Welcome to Raven and Hummingbird Designs
Hello! We're Mark and Jozette James, Aberdeen-based artists.
Welcome to our studio, a stress-free sanctuary for art creation.
We are grateful for local artist connections, we aim to encourage others through our creative process. Explore our work and feel free to reach out with any inquiries.
Meet the Artists
We take pride in Lummi, Mexican, and Panamanian heritage, cultural, and artistic practices and pass them down to our children and grandchildren
Mark James
Although becoming serious as an artist at a later stage of life, Mark fell in love with drawing and with Coastal Native Form line art in his early years as a Lummi Nation enrolled member from Bellingham Washington. Mark grew up in Seattle where he attended high school and graduated from the University of Washington.
He always enjoyed the creative side of drawing portraits, and then later the Coastal Native Form line art style. With life’s priorities of a career and family, his artist side fell dormant over the next thirty years.
Fortunately, with the help and encouragement of his wife Jozette, Mark recently rededicated himself to exploring his artistic side, redeveloping his artistic skills and a deeper knowledge of the form line craft. This has resulted in a better understanding of his heritage and the Native Coastal form line style, which his work represents.
Several years ago, on a visit with his wife to Hawaii, Mark fell in love with the beauty and spirit of Hawaii and began incorporating it into his pieces. He loves the Form line style and the flexibility it allows to incorporate other cultures and styles of art. The artist hopes pieces he produces will inspire or stir emotions within those who view.
Jozette James
Born and raised in Washington state, mother, grandmother, and wife of artist Mark James. In 2019, began her journey into learning how to integrate Coastal Native American form line art elements into her own style of art, and began apprenticing with her husband.
Jozette has many creative interests including making jewelry, Hawaiian style leis, pottery, and creating her own drawings and prints. Her art is inspired her life and cultural experience.
While a young girl she traveled throughout Mexico, as young woman lived on the Lummi Indian Reservation, and from her many visits to Hawaii. Inspired and supported by her husband, who has mentored and share her love for diversity and cultural integration.
