Aspen Ironworks

01/27/2025

Hey it's Alto!

Men outside the Dickey and Patton blacksmith shop in Alto, Texas, circa 1910. Hard work! There's not an ounce of fat on any of these men. Alto is a small town in Cherokee County. It's about 25 miles west of Nacogdoches. Also, it strikes me that suspenders are a mighty underappreciated part of a man's wardrobe. 😀

Photo courtesy the Stella Hill Memorial Library's FLICKR page, which has almost 20 thousand photos of Alto and the Alto area. You can check them out here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alto_library/albums

03/23/2023

Men outside the Dickey and Patton blacksmith shop in Alto, Texas, circa 1910. Hard work! There's not an ounce of fat on any of these men. Alto is a small town in Cherokee County. It's about 25 miles west of Nacogdoches. Also, it strikes me that suspenders are a mighty underappreciated part of a man's wardrobe. 😀

Photo courtesy the Stella Hill Memorial Library's FLICKR page, which has almost 20 thousand photos of Alto and the Alto area. You can check them out here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alto_library/albums

03/07/2023

Quote of the Day - "Happy is the man who finds a true friend... and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife." ... Artist ~ Tom Browning

08/16/2022

🐎🐎🐎Did you know Aspen Ironworks can memorialize a loved horse by using one of their horseshoes in one of our tables, bottle trees, chairs or art pieces? We use a different color or texture on that one shoe so you can see exactly which shoe belonged to your loyal equine friend.🐎🐎🐎
Contact us today to find out more!💖🐎💖🐎

🐎🐎🐎Did you know Aspen Ironworks can memorialize a loved horse by using one of their horseshoes in one of our tables, bottle trees, chairs or art pieces? We use a different color or texture on that one shoe so you can see exactly which shoe belonged to your loyal equine friend.🐎🐎🐎

Contact us today to find out more!💖🐎💖🐎

"Don't cry for the horses that life has set free.
A million white horses, forever to be.
Don't cry for the horses now in God's hands.
As they dance and prance to a heavenly band.
They were ours as a gift, but never to keep
As they close their eyes, forever to sleep.
Their spirits unbound, forever to fly.
A million white horses, against the blue sky.
Look up into Heaven. You will see them above.
The horse we lost, the horse we loved.
Manes and tails flying, they gallop through time.
They were never yours, they were never mine.
Don't cry for the horses, they will be back someday.
When our time has come, they will show us the way.
Do you hear that soft nicker close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses, love the ones that are here."
~Brenda Riley-Seymour~

07/04/2021

Happy Independence Day from all of us at Aspen Ironworks...All American, All Hand-Crafted, All Recycled Materials!

03/23/2021

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson NIGHT BREEZES https://www.timcox.com/collections/reproductions/products/night-breezes

Did you receive Tim Cox Fine Art's 2020-2021 catalog? We will be glad to mail you one! Just ask: https://www.timcox.com/pages/contact-us or call 505-632-8080

I hope your friends will enjoy this post!

Check TimCox.com for the best bargains. We now offer Sezzle, better than layaway and cheaper than a credit card with 0% interest over 4 payments!

03/07/2021

02/28/2021

This cowboy has seen some lean times - getting by on what is available, with a braided baling twine piggin' string, a canvas belting breast collar, handmade hobbles on his saddle and around his horses' neck. A makeshift canvas bag is about to give out as his fencing pliers are starting to wear through. Even the turkey feather in his well worn hat is frayed, but there is hope as rays of light shine through the storm clouds. Green grass, and spring flowers are coming, he has good cows and fat calves, and MAYBE THIS WILL BE A GOOD YEAR" ~ Tim Cox Fine Art ~ https://www.timcox.com/products/maybe-this-will-be-a-good-year or call 505-632-8080.

Did you receive Tim Cox Fine Art's 2020-2021 catalog? We will be glad to mail you one! Just ask: https://www.timcox.com/pages/contact-us or call 505-632-8080

I hope your friends will enjoy this post!

Check TimCox.com for the best bargains. We now offer Sezzle, better than layaway and cheaper than a credit card with 0% interest over 4 payments!

02/22/2021

🐎🐎🐎Did you know Aspen Ironworks can memorialize a loved horse by using one of their horseshoes in one of our tables, bottle trees, chairs or art pieces? We use a different color or texture on that one shoe so you can see exactly which shoe belonged to your loyal equine friend.🐎🐎🐎

Contact us today to find out more!💖🐎💖🐎

"Don't cry for the horses that life has set free.
A million white horses, forever to be.
Don't cry for the horses now in God's hands.
As they dance and prance to a heavenly band.
They were ours as a gift, but never to keep
As they close their eyes, forever to sleep.
Their spirits unbound, forever to fly.
A million white horses, against the blue sky.
Look up into Heaven. You will see them above.
The horse we lost, the horse we loved.
Manes and tails flying, they gallop through time.
They were never yours, they were never mine.
Don't cry for the horses, they will be back someday.
When our time has come, they will show us the way.
Do you hear that soft nicker close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses, love the ones that are here."
~Brenda Riley-Seymour~

12/26/2020

Good morning ... ** Merry Christmas **
Artist ~ Russell Cobane

12/26/2020

🎄Merry Christmas from our family to yours! We hope it's filled with peace, love, and joy.✨

12/12/2020

Quote of the Day - "Life like a book has many chapters, some good and some not so good... However the book has not been completed, So we Turn the Page... and it's blank... for a New Chapter to begin."

08/28/2020

This is so true!

Love this brilliant comic from Lunarbaboon about the power of encouraging girls in all their interests -- including in the skilled trades! Whether she wants to become a home repair DIY expert or pursue a trade professionally, by supporting our girls when they're interested in learning to build, wire, or weld, parents and educators can help ensure that Mighty Girls know their possibilities are limitless!

To give the teen girls in your life the confidence and knowledge to tackle any building or repair projects now or in the future, we highly recommend the new book "Girls Garage" -- filled with 175 illustrated tool guides and stories from real-life builder girls and women -- for ages 13 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/girls-garage

For several fun picture books that show girls and women in roles as builders and skilled tradespersons, we recommend "Building Our House" (https://www.amightygirl.com/building-our-house) for ages 3 to 8, "Three Cheers for Kid McGear" (https://www.amightygirl.com/three-cheers-for-kid-mcgear) for ages 4 to 8, and "How A House Is Built" (https://www.amightygirl.com/how-a-house-is-built) for ages 5 to 8.

Tween readers will enjoy "The House that Lou Built," for ages 9 to 13 at https://www.amightygirl.com/the-house-that-lou-built

To encourage her in construction-based pretend play, check out the Fix It Wooden Tool Box (https://www.amightygirl.com/fix-it-wooden-tool-box), DIY Tool Belt Playset (https://www.amightygirl.com/diy-tool-belt-playset), and the Master Tool Workbench Play Set (https://www.amightygirl.com/master-workbench-play-set), all for ages 3 to 6

And, to get her started on real-life building, we recommend the Build and Paint a Birdie B&B Kit for ages 6 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/build-paint-a-bird-house), the Around the House Tool Set for ages 8 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/around-the-house-tool-set), and a 3-Pocket Tool Belt for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/3-pocket-tool-belt)

To see more of Christopher Grady's Lunarbaboon comics, check out his book, "Lunarbaboon: The Daily Life of Parenthood" at http://amzn.to/2rkPMw0

06/18/2020

Wow!

05/17/2020

Did you know we can place a personal horseshoe of your steed into any of our art pieces or furniture? Call us today to find out more!

"Don't cry for the horses that life has set free.
A million white horses, forever to be.
Don't cry for the horses now in God's hands.
As they dance and prance to a heavenly band.
They were ours as a gift, but never to keep
As they close their eyes, forever to sleep.
Their spirits unbound, forever to fly.
A million white horses, against the blue sky.
Look up into Heaven. You will see them above.
The horse we lost, the horse we loved.
Manes and tails flying, they gallop through time.
They were never yours, they were never mine.
Don't cry for the horses, they will be back someday.
When our time has come, they will show us the way.
Do you hear that soft nicker close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses, love the ones that are here.
~Brenda Riley-Seymour~ This painting from Tim Cox Fine Art is called "Where the Sun Shines on the Mountain Tops". It is dedicated to all the horses we loved and those who loved them. Rock on Aberdeen Moonsport "Abby", Sir Gold Olena "Goldie", "Buckshot" and Sana Oak!
Go to http://www.timcox.com/collections/reproductions?page=2 or call 505-632-8080. Get 20% off 3 prints, canvases or Giclées with FREE s/h in the 48 contiguous United States. Use code 20120. FREE calendar with orders of $200 or more!
The 2016 calendars are here now! http://www.timcox.com/collections/calendars

03/06/2020

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