Mauna Loa Slideshow (01)

This illustration by Geoff Taylor, was originally used on Spotlight on Fact CD-ROM 3, written by Collins Education

Original Art

This Illustration is for Sale
Spotlight on Fact CD-ROM 3


Cover(s)

Mauna Loa number 1 - art by Geoff Taylor


Synopsis

One day, it is said, Poliahu and her friends had come down from Mauna Kea to a grassy sloping hillside south of Hamakua for holua sledding. Pele loved he'eholua, the exhilarating race that took place on sleds with runners set only six inches apart. A narrow piece of matting attached to sticks lashed to the runners provided a place for the racer to rest his chest. A racer held the holua sled in his right hand as he ran pell-mell to the crest of the downhill track, hurled himself upon the sled, grabbing a hand-hold on the left side of the sled, as well, and then plummeting down-slope toward the ocean. On this day, Pele appeared in the guise of a beautiful young woman and the unsuspecting Poliahu welcomed her to join in their sport. As the ground grew hotter and hotter, Poliahu realized the beautiful stranger was none other than Pele, her arch enemy. Pele called forth fire from the depths of Mauna Loa, sending fire fountains after Poliahu as the terrified goddess fled to the summit. Red hot lava licked at the edges of Poliahu's white mantle, but she grasped her robe and managed to escape. Regaining her strength, she flung her white mantle over the mountain peak. The grounds trembled, fire licked the heavens, and the snow goddess unleashed snow from frozen clouds overhead. Pele sent rivers of lava down the hillside, which cooled and hardened so quickly it covered anyone in its path into stone.


Description

Pele paying homage to the Mauna Loa volcano. This volcano is in Hawaii. In Geoff's painting it's an active volcano casting red orange light over the evening sky, a figure of a young woman with a garland of flowers around her head, stands with her arms outspread.


Details

Availability

Year1
2002

Medium2
Acrylic on Artboard

Size approx.3
7x5 inches or 17x12 cm
Original

Availabe to License
Yes

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