Monday Mornings with Cary and Willie

Today we caught up with Barbara Jacques who is a craftsman/artist, curator, and collector. She tells us about the upcoming show at the Constantine Theater in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. There is a nice show of cowboy collectibles there along with the Ben Johnson Days event. We also get some perspectives on advice for up-and-coming artisans.

On this visit we recap the TCAA spring meeting in Alberta, Canada and cover other popular subjects like pricing. Tune in to hear the story of Cary trying to sneak across the international border!

Bubba Crouch is a larger-than-life personality and knife maker from Pleasanton, Texas. We think you'll hear some good stuff on this visit!

Today we caught up with Tracie Morrison, a bit and spur maker from Oklahoma. After two decades of cowboying, he began building and is doing a great job. Listen to his story here!

Today we had a great visit with a great person...Mary Cerise who is a rancher, wife, mom, silversmith, and all around cowgirl. We think you'll enjoy getting to know her on this podcast!

Joe is a top flight chap maker currently from Oklahoma. Have a listen to his story and more!

Adam is the founder of Saddle House, a retail store based in Texas. He specializes in catering to the needs of the performance horse world. We had a great visit with him about his story and what is going on out there with regard to trends.

TJ is a knife designer and manufacturer in Idaho. At just 29 years of age, he is already a force to be reckoned with in the knife world. Hear what he has to say about "The Process is the Product".

We visit about the week past where Troy, John, Pedro and Cary built an old time California style rig in four days. But it ain't about the speed. Listen in and find out the story!

We hope you bear with us on this racous visit with Troy West, Big John Willemsma, and Pedro Pedrini with a discussion about the collaboration build at Hamley's several years ago and the upcoming build of the 25th anniversary saddle the first week of April.

Morgan has been on the pod before, but he is such a great resource that we invited him back. There is something for everyone in this visit.

We hope you have as much fun listening to this as we did visiting!

Jeff is a premier cowboy craftsman of many years from Idaho. We were happy to finally get him convinced to come onto our little internet disturbance we've got going. Jeff is a well known rawhide braider, but has a lot of other stuff going on as well. Listen in!

Jodi is a past TCAA Fellowship recipient and an up-and-coming silversmith from Washington state. We really enjoyed catching up with her and hearing about her journey. We allowed Willie to chime in on what he's up to this week too! Check out Jodi's new website! www.jodiecheverriadesign.com

Willie and Mike were gonna talk about cowboy stories and we got distracted. Listen in and find out what distracted us. Something about art. Art and Life.

Today we dive into branding/marketing concepts with Lo Van Newkirk. She's been a marketing professional for many years and has been helping Wilson with his business for the last year or so. Don't miss this one.

Shawn is a silversmith from Billings, Montana and has some good stuff to share...cold water therapy being one of them. Listen to the end!

We asked our resident business advisor Mike Skinner back to recap his experience with Wilson and what to look forward to in 2024. If you're an artist/craftsman of any stripe, you won't want to miss this one!

Don Reeves is a long time friend and curator of cowboy collections at the National Cowboy Museum. We talk about our history with him and discuss the relationship of art and functionality.

What's this mysterious thing we call Creativity? Today we talk about some of things we can do to enhance our creativity. Take care and Hold onto the West!

You'll want to see what Craig Rullman is up to these days. He's a former Marine, police detective, film maker, cowboy, and writer (did I miss anything?)

Brian is a top notch horseman and saddlemaker from Lovell, Wyoming. You'll enjoy this visit with him!

We talk a bit about the year past and look ahead to the new year. Happy New Year!

We sat down with renowned cowboy artist Tim Cox. You'll enjoy all the stories he has to tell!

Today we have a great visit with our old friend Chuck Stormes. There is always something to learn when you listen to Chuck!