In August 2023, the Hawaiian Island of Maui was ravaged by wildfires and Rita Lavalles’s home was burned to the ground. As well as losing her family home, she also lost all of her artworks in the fire. Since then, she has been rebuilding her life and getting back into making art, which is providing a therapeutic outlet.
Rita Lavalle is a collage artist based in Hawaii. She creates dense, almost sculptural collages using donated books, found imagery and detritus. She sees her work as a personal journal cataloguing her life and emotions.
Artwork: Sunny & Chair