romaarellano.com

romaarellano.com ~ vintage folk art and jewelry reminiscent of Georgia O'Keeffe in Taos ~ colors and aesthetic of Fri Life got in the way--health problems, pesky day job.

This shop came about after a series of retreats in Ghost Ranch and Taos that broke open the artist in me. I called my works "doodles" and made them into jewelry and tee shirts that I began selling here in 2009. A couple of years ago I reopened the shop, with a new vision--one that incorporates EVERYTHING I love...not just being an artist, but having an artist's eye and an artist's soul. I've been

collecting beautiful things all my life. Enchanted by this part of the world--Taos where Georgia and Mabel and others came in the 1930s--I too am drawn by the light and spirituality and culture of the place. The blend of Native Americans, Hispanics, adobe, old trucks, rustic and primitive yet so timeless and yes, even modern. This is what I've known all my life. My father comes from the village of Costilla, near Taos, and moved to Taos as a teenager. My mother is from the wild Western town of Cimarron, New Mexico, where her father ran a ranch and rode a horse. People come here, to live and visit, precisely because of the unique beauty, a look and feel you'll find no where else in the world. The shop brings together the best of New and Old Mexico, honoring the past and the blend of indigenous and Spanish colonial. Some of my items were collected during trips to Mexico and the rest of Latin America. I've studied with several mentors, worked the International Folk Art Festival in Santa Fe when it was just starting, and now continue to find gems that speak to this unique aesthetic. If I could have lived in a different era, it would be in the 1930s through the mid-century, with Frida and Diego, Georgia and Mabel. We are still among them, finding the treasures that take us back to them.

05/31/2026

Happy Sunday. Here is one of the white peahens, having a mellow morning, keeping her eye on a hawk overhead.

Celebrating the talent of Wilson and Carol Begay this Turquoise Tuesday. Available at romaarellano.com
05/05/2026

Celebrating the talent of Wilson and Carol Begay this Turquoise Tuesday. Available at romaarellano.com

Mine!
04/24/2026

Mine!

Thank you to the Burnham family! We have spent many years as neighbors at the Native Treasures Show. I loved seeing thei...
04/16/2026

Thank you to the Burnham family! We have spent many years as neighbors at the Native Treasures Show. I loved seeing their big family come together to put on these shows for all of us dealers and our customers. Their retirement is deserved, and it hits home for me that this is also the end of an era. Their generation shaped the field of Native American arts and crafts for decades. I am sad to see the closing of this era, happy they will have time together, and thankful for their contributions.

01/07/2026

Good morning.

12/27/2025

Merry.

12/22/2025

A wildlife preserve.

Sale ends at midnight! Head over to romaarellano.com for those last minute treasures!
12/15/2025

Sale ends at midnight! Head over to romaarellano.com for those last minute treasures!

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4710 Central Avenue SE
Albuquerque, NM
87108

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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