By Nick Pernokas
The beautiful country around Middleburg, Virginia, is home to the oldest fox hunt in America. Since the early 1800s, riders have ridden to the hounds here; red coats on gray and brown horses making a Read more
By B. Crawford
What would you do if you had an incredible job in an industry that you loved and were living the high life? Well, you might do what Michael Williams did. Quit your job and start Read more
Mountain-inspired leatherwork company sets its sights on high-quality
By Lynn Ascrizzi
”People like to feel the leather. We can show, how a product ages on a wallet or handbag or other Read more
Leatherwork as the Hobby that Hones and Heals
by Gene Fowler
Adrian Petersen has a problem. Actually, he has a lot of problems. And he embraces each one, ravishes them, devours them, adorns his life and world Read more
“The kid’s a fighter.” That’s how former ShopTalk! owner and writer Dan Preston described 37-year-old Jeff Ballard back in 2004, when Jeff first opened Thoroughbred Leather, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky. Jeff was facing stiff competition Read more
Oklahoma couple gives special-occasion leatherwork a colorful artisan touch.
“The more confidence we can give the customer, the better. We are building a trust. We have a lot of interaction with our customers. We try Read more
Clay Miller was raised by an artistic family in Farmington, New Mexico. He did a few leather projects at a young age, but then became interested in sports at school. Clay’s dad was a racehorse Read more
Andrew Boomer rounds out a high school teaching career with an ever-evolving creative sideline.
It all began with “a cheap, mass-produced pair of spur straps,” said Andrew Boomer of Bluff Dale, Texas, as he Read more
“If you can dream it, I can make it”
“We’re a bunch of rednecks here cuttin’ up dead cow skins,” jokes George Canfield, the self-described “chief bottle washer” at EDC Leather in Springfield, Missouri. Though his self-effacing humor and Ozark-y charm makes for a Read more
