“Being” is Naoneʻs largest wooden sculpture to date. It has been displayed at the University of Hawaii Manoa, The Waikiki Park Hotel, as well as the The Garage.

A table that holds things below its surface. Function dictated by negative space. A carton of cigarettes, a sculpture by a friend, a flocked baby hammer, condom three pack, a salt and pepper shaker, a magazine, a tube of lip gloss - they live here in comfort because they’re supposed to.

Oiran (花魁) – high-ranking courtesans of the feudal period in Japan – wore tall, lacquered koma-geta or mitsu-ashi (literally, "three legs") when walking in a parade with their attendants.