, and so they must both exist or both will be vanquished. A very zen idea for a very western image I think .

So check out the gallery for this week’s update there you will find several close ups of my piece. Let me know what you think, I’m all ears.

Read more about this project here.

This is a rather larger format piece, at about 5ft tall. Medium is acrylic, the prompt is “Good vs. Evil”. I chose to use traditional western imagery to personify the concepts good and evil, and as a reference to life and death. The structure of the piece is laid out to suggest balance. The figures reflect each other, watching and weighing the situation, as long as both scales remain even they remain in balance and the weapons of combat remain at rest. I chose to posture them both similarly to Jesus on the cross representing the sacrifice each make in allowing the other to exist, the idea being without knowing your opposite you cannot know your self, and so they must both exist or both will be vanquished. A very zen idea for a very western image I think .

So check out the gallery for this week’s update there you will find several WIP’s (Work In Progress) of my piece. Let me know what you think (Do you want to see more of my art? Do you want me to post a photo of the finished piece when I am done? Any suggestion on the piece? Do you not want to see any more art weeks?), I’m all ears. And check back next week for the Greater Abacos Update.

Read more about this project here.