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Mehl Lawson
Rawhide Braider

Mehl Lawson

Emeritus Member

About the Artist

Artwork by Mehl Lawson

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California-Style Hobbles

Hobbles

$4,200

Created using natural colored rawhide, Lawson also utilized colored rawhide interweaves when producing these California-style hobbles. Featuring an engraved silver center ring hand-crafted by Ernie Marsh, these hobbles are very typical of the style one would see on the West Coast, Lawson said.

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California-Style Hobbles
California-Style Hobbles

Mehl Lawson

Bonita, California

(Emeritus Member)

Mehl Lawson, an heir to the vaquero tradition of old California, is an accomplished horse trainer, sculptor and braider. From his home and studio in Bonita, California, near San Diego, he combines the world of horses with that of fine art and rawhide-braiding artistry. His sculptures are shown annually in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale, he was elected to the Cowboy Artists of America in 1982 (now an emeritus member), and he became a TCAA member in 2007. Lawson also received recognition as the 2008 Rawhide Braider of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists.