Your writing is sure to be inspired when you use the Inspired Pen Set! Featuring five pens—one design by each of our Inspired Natives® Artists—this stunning set will take pride of place on your desk. Separated, these pens make great individual gifts for your office besties or stocking stuffers for your favorite family members.
Washington-born, globally produced.
Product Details:
- Coast Salish Pattern by Louie Gong (Nooksack)
- Wild Plums by Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe/Ojibwe)
- Pathway Home by Michelle Lowden (Acoma Pueblo)
- Bear Claws by John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani/Blackfeet)
- Tribute by Jared Yazzie (Diné/Navajo)
- Each rollerball pen has gold metallic accents and a matching cap.
- Set of 5 rollerball pens, packaged in a sleek black box
- Black ink
About The Artists:
Louie Gong (Nooksack), founder of Eighth Generation, is a self-taught artist who was raised by his grandparents in the Nooksack tribal community in northwest Washington. He got his start by painting cultural art on shoes, but realized that creating one-of-a-kind pieces did not provide a sustainable pathway to success, so he began applying his artwork to accessibly-priced products. His unique style merges traditional Coast Salish art with influences from his mixed heritage and urban environment to create work that resonates widely across communities and cultures.
Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe) is an artist, teacher, and community organizer from the Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota. Widely known for her handmade regalia and moccasins featuring Ojibwe floral designs, she owns and operate her own business, Heart Berry, to share contemporary Ojibwe art. She works to build a strong community by teaching about their cultural art, such as moccasins and beadwork, and creating tools like books and tutorials for Makers.
Michelle Lowden (Acoma Pueblo), is an artist living and working in Pueblo of Acoma (known in her Keres language as Aa’ku) in New Mexico. She draws her inspiration from her family's history of illustrious potters to create the beautiful hand-painted Pueblo jewelry she is known for. The owner and operator of Milo Creations, you can see how her careful eye and attention to detail show in the intricate line work and Southwest geometric designs of her work. Fun fact: She became Eighth Generation's first Inspired Natives™ Project Collaborator in 2014!
John Isaiah Pepion (Plains Indian from the Piikani Band of the Blackfoot Confederacy), is an artist based out of the Blackfeet reservation in north-central Montana, where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. He is best known for his ledger art, which is an art tradition that developed in Plains tribes: as the buffalo hide they traditionally used for painting became scarce, Plains people were forced to adapt by making artwork on ledger paper from accounting books. He comes from a family of artists, and ledger art has been in his family for hundreds of years.
Jared Yazzie (Diné), is an artist, designer, and entrepreneur from Holbrook, Arizona. He is the founder of OXDX Clothing, a fashion label that specializes in bold, graphic style and strong statements, with the hopes to carry on a cultural tradition of visual storytelling. He is a self taught graphic artist and screen printer and got his start selling T-shirts out the truck of his car and from his dorm room at the University of Arizona. He currently runs a storefront and workspace in Tempe, Arizona. Since its inception in 2009, OXDX has been featured in articles written by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Refinery 29, the Huffington Post, and High Snobiety, as well as featured in curated exhibits at the Peabody Essex Museum, Philbrook Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution.
