Maker, silversmith, entrepreneur, and teacher. Nevada and her husband currently reside in the middle of nowhere, Southeastern Oregon where she spends most of her time fabricating, engraving, and creating eclectic silver jewelry...
Scott and his wife Robyn live in central Kansas, where you will find some of the most beautiful sunsets and some fierce wind. Being a full time braider Scott spends a lot of his time in the workshop creating gear for working cowboys and collectors, everything from Reatas, Reins, Bosals, and Quirts, to braided jewelry...
Sisters, Dana and Tracy didn’t start their business on purpose, it was born out of necessity- a horse at the therapeutic riding program where they worked required a 42" cinch- a tough size to find!
A silver and goldsmith born and raised in the beautiful foothills south of Pincher Creek, Alberta, Tayte is the son of silversmith, Kelly McRae and grandson of bit and spur maker, Jim Hyde. You could say that he didn’t stand a chance at a different career...
I am a western bright cut engraver from Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada. I started engraving in 1996 with the guidance of my dad, Jim Hyde, who was just learning himself. There were very few engravers in Canada at that time and I was one of the first women engravers in Canada.
My parents were horse trainers and through our involvement in the horse industry I developed a great appreciation and love for silver...
Kailey Klein is the maker, mama, ranch wife, and cowboy gal behind the brand Magpie West Leather Co. She has been tooling leather full time and running her business since around 2016. Kailey has been involved in the western lifestyle from a young age, but didn’t pick up stamps and a round maul until her college days at Oregon State University, when a saddle building roommate sparked her interest in the trade...
Julie has been doing leatherwork and building custom leather goods for 44 years. She started working with leather in her dad’s leather shop that he set up in their tack room and her resume even includes saddle building! Julie opened Julie Baugher Leather Design and continues her custom work, as well as runs a full-time leather working school specializing in chap making, but caters to any level of leather work from beginner to advanced...
Nicole Poyo Brennan is an award winning photographer, specializing in incorporating the Equine & Western way of life into her visuals. Based in a ranching community in southwest Idaho with her husband, horses, and dogs, she frequently travels the West capturing stunning visuals for her clients...
"We can all be Makers, so let’s be Makers of good. Just like Him, who was the first maker.”
– Nevada Miller
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