A listing of known artisans (alive & deceased), compiled for research purposes.
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| Artisan Name | Michael Conkling |
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| Artisan Category | Hunting bags and powder horns |
| Artisan Bio | Being somewhat retired from doing product design and creating museum exhibits, I have returned to my artisan side. As a scrimshaw artist for the past 40 years, I have done scrimshaw artwork on various materials, including a number of powder horns. But as the powder horn is often paired with a pouch, I have developed a passion for the various styles of pouches and the art of leatherwork. When my Mom & Sister discovered that our family had two separate DAR lines (one from northern NJ and the other from southern VA ), I became more interested in the creation of 18th & 19th-century style powder horns and pouches. Since Kansas is not noted for a great number of black powder artisans, I decided to become members of both the Contemporary Longrifle Association and the Honorable Company of Horners so that I would be exposed to other artists in these crafts. In 2019, I was selected to be part of the "New and Aspiring Artists" display at the Contemporary Longrifle Association show in Lexington, KY. |
| Company | Prairie Designs et cetera LLc |
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| Address | 21806 S Broadacres Rd, Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 United States Map It |
| Phone | (620) 459-6237 |
| Email: | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
