Although Keiki Fujita and Ann Sandhu are both from the Bay Area, they first met through a Honolulu connection: interior designer Mary Philpotts McGrath. Now the three talented women are collaborating on a Honolulu trunk show inspired by the colors of the Islands — not the predictable greens and blues of mauka and makai, but the unusual earthy shades of kapa and 'aina.

Here's how it all came about. McGrath has been carrying Sandhu's jewelry in her shop, Place, for a year or so. When Fujita came in to show McGrath her line of wearable art, something clicked and McGrath immediately envisioned Sandhu's jewelry with Fujita's clothing. The three women met in San Francisco and the collaboration began.

KEIKI FUJITA

Although Fujita could pass for a local girl, she is from the Bay Area and lived and studied art and textiles Japan. It was not until Fujita visited the Islands that she learned her first name is also the Hawaiian word for "child."

Fujita had an apprenticeship under master Nishihiro Fujita, an oil painter who also created a unique kimono painting style called "musen yuzen" in Kyoto. She then began experimenting with materials and began painting in a more abstract fashion, "letting the colors, forms and patterns evolve and engage freely," she said.

Her dyes and brushes come from Kyoto. She creates her own colors, letting each "dry naturally to see how it will dance and interact with the other colors."

Her method inspired the name of her line, Colourdance.

Fujita works mainly with silk. "Silk is a high-vibration fiber that does not hold any negative energy," she said. Her work is often guided by her spiritual values.

Colourdance has become popular with celebrities. Pieces have been purchased by Sela Ward, Elizabeth Taylor, Whoopi Goldberg and Linda Ronstadt.

In addition to garments such as vests, tank tops, cocoon and panel jackets, Fujita is bringing some lengths of her fabrics that can be custom made to suit the individual.

ANN SANDHU

Sandhu is a leading fashion stylist who is well known in the Bay Area for her image and style makeovers of many celebrities and corporate executives. While she also has a reputation as a jewelry designer in the Bay Area, she is just gaining recognition in Honolulu.

Sandhu debuted her jewelry collection in 2005 in order to elevate simple garments to high style. Her pieces are each one-of-a-kind, created to celebrate a woman's individuality.

Fujita and Sandhu will be available for personal consultations throughout the trunk show. They recommend those interested in trying on the wearable art or jewelry arrive in either all black or all white clothing to get an optimal idea of how to wear the clothing and garments.

WENDY CALLAHAN

In addition to Fujita's clothing and Sandhu's jewelry, Wendy Callahan, an artist who lives in Milwaukee and who is legally blind, will be showing her unusual artform: miniature shoes.

The shoes, which measure 3 by 5 1/2 inches, are built on a last carved out by Callahan's mother. Although Callahan, once a professional seamstress, is no longer able to thread a needle or even to read, she has a sewing machine that threads the needle for her. This enables her to create the stylish shoes without having to worry about such practicalities as fit and comfort.

She uses cardboard recycled from soda boxes for the foundation. Every shoe has a gold lame lining and leather sole. Her fabrics and embellishments are sheer flights of fancy: velvets, silks, vintage beads and buttons — anything that speaks to the Manolo in her.