Remi Johnson is a silversmith whose work is shaped by desert landscapes, cowboy culture, and the rhythm of raising her two young daughters. What began as an unexpected introduction to jewelry-making has grown into a full-time pursuit alongside motherhood, with engraving calling to her from the very beginning.

Remi Johnson will enroll in the Be A Maker School course “How To Draw & Engrave Scottish Scrolls” with Nevada Watt Miller to advance her engraving skills.

Hanna Brown ranches in Northeastern Nevada with her husband and their three children. She has been drawing horses since she could first pick up a pencil, and her creative path was reshaped after losing her eyesight while serving in the Navy. Through years of recovery and perseverance, art became both refuge and calling.

Hanna Brown is enrolled in Teal Blake’s workshop, “Painting the West,” continuing her work capturing the people and horses of ranching life.

Shania Drinkwine Wagenaar is a full-time maker, ranch wife, and mother of four, living and working in a rural ranching community in Northeastern Oregon. Her focus is functional, heirloom-quality cowboy gear — bits, spurs, chinks, tack — built to be used hard and passed down.

Shania Drinkwine Wagenaar will complete five days of private instruction with Nevada Watt Miller, advancing her fabrication and engraving skills for bit-making.

Raised in a fourth-generation ranching family, Abby Chanley’s life has always centered around cattle, family, and the cowboy way. Her introduction to leatherwork began just last year — and once she picked up a swivel knife, she never set it down.

Abby Chanley will attend a five-day private workshop with Sarah Garvey in Arizona, focusing on design, construction, and tooling fundamentals.

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