I traded my old boss Gerald Richie for this mule a couple years ago. He’s a dandy. I was thinking lately about when I first met Gerald way back when. It’s pretty cool to have a mule that he raised and a nice picture to look at on a winter’s night. I’ve ridden a few […]
Archives for December 2013
Western Heritage Awards
I was asked recently by the National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City if I would grant permission to use the floral carving design from this year’s TCAA saddle. They are planning on using detail pictures of my carving designs for a variety of events for 2014 including table runners, docent directories, […]
Time is Money
Sharon Griffes Tarr is a veteran artist who writes a blog that I stumbled onto the other day. I thought it had some interesting things to say and secured permission to copy her words here. You could replace the word ‘artist’ with the words ‘craftsman’ and the thoughts still hold up very well. […]
A Friend Remembered
It was December 2, 1993. The winter winds in the upper Snake River plain were bitter, raw and angry. But there was roping to be done. I was determined to get rich in the purebred Galloway business and had cooked a deal to lease some cows to help build our numbers. The cattle I had […]
Bill Knight
Bill Knight worked for Ray Holes in the 1940’s when he returned home from the war. His name never appeared anywhere on any work, yet his imprint is felt even today. Ray Holes designed this carved panel and Bill carved it. This panel appeared in the Ray Holes catalog for many years. Dale Harwood credits […]