Luis Ortega’s Rawhide Artistry: Braiding in the California Tradition (Volume 7) (The Western Legacies Series)

The most comprehensive overview of Ortega’s life, art, and career An acclaimed rawhide braider of horse gear, Luis Ortega elevated his craft to collectible art and influenced a generation of gear makers. This book is the most comprehensive overview of his life, art, and career and the first book-length work on rawhide braiding in North America, charting changes in horse gear over five decades. Chuck Stormes and Don Reeves introduce readers to an itinerant cowboy who strove for a level of craftsmanship and artistry above what the market expected―and to be the best in his field. Although grounded in the Spanish vaquero tradition, Ortega’s work was shaped by his quest for excellence and an intuitive sense of how to fashion humble items into objects of lasting beauty. Ever a private man, he viewed his craft as a calling yet rarely sought attention even after his reputation was established. More than a biography, the book is a richly illustrated overview of this expert braider’s art. Some 100 illustrations, 70 in color, offer close-ups of Ortega’s work that depict the intricacy of his reins, quirts, and other pieces. From eight-strand reatas to figure-eight hobbles, the beauty, functionality, and painstaking care of his output shine through in every piece. This elegant volume allows readers to better understand the Hispanic foundations of the American cowboy as it portrays the work of a man recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Master Traditional Artist. It will stand as a definitive work on Ortega and a tribute to his craft.

Arts & Photography

Stormes, Chuck

Reeves, Don

Individual Artists

University of Oklahoma Press

An acclaimed rawhide braider of horse gear, Luis Ortega elevated his craft to collectible art and influenced a generation of gear makers. This book is the most comprehensive overview of his life, art, and career and the first book-length work on rawhide braiding in North America, charting changes in horse gear over five decades.
Chuck Stormes and Don Reeves introduce readers to an itinerant cowboy who strove for a level of craftsmanship and artistry above what the market expected—and to be the best in his field. Although grounded in the Spanish vaquero tradition, Ortega’s work was shaped by his quest for excellence and an intuitive sense of how to fashion humble items into objects of lasting beauty. Ever a private man, he viewed his craft as a calling yet rarely sought attention even after his reputation was established.
More than a biography, the book is a richly illustrated overview of this expert braider’s art. Some 100 illustrations, 70 in color, offer close-ups of Ortega’s work that depict the intricacy of his reins, quirts, and other pieces. From eight-strand reatas to figure-eight hobbles, the beauty, functionality, and painstaking care of his output shine through in every piece.
This elegant volume allows readers to better understand the Hispanic foundations of the American cowboy as it portrays the work of a man recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Master Traditional Artist. It will stand as a definitive work on Ortega and a tribute to his craft.

History & Criticism

Book by Cooper, Wilmer A., Klineberg, Stephen L., Volk, Joe, Reeves, Don

Witness in Washington: Fifty Years of Friendly Persuasion

Volk, Joe

Cooper, Wilmer A.

Klineberg, Stephen L.

Religion & Spirituality

Friends United Pr

"War would be wonderful if...for the sake of Global Safety and Security in the 21st Century...we could, collectively, learn to fight with timely tactics of Constructive Self-Criticism and Creative Caring. But current strategies Miss the Mark! We must develop New Heart-Ware and explode Missiles of Meaning filled with Soul-Searching Shrapnel that effectively counters: Ego-Centered Thinking, Self-Destructive Fears, and Lack of Combat with Corporate Myths, Earth-Shaking Political Pot-Holes, Raging Religious Ruminations, and Mangled/Simplistic Presumptions that money-making-greed is the Way-to-Wonder in a World of Wars!" Chaplain/Colonel Don Reeves, USAFR (Ret.) "It's time to find New Ways of Warring!" says an ancestral nephew of fabled Colonel Davy Crockett, as he takes shots at out current tendency toward mindlessness and points to new Frontiers of Thought!

Letters to the Lord: Learning to Live in My World of Wars

BookSurge Publishing

War would be wonderful if . . . for the sake of Global Safety and Security in the 21st Century . . . we could, collectively, learn to fight with timely tactics of Constructive Self- Criticism and Creative Caring. But current strategies Miss the Mark! We must develop the New Heart-Ware and train to explode Missiles of Meaning filled with Soul-Searching Shrapnel that effectively counters: Ego-Centered Thinking, Self-Destructive Fears, and Lack of Combat with Corporate Myths, Earth-Shaking Political Pot-Holes, Raging Religious Ruminations, and Mangled/Simplistic Presumptions that money-making-greed is the Way-to-Wonder in a Word of Wars! Chaplain/Colonel Don Reeves, USAFR (Ret).

Letters To The Lord: Learning to Live in My World of Wars

Xlibris

"War would be wonderful if...for the sake of Global Safety and Security in the 21st Century...we could, collectively, learn to fight with timely tactics of Constructive Self-Criticism and Creative Caring.   But current strategies Miss the Mark! We must develop New Heart-Ware and explode Missiles of Meaning filled with Soul-Searching Shrapnel that effectively counters: Ego-Centered Thinking, Self-Destructive Fears, and Lack of Combat with Corporate Myths, Earth-Shaking Political Pot-Holes, Raging Religious Ruminations, and Mangled/Simplistic Presumptions that money-making-greed is the Way-to-Wonder in a World of Wars!"    Chaplain/Colonel Don Reeves, USAFR (Ret.) "It's time to find New Ways of Warring!" says an ancestral nephew of fabled Colonel Davy Crockett, as he takes shots at out current tendency toward mindlessness and points to new Frontiers of Thought!

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Luis Ortega’s Rawhide Artistry: Braiding in the California Tradition (Volume 7) (The Western Legacies Series)

Luis Ortega’s Rawhide Artistry: Braiding in the California Tradition (Volume 7) (The Western Legacies Series)

Witness in Washington: Fifty Years of Friendly Persuasion

Letters to the Lord: Learning to Live in My World of Wars

Letters To The Lord: Learning to Live in My World of Wars

Letters to the Lord: Learning to Live in My World of Wars