William Mathews w/ Lyle Lovett: Bolo: Design, Style, Heritage

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Artist William "Willy" Matthews celebrates the release of Bolo: Design, Style, Heritage, joined by Lyle Lovett, who wrote the book's foreword. Doors at 6:00 PM · Event at 6:30 PM · Signing to follow · Thursday, October 15 · First Light Books Willy Matthews, the Denver watercolorist known for five decades of paintings of the working West, celebrates Bolo: Design, Style, Heritage, a 400-page survey of more than 500 bolos, many never before published. He's joined by four-time Grammy winner and Texas State Musician Lyle Lovett, who wrote the book's foreword. Expect a conversation about craftsmanship, Western style, and the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni artisans who shaped the form, followed by a book signing. Bolos encouraged. Free RSVPs help us plan. A purchase of the book guarantees you a seat. BOLO: DESIGN, STYLE, HERITAGE Discover the design, craftsmanship, and cultural impact of the bolo tie, in all its diversity and richness. A celebration of a unique American art form, this volume showcases more than 500 bolo pieces, many of which have never before been published, alongside photographs of cultural icons wearing them. With origins in the American southwest more than one hundred years ago, the bolo tie is a handcrafted form of jewelry that can take many forms, embracing motifs from nature, animals, and geometry. Some bolos are quite simple—stunning pieces of engraved silver—others ornate and opulent, with inlaid mosaics and intricate designs of precious gems and stones. But while bolos embody the heritage and style of the American West, they are also customized to become powerful forms of self-expression. These art pieces have long captured the attention of artists, musicians, and style-forward individuals, and photographs include American icons showing many different ways to look good in a bolo—Bob Dylan wearing a turquoise-studded bear claw bolo or Bob Weir in his peyote bird bolo, among many others. The book highlights artists who have shaped the medium, espec

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