Winner of the Honorable Mention Award at the Western Design Conference 2026.

This truly amazing piece boasts a heavy sterling silver ingot cast from an antique pipestone carving. The secondary slider features a high grade natural blue gem turquoise stone. The handmade tips speak for themselves!

“Western Ghosts Bolo

This bolo is a tribute to the unknown artists of the American West. The Indian Head centerpiece was sandcast from an impression from a carved Pipestone piece I found at the Santa Fe Old West & Native American Art show. I was drawn to it as it was unmarked and unsigned. When making a bolo tie, the tips are as important as the centerpiece, and I immediately thought of my great-great-grandfather’s watch fob from when he worked in Helena, MT in the 1800’s. This was likewise an unmarked piece. I hand-fabricated the tips using traditional sandcasting methods. I hand-selected and hand-cut the accent slide from a vintage piece of turquoise from the Blue Gem mine in Battle Mt., NV, which has been swallowed by copper mines since the 1970’s. This rare piece of gem-quality natural turquoise ties the whole bolo together. This piece  embodies the ghosts of the American West.”