Ric Stark

Ric d. Stark, a master of Hawaiian quilting, has devoted the past twenty-five years of his life to perfecting the art that he learned from Aunty Violet Hue in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Compelled by a powerful dream visitation in 1998, Ric approached Aunty and begged her to teach him. For the next twelve years, Aunty Vi took Ric under wing, taught him the craft of Hawaiian quilting, and inspired him with the mission to create quilts to honor the life and legacy of Hawaiʻi’s beloved Queen Liliʻuokalani.
With Aunty’s passing in 2012, Ric expanded his learning and studied under other teachers (ke kumu.) With the motto of Kulia i ka Nuʻu (Strive to the Summit), Ric has expanded his work into original, innovative works of art, while holding steadfast to the precious heritage of the Hawaiian quilt.
Born and raised in small towns in Iowa, Ric attended colleges in the Twin Cities and lived for twenty years in Minnesota. A winter getaway vacation to Hawaiʻi in 1986 changed the course of his life. Moving the the Aloha state in 1987, Ric immersed himself in the Hawaiian culture and all things Hawaiian. Seeking to find his personal way to contribute and to perpetuate Hawaiian culture, Ric discovered his life path as a Hawaiian quilter.
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Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota--Bachelor of Arts in 1971.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota--Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1976.

* CURATOR–HAWAIʻI QUILT GUILD ANNUAL SHOW 2023

* On exhibition at Kona Hawaiian Quilt Museum, Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi-- "He Mala Pua Loke o ka Wahine Mōʻī," "Ke Kukui o Lanikaula," and "He Kipa Mōʻī.