Mr. Keithley grew up on the ranch that
has belonged to the Keithley family since 1872. As a child, he helped
his grandfather with daily chores and the care of livestock. While in high
school, he began making
leather items, such as belts, chaps, headstalls, repairing spur straps and
other tack. At that time, he avidly read leather tooling magazines.
While he attended the Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon,
Gary visited Jack Fisher's saddle shop, observed how he worked, and was
taught the first steps in building his own saddle. It was, says Gary,
built with Fisher's help. In 1988, interested in learning production
saddle making, he apprenticed with Billy Cook. Gary worked
intermittently on ranches and on gear making until the late 1980's. In
1992, at the late Elmer Miller's Bit and Spur School, he apprenticed to Gary
Weber, Keithley learned from Kenneth Queen, a family friend, how to overlay
steel with sterling silver. He is also an accomplished silversmith
known for the quality and beauty of his bits, spurs and occasionally,
jewelry. In addition, his wife, Linda Morton-Keithley is a
saddle-blanket weaver. (Biography Credit: Arts Idaho)
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Thursday May 17, 2012
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Item #SP902 / $6,250.
Gary Keithley, Melba Idaho
This
is a set of Gary Keithley silver inlaid filigree spurs. Gary is a contemporary
and very famous spur maker from Melba, Idaho. His spurs are highly desired
by collectors and he is one of the most highly regarded spur makers today.
Photo: Gary Keithley receives the Governor's Excellence in Folk and Traditional Arts Award. (Photo Credit and Copyright Idaho Publications) Gary Keithley Filigree Silver Spurs / Item #SP902 / $6,250.
*Your purchase of G. S. Garcia items will include a complimentary copy of "Legacy of Silver and Saddles": G. S. Garcia to J.M. Capriola Co. (Limit One Copy Per Client)
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