Turnbull Studios Art Blog
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Update on COVID-19: October 26
Aloha! Now that our island is open to incoming travelers, we welcome you with safety measures in place! We have cleaned and sanitized our gallery and studio, and upon entering we ask that you use the hand sanitizer. Mask or facial covering is required. If you don’t...
2017 Road Construction update
On your next trip to Maui and Turnbull Studios, keep in mind the road is under construction. When traveling from the west side or "Lahaina side" and driving north towards the blowhole, (also called the backside) the road is closed during the week from 8am to 5pm just...
Art Shows: Aspen and Jackson Hole, 2017
We have a client who has encouraged us for some time to enter our work into the art shows in Aspen and Jackson Hole - two top notch juried exhibitions. Being busy artists who also run a gallery that's open seven days a week here on Maui, we thought it would be really...
Grace – Heirloom Portrait Sculpture
This little girl is three and her name is Grace. Grace visited the gallery a few years ago and her parents called me to create a sculpture of her sweet nature. We had spent hours running around the yard getting to know each other and then I never heard from them again...
Mamala O Maui: Visiting Turnbull Studios & Sculpture Garden
Local Maui writer and painter, Mamalo o Maui, visited us and wrote a lovely article about her experience on her website. Here are a few of her photos and selected quotes. You can read the entire piece here on Mamalo o Maui. Visiting Turnbull Studios & Sculpture...
Christine Turnbull’s “Keeping It Together” Sculpture Given Art Maui Award
WAILUKU, MAUI, HI – April 4, 2012 – Christine Turnbull's unique bronze sculpture called "Keeping It Together" was selected to be the publicity piece representing Art Maui for 2013 by the Board of Directors. “I wanted to reflect the masses of things we do every day...
Maui Open Studios Event Showcases Artists’ Creativity
February, 2011 Christine Turnbull was featured on the cover of Maui Vision Magazine as part of their coverage for the upcoming Maui Open Studios event. Turnbull Studios participated in the open studios event, which encourages locals and tourist to visit the working...
The Art Of “New Beginnings” For The Coming Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Art Of “New Beginnings” For The Coming Year Maui sculptress readies special artwork for holiday season WAILUKU, MAUI, HI – October 22, 2010 – “An acorn has always been known as a symbol of life and what is more symbolic than a new born baby?”...
Waves of Grain – Steve Turnbull’s Nieman Marcus Commission
The famed luxury department store, Nieman Marcus, commissioned an original sculpture from Steve Turnbull to be placed in their first ever store in Hawaii. Steve and his work were featured in the In Circle Magazine, a publication of Nieman Marcus. As this publication...
Charm of a Road Less Travelled
Hidden gems on Maui's northwest shore well worth a tricky drive by Mark Lisac Published Saturday, March 21, 2009 in the Edmonton Journal Travel writer, Mark Lisac, visited the studio and wrote a lovely article. As it's no longer online, we've re-printed it here for...
Maui Artist Creates Royal Sculpture
Steve Turnbull was selected by Hawaii Craftsmen to create an original sculpture as a gift for Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhornm of Thailand. As this original article at the Maui News is no longer available online, we have archived a copy of it here,...