Category Archives: boot maker

Someone sent Paige a bunch of vintage wooden lasts for ladies shoes. Here she is, taking inventory of her newfound riches.

Austria and I have been spending more time together; this design has taken a while to get right. I think I’ve finally drawn something that: 1.) The customer will like. 2.) I can actually create with leather inlay and overlay. … Continue reading →

My daughter Morgan is in Rome right now on a college study trip. She sends me emails each day about her travels, and in the latest one she included an excerpt from a paper she’s writing about how the past … Continue reading →

As you all know, I’m not just a boot maker, I’m a mother too, and sometime I have to brag about my offspring. Here’s a photo of Morgan Sarah Sorrell. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a major in both … Continue reading →

I’m trying to put everything away after my trip to Wyoming, and Winston is “helping” by laying right in the middle of where I’m trying to work.

Here’s a link to my YouTube video for May. “It’s a Boot Life”

It’s a long way from Oklahoma to Wyoming and back again, but my little red shoes are home again.   

“Why/how did you become a boot maker?” is a question that was recently posed on a forum. I thought I’d post my answer here, for those who don’t know my story: I was raised in a very conservative little church … Continue reading →