Art & Culture, Cowboy Boots

Cowboy Boots on Display (Houston,TX)

As I’ve been bounty-huntin’ cowboy boots for my book… I’ve discovered that a handful of the boots I want to photograph are currently being “held hostage” in Houston’s Center for Contemporary Craft …part of an exhibit called COWBOY: Craft of the American West.

The show features handmade cowboy gear …including cowboy boots crafted by Ray Dorwart (Guthrie, OK), Stephanie Ferguson (Millsap, TX), Bob McClean (Sedona, AZ) and Gary & Clara McGlasson (Spokane, WA.)

Visit the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft before March 26th, 2006 ….or catch a glimpse of a few of the items included in this photo slideshow.

Otherwise you may have to wait until my book comes out next Spring!

Contact Numbers:

· Ray Dorwart (405) 282-1258 (Click here for website)

· Stephanie Ferguson (817) 341-9700

· Bob McLean (520) 281-0512 (…now at Paul Bond Boots)

· Gary & Clara McGlasson (509) 891-1756

(Photo courtesy of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.)

Cowboy Boots, Design & Materials

Bootmaker Round-Up 2006

The 18th Annual Boot & Saddlemakers Trade Show Round Up will be held October 6-7, 2006 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

I look forward to the Round Up every year.

Here’s the informal schedule…Friday morning, you get a quick nod, hug, or handshake from even your closest friends… ‘cuz everybody is staring down at the asphalt searching around for the good swapmeet stuff. After 3pm on Saturday everybody’s too busy looking for last minute deals on leather, no time for long goodbyes.

Ahhh… but in all that time in-between, there’s plenty of room for drinking coffee and catching up with all the folks you haven’t seen since last year.

For more information visit www.bootandsaddlemakertradeshow.com. To pre-register contact Kathy Kimmel at kimmels@comanchetx.com, or (325) 356-3197.

(Bootmakers will want to keep their eye on the customcowboybootsandshoesforum.com for more updates and photos.)

Here’s some 2005 photos:

Thirty-two saddles were entered in this year’s contest.

Boots by Brian Thomas (Abilene, TX)

Cowboy boots on display. Photo by Carrlyn Miller.

Bootmaker Duck Menzies (Temple, TX)

Jeff Farmer from Sun City Leather (El Paso,TX)

Cowboy Boots

Pop Goes the Cowboy!

cowboy boots mounted on wall with art
I’m back from El Paso. It was a quick trip, just long enough to sort through a big pile of cowboy boots from Liberty Boot Company …and then drive across town to shake hands with Pedro Muñoz (Stallion Boot Company).

That was it.

Time was of the essence… Marty and I needed to get those cowboy boots photographed and shipped to Portland, Oregon by next week… Because on February 25, 2006, these rockin’ boots are starring in Desperado’s special event “Pop Goes the Cowboy.”

It’s an event like no other… see the latest handmade Liberty boots alongside Ed Adler’s pop art cowboy paintings. Bootmaker Tony Benattar’s band, the Cameron Family Singers, will be providing the eveining’s soundtrack. More than 60 boot styles features, one night only… don’t miss it.

This is a free event, but you’ll need to call Desparado for your map to the hide-out (503) 294-2952.

(Visit Liberty Boot Company’s website to hear a few of the band’s greatest hits, and even see a short video of 2004’s bash.)

Custom made, vintage and popular cowboy boot brands. Advice from author & expert, Jennifer June (& others) about buying cowboy boots online.

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