Sue Tacke and Amiri Osman’s day-to-day lives are quite different — Sue is an artist and dryland farmer who lives in North Central Idaho’s Camas Prairie and Amiri is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo adjusting to life in Boise. But, the two of them share a love of the batik art form.

Doug Kuntz is an Idaho saddle maker whose shop is located on the outskirts of Buhl. He’s packaging a saddle to be shipped out of state, though most of his clientele are Idaho cowboys who don’t mind waiting. Kuntz doesn’t get many visitors at his shop and he prefers it that way — he’s used to working solo. But he’s made an exception for 26-year-old Taylor Anderson, a ranch hand who is taking time off to learn how to build her own saddle.

It’s hard to learn how to form silver and engrave it from a YouTube video. Mastering the ins-and-outs of being a silversmith requires learning from someone in person.

Most of the things we use every day aren't built to last. But, that's not the case for the cowboy gear Jeff Minor makes. He sources raw materials to create one-of-a-kind pieces.

Performers of Indian dance often rely on dramatic facial expressions and hand gestures to entertain and tell stories.