Native Art 2011

Recently I was in attendance down at the 53rd Annual Heard Museum Indian Fair & Market March 5-6, 2011. It was probably by far the most amazing event rich with native culture from all over the nation in one place. The art I had on display received many reviews and many questions, one remark that was said, "How did opposite ends of the earth meet?" asked into a description to my current modern/contemporary art, and my response to that question was, "Sitka, Alaska", pretaining to where my mother and father first met at Sheldon Jackson College.

Currently available for purchase you can check out my recent modern/contemporary artwork done with acrylic on canvas in a northwest coastal/southwest native art style over at my online photo/art gallery. E-mail for pricing on each available item posted.

Also I was able to get a lot of marketing and advertising in for the design company RockaSkin where I currently have two native designs in production and available for purchase: Thunderbird - Spirit in the Sky and Raven - The Sun Guardian both available for 6 cellphone designs and a universal laptop skin.

Thursday January 6th, 2011

I know it has been a very long time since I have posted any sort of information since my last blog. I think 2011 well be the year of the video blog for me. I'm not sure how I would like to approach it. I guess the best thing would be just to get out and jump right into it. What's the worst that could happen huh?

I wanted to post a few pics of 2010 and the different adventures that came with it. Starting from December and going back to January 2010. There are a variety of different photos, enjoy everyone.

DECEMBER 2010

Wicked Rebel type stuff going on!

Sharing moments with niece & nephew
Arianna & Josh

Striking a pose with
Carrie Anne at the
December 3rd, 2010
First Friday Artwalk.

NOVEMBER 2010

Asses of Evil at George & Dragon English Pub
November 13th, 2010

Glass Heroes at George & Dragon English Pub
November 13th, 2010

Hall13 at Crabby Don's
November 19th, 2010

Down at the Arizona State Fair with
prizes we won. November 3rd, 2010

OCTOBER 2010

Asses of Evil at the Rhythm Room
October 21, 2010

Hanging out at the Spider Monkies
House Party Show. October 8th, 2010

Calvin won at the Arizona State Fair
October 27th, 2010

in the crowd at the Horrorpops show
October 29th, 2010



at the Fetishball

October 10th, 2010

SEPTEMBER 2010

New Native Cellphone Skin Design
"Eagle the Punkstar".

Disneyland Splash Mountain
September 24th, 2010

Victor and I mimicking Walt & Mickey at
Disneyland. September 24th, 2010

The whole reason why we went to CA.
To see our friend Jesse from
Cellphish and also his
birthday. September 23rd, 2010

 AUGUST 2010

Downtown Phoenix, looking from the south.
August 19th, 2010

Beautiful Arizona Sunset during a nice August evening.
August 13th, 2010

MAY 2010

Trip back home to Alaska. featured is a breakwater
in Ketchikan, Alaska

House not that far where we stayed
it reminded me of "Mothers House"
from the movie Psycho.

My mother advertising for: Metlakatla Bottled Water.

Niece and nephew: Vanessa & Kyle's high school
graduation. Also wear custom made Native Regalia.

Beautiful  Metlakatla, Alaska

Awesome sunset in Alaska

Tammy Sparks, NHRA Founder, Wally Sparks granddaughter

Friend, David J. Nelson III
during a tourist performance in
Metlakatla, Alaska.

APRIL 2010

Introductory piece that I had custom made, also (not this
design), but was accepted by RockaSkin for design
native cellphone skin designs.

Earth Day Hike April 21st, 2010. Started at 5:30am in the
morning to get to the top of Piestewa Peak Mountain
to catch the sunrise.

Monster Trucks out at Firebird International Raceway
April 25th, 2010.

Monster Trucks out at Firebird International Raceway
April 25th, 2010

The day S.B. 1070 was passed by Arizona State Law
April 23rd, 2010

I love this lady. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
April 18th, 2010

MARCH 2010

52nd Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market
March 6-7, 2010

R.Carlos Nakai

visit from my friends Franklin & Steven during
Wrestlemania in Phoenix, Arizona.
March 24th, 2010

Day three of Wrestlemania Axxess with cousin Franklin.
March 27th, 2010

outside the convention center in downtown Phoenix, taking
a break before we headed back to the truck.
March 27th, 2010

Wrestlers and Divas playing their wrestling game.
March 27th, 2010

at the Arizona Reniassance Festival with friends
Emilio and Roy. March 7th, 2010

FEBRUARY 2010

Customized Native Cellphone Shell Designed for
Sidekick 2008 phone model

Customized Native Skateboard Design.

 JANUARY 2010



Civic Space Park. Downtown Phoenix, Arizona



Rangers in the South Mountain Park Range.

Space Needles in the desert mountain top.

Cactus Life.

The effects of Senate Bill 1070

You know it wasn't the peoples vote, it was the state of Arizona and it's governmental officials in office that made the decision on this recently passed Senate Bill 1070. So why should the paying concert goers have to suffer over this?

Anywhere in any other country around the world this goes on, if you don't have your documentation then you get shipped back home, it's as simple as that! People are making a huge issue over something that has been blown out of context.

This has been going on for many years of undocumented immigrants being deported back. LOOK they are not citizens of the United States, if they really wanted to live here as citizens they need to follow the rules like every other person who actually takes the inititive and goes through the program to become a American citizen.

It just took a couple individuals naming, Rev. Al Sharpton and Activist Danny Glover to bring limelight to the subject and all hell has broken loose. I can understand they wanted to get involved, but mentioning that Arizona should be boycotted over this decision. They are far from the working class people and don't see the effects and toll it is doing to the Arizona Economy.

For more information on Senate Bill 1070 and The Sound Strike, please check out the following links:

Arizona State Senate Bill 1070

The Sound Strike

Arizona Governor Signs Immigration Enforcement Bill

Today at 1:30pm Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law bill, supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's gateway for human and drug smugglers.

With hundreds of people surrounding the state capital, protesting that the bill would lead to civil rights abuses, Gov. Brewer said she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling . She said critics were, "overreacting".

As I arrived on scene I noticed a majority of the protesters were high school students all who were fighting the cause against Arizona State Bill 1070. I walked around snapping pictures left and right, getting in the crowd hearing what each group, rally, news channel reporters, radio show hosts had to say about the passed bill. A lot of them said, "this is a huge mistake", "Arizona is going to be turned upside down". Already there was a individual walking around gathering signatures to "Get Governor Jan Brewer Out Of Office", come August elections.

Shortly after walking around a small group of protesters ran through, yelling something I couldn't understand, but it sure stirred up the young people causing them to hoard the group and chasing them down, all I could see was the group running surrounded by high school students throwing whatever they could at these protesters.

What is my take on this newly passed senate bill 1070. I believe there is going to be a even bigger uprise once somebody or someone is made a example of. I see more frequent stops from the Phoenix Police Department, Arizona Highway Patrol, and Arizona Border Patrol. This does not only effect immigration but people of color like myself. I know Arizona is the only state to have very strict laws basically on everything you can think of. This is going to be even tougher times to live in Arizona.