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Designer, Sculptor, Silversmith and
Leather Smith, Rick Guthrie now resides
on his ranch in Northern Montana with
his wife and daughter. As one of the
leading designers of Western lifestyle
products, Rick spends a great deal of
time in the outdoors and on some of
the largest working ranches in the West
gathering first hand experience and
knowledge of the Western lifestyle and
the wildlife around which he designs.
"Growing
up I always viewed things from the artistic
side. I started painting at the age
of 8 and made my first hand tooled leatherwork
at the age of 12. I have always looked
at things not as they are, but for what
they could be. Fortunately I was given
the talent to translate that from my
thoughts to whatever medium I was working
in. I work in so many different media
because I love the challenge of not
just the artistic creation, but the
creative process of making it come to
life in many different forms. My current
collection of Artistry in Metal Wall
Art and home accessories has given me
the ability to reach more people with
my lifestyle art in addition to my limited
edition bronzes, prints, custom clocks,
desks, and furniture that have all been
customized with my leather and silver
designs. Currently a custom piece of
my furniture can take well over a year
to receive because of the demand."
"The best inspiration I know of
is to experience your art as a way of
life, whether it's sitting on the ranch
house porch watching a family of whitetail
cross the meadow or gathering the fall
cattle from the high country. I believe
in order to create a good piece of art,
regardless of the medium you are working
in, it must come from your heart."
R.A. Guthrie's works have been displayed
in galleries throughout the West and
Southwest and promoted in the media
from Western Horseman to Cowboys &
Indians. There are currently leather
and silver pieces on display in the
Nashville Museum in addition to numerous
galleries, fine gift and furniture stores
and national catalogs that now carry
the R.A. Guthrie Collection's new product
lines
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