The Studio · Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
The studio
behind the walls.
Inspire To Create Media is the mural, design and workshop studio of Kauaʻi artist Trysen Kaneshige, known as TRYS. Commissioned directly by the County of Kauaʻi Parks & Recreation.
Keep Going · Kōloa Elementary · Spectra Fest 2024
(Why it matters)
Story first.Paint second.
A mural is the most public piece of art a place will ever own. It is seen every day by the people who live, learn and work around it, so the studio treats every wall as a story that has to be true to that place.
Each project starts with listening: to the client, to the community and to the history of the site. Native birds, local landmarks, family values, the people who came before. Those details become the design, and the design is placed on a photo of the real wall before anything is painted.
The work carries a healing-centered purpose. Walls like You Matter and the Kauaʻi Veterans Museum murals were made so people feel seen, remember, and take pride in where they are from.
TRYS under the Wailua Golf Course mural, 2026
(What every wall gets)
Made to belong
Rooted in place
Every design is researched on site, from the native species in the area to the history of the building.
Built to last
Walls are surveyed, drawn to scale, painted in professional aerosol and brush, and documented through the final coat. Fully insured.
Made with community
Paint days, student involvement and workshops give people a hand in the wall they will see every day.
Kauaʻi Veterans Museum
Three connected murals spanning more than eighty feet, unveiled with a third mayoral proclamation.
Open the wall →(The record)
Thirteen years of walls
Kauaʻi Veterans Museum
Three connected murals spanning more than eighty feet, unveiled with a third mayoral proclamation and a Kauaʻi County Council certificate, and featured on the front page of The Garden Island.
Direct vendor to the County
Commissioned directly by the County of Kauaʻi Parks & Recreation for Wailua Golf Course, Kapaʻa Skate Park and Kalawai Park, plus a values mural at Wilcox Elementary sponsored by Grove Farm.
Across the islands
Two murals for the YMCA on Oʻahu, the You Matter mural with Leadership Kauaʻi, realistic birds for Drive With Aloha at Kauaʻi High, and iPad art workshops with Hōʻike.
Schools and students
Keep Going at Kōloa Elementary for Spectra Fest, and a mural workshop with COGS at Kauaʻi Community College where students helped paint The Portal.
Native birds of Kauaʻi
A traveling series of panels for the Kauaʻi Wildlife Coalition, introducing the island's native waterbirds and seabirds by their Hawaiian names.
Cover story
Featured on the cover of the Hawaiʻi Herald, and mentored an Eagle Scout mural dedicated at the Kauaʻi Veterans Center.
The studio opens
Inspire To Create Media founded, bringing murals and brand design under one roof, the same year as a second mayoral proclamation and an art and healing show covered by The Garden Island.
Volcom Featured Artist Series
Airbrushed one-of-one swimwear, painted live in store.
First proclamation
Recognized by the County of Kauaʻi with a mayoral proclamation, a year after the first wall.
The first wall
A senior mural project at Kauaʻi High School that made the front page of The Garden Island. Still the reason the studio takes school work seriously.
(How a wall gets made)
First call to final coat
Listen
A site visit and a conversation about what the wall needs to do and who it is for.
Design on the real wall
A concept placed on a photo of the actual wall, with two rounds of revisions, so everyone signs off on what they can see.
Paint
Measured, gridded and painted on site, scheduled around open schools, parks and businesses.
Hand off
Clear coat where the wall needs it, plus finished photos the client can use to tell the story.
“A gifted local artist whose vision, compassion and dedication have brought honor and inspiration to the Kauai community.”
“Trysen has officially placed the museum on the map as a ‘must-see’ destination.”
(Trusted by counties, schools and brands)
(As seen in)
(For Hawaiʻi artists and communities)
Giving back
The studio shares what it has learned in 30+ walls: open art calls and grants for Hawaiʻi artists, updated every week, plain-language guides for anyone planning a mural, and hands-on workshops for schools, nonprofits and teams.
(Tell the studio about your wall)
START A WALL
Share the wall, the story and the timeline. Or just write: hello@inspiretocreatemedia.com · Replies in 2 to 3 business days.