Over the last couple of months I have introduced you to some of the wonderful people I met last December when I visited Cowboy Christmas in Vegas… {see them HERE}  Today I am DELIGHTED to show you another company I…

Sour in color, deformed in shape, and featuring lethal textures, Cacti are the essence of RAW BEAUTY.
Artist Gary Thompson is so drawn to these complex succulents that he has chosen them to be the muse for his forged metal art…

While visiting COWBOY Christmas last month in VegasI found it difficult not to stop & chat with sculptor Craig Bergsgaard.  Craig, a silver haired, hippie-turned-cowboy, with warm eyes and an affable smile {and talent to boot!!}, shared with me his passion for sculpting, and…

Another DIVINE collection from the trip to VEGAS…

A modern Texas legend, Rocketbuster Boots is a one-of-a-kind business offering one-of-a-kind boots.  Having spent years coveting these boots ~ and hours dreaming of my own design that I will one day commission ~ I cannot…

Andy Sanchez was another artist that I had the absolute HONOR to meet while visiting Vegas for the Cowboy Christmas Shopping event.  An award-winning wood worker, Andy’s humble spirit, passion and joy shines through his eyes and makes his stories about each piece…

This morning I posted a story about the MURAL MOSAIC horse, Le Cadeau Du Cheval. Now on to another horse that I came across in Vegas ~ this is an altogether different equine subject, but equally commanding…

Based in Southern California, Cynthia Andersen uses…

It has been a bit hectic rounding up all of the brilliant people I met in Vegas…  I do have a few more for you this week before we head out for the holidays. Enjoy!!

When visiting COWBOY Christmas in Las Vegas…

Designing landscapes for the Western * Rustic home can prove challenging to those of us who live north of Zone 8.   The classic succulents used in arid climates don’t have a chance here in the Mid West and Northern regions.  A…

One of the talented merchants that I met last week in Vegas included Joel West, owner of Four Winds West, an enterprise dedicated to making hand-made leather bags, accessories, and belts using ancient traditions, and superior craftsmanship.

Every year Joel West…

Last week I had the fortune to visit Fabulous Las Vegas.  I made the trip so that I could attend the shopping events that were being hosted in relation to the National Finals Rodeo.  This rodeo,  which began over 50 years ago in Oklahoma…