Araquin Designs

Hi Everyone, Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Makah and Friends was a great event. I want to thank everyone who came out and supported the artists. I just wanted to make one quick last minute announcement. I will be at Discovery Park Tomorrow (Sat Dec 18th) for an art market. The market starts at 10 and goes until 4 or 5 I’m not sure which. It will be my last market of the year so if you want something come and get it. Thanks for the support throughout the year. Take Care

Happy Holidays and have a wonderful new year.

Hi Everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We eat lots of turkey, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and one I hope you all enjoy. OK now on to business. I’ll be at the NMAI in New York this weekend for their annual holiday art market. come by and say hi. It’s free to get in, and there are always wonderful artists in attendance. It’s at One Bowling Green in Manhattan, and quite an interesting building as well and being a good show. I hope to see you there.

Gray’s Papaya here we come.

I can understand why California is the most populous state. Warm weather and sunshine are good for the soul. The Autry show was a lot of fun I made some great contacts (and wonderful trades). I had a few interesting things happen when I was there.
It seems the world is getting smaller and smaller all the time. A young man approached my booth with a big grin, he looked at one of my serigraphs (Kindred Spirits) and excitedly told me that he had it in his home. His family had visited the Steinbrueck Gallery in Seattle, they had seen the piece as soon as they walked in and had to get it. I can’t describe what it feels like to hear stories like that. I know that the work has reached many corners of the world, but to actually meet someone who has purchased work from a third party thousands of miles away is pretty amazing. Thanks for that. Also thanks for adding to your collection. I truly appreciate everyone who stops by to chat and those who support the art by purchasing pieces thank you so much, it makes a big difference and makes it possible for me to travel and share the work with a wider audience.
I love California and hope to return sometime soon to enjoy the sun, and fresh produce. If you know of any shows in the area feel free to contact me, I’d be interested. Take Care Everyone, hope you have a wonderful day.

Hi everyone! I don’t have any events planned for October but you never know if something will come up or not. My next event is a good one. I will be at the Autry National Museum in Los Angeles November 7-8th. Here is their

website: http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/intertribal/

The next event will be November 20-22 at Chinook Winds in Lincoln City Oregon. Here is the casino’s website even though there isn’t currently any information on the site you can get directions and stuff like that.
http://www.chinookwindscasino.com/

After that I will be at the National Museum of the American Indian (New York) for a Holiday art Market to be held December 5-6th. This is one of my favorite events. I love visiting New York and always look forward to the show. If you or anyone you know is in the area send them out since I don’t get to the East Coast very often. Here is a link to the events section of the NMAI website.
http://www.nmai.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=events&second=ny

Finally I will end with the last of my scheduled events and that is the 52nd annual Heard Museum’s Indian art market held March 6th and 7th 2010 in Phoenix Arizona. One of the best and largest Indian Art Markets in the country always a pleasure if you haven’t been there is a little something for every taste if you like Indian art at all there is something for you at the Heard. Here is their website: http://www.heard.org/

There are all my upcoming shows months in advance. I am looking at a couple more and will post them when a decision is made. I will certainly be doing at least one possibly two more events in December and am always looking for more good events so if you know of any please let me know. Take Care

A while ago I worked on a printing project with the Chehalis Tribe. I worked with many young upcoming artists and printed their work. One of the results of this project was the creation of a calendar, which is sold in several shops and stores throughout the region. Apparently the producers of the next “Twilight” movie saw the calendar and are going to use it somehow in their movie.
Apparently this is a cool thing. My 12 yr old daughter is really excited.