Fine, handcrafted products that reflect the style, simplicity, and beauty of the West.
Our Artists
The artists we work with hold a special place in our hearts. They are, after all, the HEART of our business. We want to highlight their talents and give you a little insight into who they are.
MONTANA POTTERY
Our pottery is made by Dave & Jennie Lockie of Boz
eman, Montana. Not only are they incredibly talented but they have been a tremendous encouragement to us both professionally and personally. They are Big-hearted people from Big Sky Country!
They started their pottery business in the early 80's after a failed excavating business. But that discouraging time opened up another opportunity. Jennie had given him pottery lessons and what was designed to be a distraction from "everyday life" uncovered an exceptional talent in designing and making pottery.
He built his own kiln and invented a laser system to help keep sizes consistent. They operate out of a little log cabin outside of Bozeman.
When reflecting on the hard times when he lost his business in 1979, Dave said, "In the world we evaluate success by net worth, and according to the world's standards I had failed. Under God's standards, I myself didn't personally feel failure. That's what my faith gave to me."
BREEZY MOUNTAIN LEATHER
Valerie Ann Szarek is a Master Leather Worker from Boulder, CO and the designer of our top-selling leather bags!
Trained in the art of haute couture, Valerie makes and designs all of her own patterns, specializing in finding the best leather for each product.
Valerie uses clean simple lines that complement the subtle beauty of organic stones and leather, creating a beautiful spirited work of wearable art. She began her business in 1972, and has been located in Colorado since 1978.
Valerie has achieved Master Leather Worker status after 36 years of dedicated, conscientious and caring study.
NATURAL SLATE PICTURES
David Clack is an award-winning nature photographer from Colorado. He
started in February of 1985 and in 1991 Mr. Clack began
to
move into landscape and nature photography. In 1998 David
published
his first book on Colorado.
Currently David sells his work in galleries throughout
Colorado and we are proud to be able to bring his unique and creative fine photography on natural slate.
SPINNING ASPEN STUDIOS
Bruce Elkins is the creative mind behind our aspen products. He carves out vases, candles, night lights, lamps, and even has a nice fine art collection of burl carvings that you must see!
He has a studio outside of his home in Pueblo, CO and does all the work himself.
RUSTIC JEWELRY CHARMS
Kara Docheff is the artist of our rusted charms. All of their "natural rusted" iron pendants are made at their rust farm in Colorado. They start with cold-rolled iron (lead free) and then lay it out on their farm to let nature create a beautiful "natural rust" finish. Kara explains, "Once we have achieved that beautiful finish we are striving for, we cut our pendants here on the ranch. The pendants are then sealed three times on each side with a water based acrylic sealer to stop any further rusting and to protect anything the pendant comes in contact with."
MONTANA POTTERY
Our pottery is made by Dave & Jennie Lockie of Boz
eman, Montana. Not only are they incredibly talented but they have been a tremendous encouragement to us both professionally and personally. They are Big-hearted people from Big Sky Country! They started their pottery business in the early 80's after a failed excavating business. But that discouraging time opened up another opportunity. Jennie had given him pottery lessons and what was designed to be a distraction from "everyday life" uncovered an exceptional talent in designing and making pottery.
He built his own kiln and invented a laser system to help keep sizes consistent. They operate out of a little log cabin outside of Bozeman.
When reflecting on the hard times when he lost his business in 1979, Dave said, "In the world we evaluate success by net worth, and according to the world's standards I had failed. Under God's standards, I myself didn't personally feel failure. That's what my faith gave to me."
BREEZY MOUNTAIN LEATHER
Valerie Ann Szarek is a Master Leather Worker from Boulder, CO and the designer of our top-selling leather bags!Trained in the art of haute couture, Valerie makes and designs all of her own patterns, specializing in finding the best leather for each product.
Valerie uses clean simple lines that complement the subtle beauty of organic stones and leather, creating a beautiful spirited work of wearable art. She began her business in 1972, and has been located in Colorado since 1978.
Valerie has achieved Master Leather Worker status after 36 years of dedicated, conscientious and caring study.
NATURAL SLATE PICTURES
David Clack is an award-winning nature photographer from Colorado. He
started in February of 1985 and in 1991 Mr. Clack began
to
move into landscape and nature photography. In 1998 David
published
his first book on Colorado.
Currently David sells his work in galleries throughout
Colorado and we are proud to be able to bring his unique and creative fine photography on natural slate.SPINNING ASPEN STUDIOS
Bruce Elkins is the creative mind behind our aspen products. He carves out vases, candles, night lights, lamps, and even has a nice fine art collection of burl carvings that you must see!
He has a studio outside of his home in Pueblo, CO and does all the work himself.
RUSTIC JEWELRY CHARMS
Kara Docheff is the artist of our rusted charms. All of their "natural rusted" iron pendants are made at their rust farm in Colorado. They start with cold-rolled iron (lead free) and then lay it out on their farm to let nature create a beautiful "natural rust" finish. Kara explains, "Once we have achieved that beautiful finish we are striving for, we cut our pendants here on the ranch. The pendants are then sealed three times on each side with a water based acrylic sealer to stop any further rusting and to protect anything the pendant comes in contact with."
