Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

All of those little pieces of leather on each side go together to create the design.

“It’s a Boot Life” for July

They’re going to look nicer and more colorful soon, I promise.

Preview of things to come

Top bands for a new cowboy boot design

I finished putting the first of these together, looked at it, and said, “Oooh, that’s Art!” Shows what I know.

First I create the pattern for my little bird and mark the patterns onto the appropriate colors of leather, then I cut out those pieces very precisely and skive them, and finally I put them together. Now I have a flock of birds ready for the boot tops!

I’m going to try something totally new on this pair of boot tops and I don’t know if it will work, so don’t make up your mind if you like them or not yet.

Introducing: “Turning to the Light”
From now on, if it’s available online, I’ll post a link to the song the pictured boot is named after. Link to song