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Resting in Mu‘umu‘u — Pink Dreams captures the feeling of soft awakening and emotional ease.
Painted in Hawai‘i, the piece draws on memory, movement, and color to embody a moment of rest that feels both personal and ancestral.
Part of Ezgi Iraz’s Resting in Mu‘umu‘u series, this painting celebrates femininity, stillness, and light as acts of resilience.
Prints of this artwork are available separately under Resting in Mu‘umu‘u — Pink Dreams (Print Edition).
About the Artist — Ezgi Iraz
Ezgi Iraz is an artist and storyteller based on the island of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.
Her work explores rest, belonging, and cultural memory through the language of color, fabric, and gesture.
After a decade in design and art direction across Europe, Ezgi founded Studio Kōlea — a multidisciplinary creative studio weaving painting, photography, and community storytelling.
Rooted between the mountains of Anatolia and the shores of Hawai‘i, her practice honors migration, ancestry, and the spaces women create for rest and renewal.
Each work is both personal and collective — a meditation on stillness as an act of resilience.
About the Series — Resting in Mu‘umu‘u
Resting in Mu‘umu‘u is an ongoing painting series that celebrates rest as resistance and softness as strength.
Through layers of acrylic and watercolor, Ezgi reimagines the mu‘umu‘u — a traditional Hawaiian garment — as a symbol of comfort, memory, and homecoming.
The series was born during Ezgi’s years living in Haleʻiwa, reflecting stories of women finding sanctuary in their own skin and surroundings.
Each piece carries the spirit of aloha and echoes of ancestral threads — connecting cultures from Altai to Ka‘ala.
