What a thrill to have my Jean Genie 50 Bolo Tie pictured on the cover of Ornament Magazine’s 50th Anniversary edition, Vol 44 No. 4. Extra bonus that I’m also celebrating my 50th year, 1974 was a winner!
The cover’s feature article, Everybody’s Bolos: Quintessentially Western, by Ashley Callahan gives a great overview of the exhibition, which my Bowie Bolo tie is in - Everybody’s Bolos: Inclusion Through Craft Exhibition, co-curated by Ana M. Lopez (professor of Studio Art: Metalsmithing and Jewelry, University North Texas), Brian Fleetwood (assistant professor of Studio Art at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM) and Hannah Reynoso Toussaint (M.F.A. candidate at the University of Georgia). She touches on the history of the Bolo Tie, and delves deeper into a selection of pieces by both contemporary art jewelers and Native American artists.
This stunning photo was taken by Dasha Wright, who also shot all the images for the exhibition’s catalog.