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Honoring Arna Means
Honoring Arna Means
Arna Means was a dedicated artist and educator, with a lifelong passion for the arts. She earned her degree in art and art education from San Francisco State and spent decades teaching in California schools, including as an art instructor at Kashia School after her retirement.
A founding member of the Coast Highway Art Collective, Arna was deeply engaged in printmaking, particularly intaglio, which she had been exploring since the late 1960s. She loved the element of surprise each time an etching was pulled from the press. Beyond printmaking, she found joy in figure drawing, painting from nature, and various other artistic expressions.
Her commitment to artistic growth led her to participate in workshops at Crown Point Press in San Francisco, a renowned center where artists from around the world experiment with intaglio techniques. Art remained an essential and rewarding part of her daily life, and her legacy continues to inspire the creative spirit of CHAC.
Honoring Jane Reichhold
Honoring Jane Reichhold
Jane Reichhold, a founding artist of the Coast Highway Art Collective, was a renowned poet, translator, and advocate for Japanese poetic forms. Over her lifetime, she authored more than forty books of haiku, renga, tanka, and translations, leaving an indelible mark on the global haiku community. As the founder and editor of AHA Books, she published Mirrors: International Haiku Forum and Geppo for the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, and alongside her husband, Werner Reichhold, co-edited Lynx for Linking Poets from 1992 to 2013.
A pioneer in bringing haiku to the digital age, Jane launched AHApoetry.com in 1995 and maintained the AHA Poetry Forum from 2006 to 2016, fostering an international community of poets. Her contributions earned her multiple accolades, including the Museum of Haiku Literature Award in Tokyo and three Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards. In 1998, she was honored by the Emperor and Empress of Japan with an invitation to the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Party at the Palace in Tokyo.
Jane’s passion for haiku and her dedication to sharing its beauty with the world continue to inspire poets and artists alike. Her legacy lives on in the words she so masterfully crafted and the community she nurtured.
Honoring Jim Hayes
Honoring Jim Hayes
Jim Hayes, a cherished artist and craftsman in the Coast Highway Art Collective community, found his artistic voice in pottery. After moving to Point Arena in the late 1960s, he embraced a life of creativity—learning leather tooling, candle making, and ultimately mastering porcelain pottery. Alongside his wife, Peny Jil Cosgriffe, he ran a successful pottery business in the heart of town, sharing his passion and mentoring others, including his brothers-in-law, who became accomplished potters under his guidance.
Beyond his ceramics, Jim was a storyteller, an avid reader, and a keen observer of life’s small moments. He enjoyed photography, sketching, and writing, often chronicling life in Northern California. A familiar face in the community, he found joy in daily walks, coffee shop conversations, and listening to his son play music.
Jim’s legacy lives on through his artistry, his contributions to the local creative community, and the deep connections he forged in Point Arena. His humor, knowledge, and artistic spirit remain woven into the fabric of the CHAC community.
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