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Painted Shirt Native Arts & Crafts - History of Painted Shirt
When Aaron Lee first started out, he started selling arts and crafts professionally during the pow wows that he attended as a Traditional Men's dancer. From 1988 to 1991 Aaron was still dancing and selling crafts part time. He created custom orders for friends in the pow wow circle and acquaintances. His first major show selling native arts and crafts was in Calgary, Alberta called "Feather in Your Saddle" organized by Molly Hamilton in 1994. Pictured below is an article featuring Aaron Lee and his former business partner in the 'Small Business' section of the Calgary Herald in July 1994.
After
being under the name "Trapline
Design" with a former business partner
and then making the move to "Painted
Shirt Native Arts & Crafts" yet
again with a new business partner and life
partner, Clarisa Borden, there has been
numerous changes to what Painted Shirt
Native Arts
& Crafts is today.
For over 16 years Aaron Lee has made Painted Shirt Native Arts & Crafts be more than providing quality Native arts and crafts. Painted Shirt also provides regalia making and native arts and crafts instructions.
Aaron has taken his home business to the next level by becoming a certified Native Artisan and Cultural Arts Instructor, getting on-board with computer technology and producting new ways to market himself and his business. His "new" business partner has created the Painted Shirt web site and numerous promotional items to spread the word of Aaron and his business in order to reach people and help them understand how to tell of quality arts and crafts.
Painted Shirt Native Arts & Crafts operates out of Aaron's home and Aaron does local craft shows, pow wows, trade shows, conferences and local flea markets. The web site for Painted Shirt has helped out a lot in regards to the services that we provide. We have gone a long way in the last couple of years, and we hope that we continue to provide the best products to anyone who's interested in doing business with us.