“Trappings connects visitors to this country’s very real history of the rural culture of the West, a culture rooted in the principles of tradition, family, integrity, and hard work, ” states DCAF Executive Director Linda Stedman.
Exhibit visitors will be able to view and purchase the work of 90 juried artists, from fourteen Western states and Canada. Their art preserves time-honored traditions of craftsmanship including saddles, tooled leather, bits and spurs, boots, hats, knives, engraving, hitched horsehair, braided rawhide, musical instruments, painting, bronze sculpture and photography. Knife and spur maker Larry Fuegen remarked, “The fascinating thing is that we are all self-taught. There are no schools to learn these trades. They are passed from one generation to the next, and these art forms are really one generation away from being lost.”
A Sampling of Trappings Artists:
- Bill Burke, Luthier, from Flagstaff, AZ—Burke makes one-of-a-kind stringed instruments—mandolins, guitars, and banjos.
- Larry Fuegen, Knives/Bits and Spurs Maker, from Prescott, AZ—In addition to his legendary work as a knife maker, Fuegen is also a master bit and spur maker. “Over the years, I’ve remained true to the original concept of ‘handmade.'
- Jennifer Inge, Horsehair Braider, Creede, CO— A horsehair braider who is fascinated by the centuries-old Asian, Moroccan, and Spanish art form, she uses ancient braid patterns in her horsehair jewelry.
- Susan Kliewer, Bronze Sculptor, Sedona, AZ—Kliewer was the first woman to work at Buffalo Bronze Works Foundry in Sedona. Her sculptures capture portraits of Navajo families, intrepid cowgirls, majestic horses, and steely horsemen.
- Thomas Lorimer, Painter, from Sedona, AZ— He tells stories with his paintings, primarily Western landscapes with a figure somewhere, which “is what engages people," he says.
- Bob McLean, Boot Maker, from El Paso, TX—McLean has worked with Mexican boot makers, who make their needles and thread by hand. “Boot making demands enormous patience, a meticulous nature, strong and agile hands, an artistic flair, and the ability to transform a customer’s idea into a comfortable and functional product,” he says.
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