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My favorite art to create is functional art for cowboys and other people who don’t want a legendary life and love of leather work to die. I love building functional saddles and items that fit a horse properly for a long day on the prairie and I love to create amazing art for a life time use that will never die
Where do you find inspiration?I find my inspiration in long time generational cowboys whose families who have land that has lasted in their family for thousands and hundreds of generations. My inspiration lies with my Jesus Lord and Savior as well as my personal favorite leather artist Cary Schwartz who is apart of the Traditional Cowboy Artists Association. I have worked very hard to achieve a perfect contour of functional leather art for cowboys and people who like to collect cowboy art.
What would you do with $25,000?What I would do with $25,000.00 is i would put it in my childrens college fund. And put a down payment on a vehicle for my grandmother. I truly appreciate this opportunity
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