LOVE IS PRACTICE. MAGIC IS EVERYDAY. CARE = ACTION.
Creativity, Connection, & Living Pono
Jax Preciado — Creative Director, Artist, & Educator based in Honolulu. Founder of Reciprocal Futures and the Hawaiʻi Women Artists Collective.
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Collective Excellence
Hawaiʻi Women Artists Collective
Grassroots infrastructure and gatherings for local women creatives.
Reciprocal Futures (Substack)
Essay reflections on lineage, creative practice, and everyday magic.
Speaking & Facilitation
Custom writing circles, workshops, and creative consulting
Jax Preciado
is an artist, writer, educator, and Creative Director based in Honolulu. Through Reciprocal Futures , The Noticing Practice, and The Hawaiʻi Women Artists Creative, she helps artists, writers, schools, organizations, and communities cultivate creativity, connection, and belonging through writing, art, and story.
Private Group Art Workshops & Creative Experiences
LIMITED AVAILABILITY — ONLY 4 PRIVATE DATES OPEN FOR OCT–DEC
Tailored hands-on art workshops and guided creative sessions for private parties, non-profit team retreats, holiday celebrations, and gatherings in Honolulu. No per-person fee hassle—just a dedicated, fully hosted creative experience for your group.
Who It’s For: Private holiday parties, non-profit teams, corporate retreats, and special celebrations.
What’s Included: All art materials, custom workshop design, and full hands-on facilitation.
The Format: Hosted at your venue or selected Honolulu studio spaces (flat group rate).
Transform Your Creative Vision Into a Clear, Actionable Plan
Spend 90 minutes with me to focus your energy, organize your ideas, and build a strategy you can actually execute.
When you’re deep inside the creative process—whether on your own or with a team—it’s completely normal to hit a speed bump where you need an objective perspective to regain momentum and make decisions.
This 90-minute strategy session gives you a dedicated sounding board to look at your current materials, refine your story, and map out your next steps with confidence.
Common ways to use our time together:
Messaging & Story: Talking through site copy, project proposals, or workshop descriptions so your message lands clearly and authentically.
Decision Making: Sorting through a pile-up of ideas, notes, or artwork concepts to establish a clean, logical direction.
Action Plan: Turning a large, overwhelming project into a manageable execution list.
How It Works:
Pre-Session Form: After booking, you'll complete a quick 3-question intake form to share your project links, current drafts, and key goals before we meet.
90-Minute Live Session: We meet via Zoom or in-person in Honolulu to talk through options, edit in real time, and map out solutions.
Follow-Up Summary: You receive a full session recording and a written action summary so you don't have to worry about taking frantic notes during our call.
1:1 WORK WITH ME
What's Included
90-Minute Dedicated Session: Deep dive on-location in Honolulu or via Zoom.
Pre-Session Intake Review: I review your project goals before we meet so we hit the ground running.
Actionable Roadmap: Leave with clear priorities, tangible next steps, and follow-up guidance.
Only 4 sessions available per month
Join us for Creative Events!
![[11/08] COFFEE & CREATE: Hand-Painted Holiday Card Workshop (Watercolor & Ink)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673dd8e52dbf4344969689d0/2dd8a69a-3b76-4cb1-abf0-c008b9964962/IMG_4725.jpg)
[11/08] COFFEE & CREATE: Hand-Painted Holiday Card Workshop (Watercolor & Ink)
Unwind, regulate, and paint vibrant holiday keepsakes in an intimate, restorative studio setting.
Join local artist and educator Jax Preciado for a cozy, 90-minute radical self-care practice at Kiʻikau Printers. Whether you want to paint custom holiday ornament art to frame and gift or simply enjoy a quiet, grounding morning for yourself, this open-level session gives you space to slow down and reconnect through line and wash watercolor.
How We’ll Create Step-by-Step:
- Color Warm-Up: Test washes and blend shades on practice strips.
- Loose Watercolor Base: Wash soft ornament shapes and leafy botanicals.
- Fine-Liner Detail: Layer crisp loops, stems, and linework over dried paint.
- Intentions & Accents: Add Gelly Roll highlights and write personal holiday intentions.
What You’ll Take Home:
- 1–2 Original 5" x 7" Artwork Pieces: Vibrant watercolor & ink compositions on archival 100% cotton paper (ready to frame or send as holiday cards).
What’s Included in Your Ticket:
- Full Materials Access: Professional 100% cotton paper, watercolors, waterproof fine-liners, Gelly Roll accent pens, and brushes provided for use.
- In-Person Guidance: Step-by-step instruction and 1-on-1 support in a cozy Kakaʻako printshop setting.
- BYO Beverage Friendly: Feel free to bring your favorite coffee, tea, or morning drink!
All skill levels welcome—no prior painting experience needed.
⚡ Strictly Limited to 12 Seats to ensure an intimate, personalized studio experience for every attendee.
Bring a Friend & Save $10:
Use promo code DOUBLE at checkout to save $10 when you reserve 2 or more seats!
![[12/05] Upcycled Gift Tags, T-shirt yarn, & Paper Flowers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673dd8e52dbf4344969689d0/d558c15d-4a9c-4471-9856-7d085f601f8b/IMG_4199.jpeg)
Turn simple paper and natural materials into boutique holiday gift tags and package toppers.
Join local artist and educator Jax Preciado at Kiʻikau Printers for a relaxing, 90-minute workshop. Learn pattern stamping, ribbon styling, and layered accents to create a bespoke set of handmade gift tags.
Quick Details:
• Date & Time: Sunday, December 13, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
• Location: Kiʻikau Printers (SALT at Our Kakaʻako)
• Included: Pre-cut blank gift tags, stamp pads, ribbons, accents, and light refreshments.
• Optional: Feel free to bring clean brown paper grocery bags from home if you'd like to punch and upcycle your own tags!
• Ticket: $40.00 (Use code DOUBLE for $10 off when booking 2+ seats)
⚡ 12 Seats Max for an intimate studio experience.
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🎁 What You’ll Learn & Create Step-by-Step:
Jax will walk you step-by-step through practical, beautiful tagging and accent techniques—no prior crafting experience required:
• Pattern Stamping & Layout: Use wooden and rubber stamps to create clean, minimal designs on blank gift tags.
• Layered Accents & Ties: Combine fabric strips, twine, and ribbon scraps to create elevated ties for your tags and packages.
• Paper Toppers & Details: Craft simple layered paper accents to top off holiday gifts.
💡 Optional Personal Touch: We provide plenty of pre-cut blank tags, strings, and supplies, but feel free to bring clean brown paper shopping bags (Safeway, Whole Foods, Foodland) if you’d like to punch and upcycle your own!
📦 What’s Included in Your Ticket:
• Blank Tag Stock & Materials: All pre-cut cardstock tags, twine, and bases provided.
• Full Access to Studio Supplies: Colorful craft ink pads, stamps, ribbon scraps, and embellishments.
• In-Person Guidance: Physical design samples and direct 1-on-1 instruction.
• Studio Refreshments: Light snacks, coffee, and drinks in a cozy Kakaʻako printshop setting.
🎟️ Pricing & Discount:
• Single Ticket: $40.00
• Bring a Friend & Save $10: Use promo code DOUBLE at checkout to save $10 when you reserve 2 or more seats!
⚡ Strictly Limited to 12 Seats to ensure an intimate studio experience for everyone.
Reciprocal Futures: The Artist Collective
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We are a growing ecosystem of independent creators, storytellers, and visual artists in Hawai’i, dedicated to mutual aid, shared resources, and community power. Whether you are an established painter or just starting your creative path, the Collective is open to all artists committed to reciprocal, community-centered art.
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Joining connects you to a network of local Oʻahu creators for resource sharing, skill exchanges, and collaboration. Members get priority consideration for upcoming pop-up gallery shows, collaborative print projects (like our annual calendar), and updates on grant and vendor opportunities.
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No one is turned away for lack of funds. We operate on a pay-what-you-can model with a suggested initial contribution of $20–$50 (or an optional $0–$25/month). Your contribution directly sponsors community art supplies, event space rentals, and exhibition opportunities for local creators.
Pre-Order a Year of Flowers 2027
Pre-Order a Year of Flowers 2027
More than a way to track the days—this is a curated gallery of 12 frameable fine art prints for your home or studio.
Created in collaboration by Hawaiʻi artists Malia Chau, Morgan Grae, and Jax Preciado, A Year of Flowers 2027 features vibrant, original floral and figurative works celebrating island heritage, survival, and quiet presence.
Every copy is printed on-island in Honolulu by Kiʻikau Printers on premium archival cardstock. When each month comes to a close, simply trim along the printed guides to keep a permanent collection of twelve fine art prints for framing.
“Creative expression isn't just an aesthetic choice—it is vital care, truth-telling, and a way to hold strength and tenderness at the exact same time.”
Product Details & Craft
The Format: Hangs vertically to 11" x 22" (artwork on top, calendar grid on bottom), printed on premium heavyweight 100lb archival cardstock.
Island Made: Printed locally on Oʻahu by historic Kiʻikau Printers with rich, high-pigment inks.
Designed to Outlive 2027: Built-in trim marks let you easily separate the grid and frame each original art piece.
Instant Bonus: Every pre-order includes an immediate digital download of the Mija Digital Art & Wallpaper Pack (.ZIP).
Limited Edition: First press run is strictly capped at 20 copies.
Choose Your Pre-Order Edition
🌸 STANDARD CALENDAR — $38
The complete art calendar collection.
2027 A Year of Flowers Art Calendar (Archival 100lb cardstock)
12 Frameable Art Prints (built-in trim guides)
Instant Bonus: Mija Digital Art & Wallpaper Pack (.ZIP)
✊ FEMINIST ADVOCATE EDITION — $58 ★ MOST POPULAR
Our community favorite—pairs fine art with direct survivor advocacy.
2027 A Year of Flowers Art Calendar
$10 Direct Impact: Donated directly to local campus safety & survivor advocacy in Hawaiʻi
Signed 5" x 7" Archival Mini-Print: "A spectrum: wholly, unreachably, her" (Pre-order exclusive)
"Compost the Rage" Weatherproof Vinyl Sticker Sheet
Instant Bonus: Mija Digital Art & Wallpaper Pack (.ZIP)
🎨 "A YEAR OF FLOWERS" COLLECTOR EXPERIENCE — $98 ★ LIMITED (ONLY 5 AVAILABLE)
A year-long tactile art subscription delivered to your door each season.
Everything in the Feminist Advocate Edition ($58 Tier + $10 Community Donation)
4 Quarterly Seasonal Art Drops (Mailed across 2027): Receive an exclusive 5" x 7" print & affirmation card in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn featuring the "I can make myself flowers" series.
Designed by Jax Preciado — special education veteran, 3x Schools of the Future presenter, and memoirist.
Built on ten years of place-based, trauma-informed curriculum design.
"I hadn't written creatively in a while.
I left with a notebook full of writing."
Catherine, Cohort 1
What People Are Saying
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I've tried a lot of writing curricula for my homeschool. Jax's Noticing Practice is the first thing I've found that actually teaches kids how to write — with real structure and support built in — while still making it feel creative and personal."
— Catherine, cohort 1, homeschool teacher
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"It was a safe place to express myself and learn new techniques. And I know I can use what was shared with me in my classroom."
—Crystal, cohort 1, middle school educator
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"It's been hanging over my desk since I got it. I look up, read the month's prompt, and it pulls me out of my head for a second."
— Front desk, dental office in Honolulu
★★★★★
5.0 OUT OF 5.0
100% 5-Star Rating across Prompts, Facilitation, Pace, & Venue
— Cohort 1 Participants
I'm Jax Preciado — artist, writer, educator, and Creative Director in Honolulu.
My work lives where art, writing, and education meet: I call it Reciprocal Futures.
Create joy.
Notice everyday magic.
Practice being human.
Creativity is a practice of love.
Love is a practice of creativity.
Read along with me.
Reflections on creativity, noticing, and everyday magic — sent when something's worth sharing.
Free, only from me.