Idaho Commission on the Arts

In her leather working studio, Kari McCluey hangs a pair of bright pink chaps, their sides decorated with shiny metal conchos embedded in three-dimensional leather flowers. The Boise leather artist is known by cowgirls for her whimsical chaps that embrace and embody femininity.

“It’s so different when it’s live. You get to feel the emotion of the students and the passion of the poetry.”

Idaho Matters takes a trip to the studio of Idaho blacksmith Susan Madacsi to find out more about the art of industrial forgery.

A cacophony of hammering and a roaring forge bounce off the high metal walls of a small warehouse in Garden City, Idaho. Bouquets of steel scraps line the edges of the space. Anvils, clamps and tongs decorate each surface. The art studio of Idaho blacksmith Susan Madacsi closely resembles her blue collar industrial workshop neighbors. She turns down a blaring radio to tour the place where she turns out large-scale public art sculptures.

The history and family story behind one woman's love of decorative painting.

The art of hunting demands close attention to wildlife. In the fall, waterfowl hunters lure their pretty through mimicking calls and setting out decoy birds.

Nearly 2,000 Idaho students, from every corner of the Gem State, participated in this year's Poetry Out Loud competition - sponsored by the Idaho…

Hot August days on a ranch are the quieter times when Ryan Carpenter and his wife are able to halter break new colts in between bailing hay and other chores. Their ranch is on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which sits on the border of Idaho and Nevada. It’s the same time of year they met their neighbor, Monte Cummins, more than 10 years ago.

Boise State Public Radio is launching our second season of Expressive Idaho in partnership with Idaho Commission on the Arts. The first of the series…

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…