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About Ki
Ki Wilson (pronounced Kee), of Cherokee heritage was born in San Diego. He lived several years in Asia and Mexico after studying linguistics and cultural anthropology. He spent 7 years living in primitive tribal villages and 4 years working with the poor in the back streets of Tijuana. He speaks several languages including Tagalog (Filipino), Spanish and two tribal dialects.
A surfer since he was 12, Ki found Kaua’i in 1992 to be the perfect blend of Asian culture and US infrastructure. The Polynesian attitude of 'living' rather than 'accomplishing' was refreshing and inspiring.
Ki trained as an apprentice woodworker under one of Kaua'i's best and most popular craftsmen. Ki's style reflects his love for the 'mana o Kaua'i' or 'Spirit of Kaua'i' ... a gentle beauty that flows yet at times stuns your senses. His joy as a Koa artist is to allow the magic and beauty that already exists within the Koa to become evident and awe inspiring.
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