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about edna cabcabin moran |
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writer & illustrator
Edna Cabcabin Moran creates artwork for magazines, books,
billboards, t-shirts and brochures. She is also the
author/illustrator of THE SLEEPING GIANT: A Tale from
Kaua'i (BeachHouse Publishing 2006).
Edna works in a painterly style using traditional materials such
as acrylic, pastel, gouache, and colored pencil. She combines
different media to express the feeling, theme or mood of a
story. Her line-art is rendered by hand in brush pen and
digitally-colored. After receiving a BA in Art (Printmaking) at the
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Edna worked as a graphic artist
for a t-shirt company, small publisher and several newspapers
before going freelance.
Awards and recognition include: Writers Digest 2006 Competition
Honorable Mention in Rhyming Poetry, the Northern CA Gold
Addy and Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Illustration Merit. Edna is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators and a 2005 scholarship participant at the
Highlights Foundation Writers workshop at Chautauqua.
A partial list of Edna’s clients includes: BeachHouse Publishing,
St. Martin's Press, Habitot Children's Museum, New Moon
Magazine, Chabot Space & Science Center, The County of
Alameda, City of San Leandro, Project YouthView, Alternatives in
Action, Kaiser Permanente, Children’s Delight, Fireflies Musical
Yoga for Kids and Highlights For Children.
Edna has written poetry, ad copy and short articles. She is currrently working on picture book and middle-grade manuscripts.
performing artist
Edna dances with the critically-acclaimed Halau Hula Na Lei
Hulu I Ka Wekiu, under the direction of Kumu Hula, Patrick
Makuakane, from whom she received formal training as ‘Olapa
Hula. Edna’s experience in hula and other ethnic dance forms
have taken her on tours to Japan, Taiwan, Hawai’i, New York and
Los Angeles. Working with Bay Area talent agencies, Edna has
provided professional entertainment and creative services for
private and corporate functions, children’s parties and events for
nearly twenty years.
With the release of her picture book, Edna shares the art of
Hawaiian storytelling with kids of all ages at school visits and presentations. To contact Edna please click here. |
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