yaklady Report post Posted January 1, 2009 WESA stands for something like Weaklings Evaluate Sassy Adversaries. I don't think that's really it, but it's got to be close. Last year, I remember some leatherworker.net members came to Denver for the event, which runs during the National Western Stock Show where you can see yaks. Columbine Leather Guild has a special meeting during WESA which attracts famous people like Jim Linnell and Bob Klenda. Those two and probably more will attend our meeting on January 18. The time is not set yet, but I will let you know when it is. All of you are cordially invited to our meeting. If anyone is interested in coming, I will post directions to the meeting place, which is about 10 miles from the show. Hope to see you there! Kathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Make sure there is You Tube film for us poor aliens on the other side of the country...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted January 1, 2009 WESA is Western and English Sales Association. from their site: Eighty-six years of tradition; 200,000-plus square feet for new and established exhibits; and a warm welcome-home for 12,000 buyers and sellers. WESA's Denver Markets are One of a Kind - distinguished as the Industry's leading trade show for Western apparel and accessories, tack, leather goods, animal health products, English apparel and equipment, and equestrian-related home décor, gifts and jewerly. No other trade setting offers retail buyers the wide variety of products and professionally managed events that the Denver Markets consistently provide. Jan 16-20, 2009 Denver, Colorado Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yaklady Report post Posted January 19, 2009 It's a shame I don't have You Tube for you poor aliens! Jim Linnell and Bob Klenda out did themselves with the demos they gave. We had to feed them yak chili first, but that didn't make any difference. They are both brilliant and talented men. Bob gave us fantatic tips on drawing out floral patterns. Jim came with a pattern that he drew on the bulletin while he wasn't paying attention in church. If that's what it takes to draw patterns like this one, I'm going to stop paying attention! He took it home and tried a new techinque on the vein of the leaf, which he also thought of in church, and it's absolutely a work of genius! That was the only part of the pattern that he had tooled. I can't wait to see what he does with the rest of it. Sachiko, our Japanese member, made off with the leather, but Jim was kind enough to give me his copy of the original pattern. I'll share it with you in the near future. Jim dragged along a delightful man from Norway, Jan Dalhberg, who had attended Jim's class in Norway. The Lethargic Canine . . . I mean Phlegmatic Dog, a member of this forum, popped in to see what was happening. Also Paul and Glenna of Bee Natural came and enjoyed the yak. Anyone who didn't come really missed out. It was a blast! Yaklady Extraordinaire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yaklady Report post Posted January 20, 2009 Today I tooled the cool pattern that Jim Linnell drew. It's not near as good as Jim would do, but I try! Here's proof that Jim was here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted January 20, 2009 Let me tell you what a beautiful job you've done!. And thank you for the update, and a look at the day. I wish there were a million of these things going on around the country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yaklady Report post Posted January 20, 2009 Perhaps we should clone Jim by a million, then you could have your wish. He's already one in a million, but then he would be so literally! Bob should be cloned as well. He's got a lot stored up just waiting to get and be shared. It's a shame you live so far away, you would have enjoyed the evening, too. Thank you for the kind comment. I'd like to see what Jim would do with it. Kathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elktracks Report post Posted January 21, 2009 Perhaps we should clone Jim by a million, then you could have your wish. He's already one in a million, but then he would be so literally! Bob should be cloned as well. He's got a lot stored up just waiting to get and be shared. It's a shame you live so far away, you would have enjoyed the evening, too.Thank you for the kind comment. I'd like to see what Jim would do with it. Kathy Ok Kathy, I get the hint I'll see what I can come up with. As far as more demos and workshops, be sure and watch the calendar. I'll try to do a better job this year of keeping it up to date with my travels. A flyer was created today about some workshops I'm involved with in Arizona. If anyone is in the area, I'd love to see you whether you're in the workshops or not. Jim L. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbird Report post Posted January 21, 2009 I can't look at any of these workshops with jim I get left out LOL Josh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted January 21, 2009 If you get a chance to go to one of Jim's workshops, just take the day off and go. He's a thorough and patient teacher, and even an experienced leatherworker is going to learn something. That pic of him on the Tandy flyer has to be the worst one of Jim the marketing department could find! He's very handsome, with the gray at his temples that makes men look distinguished and women look old. *sigh. And, Kathy, fess up...you never doodled on the bulletin during church with one of the little pencils in ther pews? C'mon, tell the truth... Johanna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yaklady Report post Posted January 21, 2009 When I'm not paying attention in church, I generally fall asleep! Okay, I have doodled with those itty bitty pencils, but nothing good has ever come of it. Usually, it's a pig chewing on an ear of corn. In case you didn't notice, both Jim's workshops are on the way in or out of Wickenburg. Why not make the trip a little bit longer and spend a couple days with this handsome man with gray temples? You're already down there, so why not? Besides, it's warm down there in March, enjoy it! Kathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
