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- You have likely seen examples of Lisa's work... now you can read a little of what others are saying
about Lisa's superb craftsmanship. She is often featured in books,
newspapers and magazines from as far away as Korea!
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- Art of the Boot (Gibb
Smith) -- Book by Tyler Beard, Photography by Jim Arndt
- "Some dreams come true. Not even
the most frivolous footwear fop could resist Lisa's boot collages. She
designs with the skills of a master. Her fabulous formula for artistic
success is the result of a no-holds-barred attitude with original ideas
and practical skills befitting the 'belle of the bootmakers.' Lisa is
spunky, with the basic brass tacks of boot making behind her and enough
boot backbone to bewilder even the hardiest veteran maker."
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- Midland Reporter-Telegram, TX Newspaper, Lifestyle
section, October 14, 2001-- by Emily Baker
- "Guthrie, Okla.-- Works of art are usually hung on
the wall to admire. Sometimes they are placed on pedestals with glass
cases to protect the art from dirt and fingerprints. The kind of art
Lisa Sorrell of Guthrie, Okla., creates neither hangs on the wall nor sits
under glass cases. In fact, her art belongs on feet ... The boots Mrs.
Sorrell makes are not an average pair of boots...."
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- Cowboys and Indians Magazine,
March, 2000
- Featured in The Open Range, Bootmakers
Society
- “Tyler Beard’s latest
masterpiece, Art of the Boot (Gibb Smith) featuring photography by
Jim Arndt, gave rise to a gathering of master bootmakers from across the
Southwest at Rustic Styles in Fredericksburg, Texas. The Hill Country home
furnishings and vintage Western memorabilia store hosted more than a dozen
of the industry’s best known craftsmen....”
- Noblesse magazine, December, 1999 --
by Yoon Jung Lee
- “Lisa Sorrell is a famous custom
bootmaker. Her shop looks simple and plain from the outside, but the
inside is filled with an atmosphere of something wild, yet gentle with
brilliant colors and details.... Sorrell defines boot making as functional
art. Her boots are famous because they are uniquely, beautifully designed
and are very comfortable.... Sorrell considers the personality and taste
of her customers more than anything else in her design....”
- Southern Living Magazine, March,
1999 – by Stacy Kunstel
- “Don’t let Lisa Sorrell’s sweet
smile and slight frame fool you. She could probably arm wrestle an
alligator and then turn him into a pair of boots. The 30-year-old custom
bootmaker in Guthrie, Oklahoma, can drive a nail into a stacked leather
heel with one slap of the hammer; she can also stitch some of the most
delicate and dazzling designs found below the bottom of a pair of
Wranglers.”
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- The Guthrie News Leader, Oct. 27,
1999 – by Lola Taylor
- “ … she immediately breaks all
the rules. Sorrell’s inventiveness and a willingness to cut and sew just
about anything the customer may desire has contributed to her success....
Orders from across the country have been piling up. And due to her recent
fame – a three-page feature in Art of the Boot – Sorrell has
been forced to work a little harder and a little longer.”
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- Oklahoma Gazette, July 21, 1999 –
by Elizabeth Lowry
- “Lisa Sorrell considers herself an
artist. One look at the boots she makes by hand shows why.... Country
music stars such as Marty Stuart, Wynonna Judd and Trisha Yearwood have
worn boots with Sorrell’s designs....”
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- Oklahoma City Times, August 6,
1999 – Photo Essay by Bryan Terry
- “At her small shop Sorrell takes
ordinary leather and turns it into a personal statement that her customer
can wear every day.... There are hundreds of bootmakers across the south
but very few are women and even fewer have their own shop.... Lisa
considers boot making a craft and an art. So, just like an artist, she
signs each pair of boots....”
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- In Fashion,
Houston Chronicle, Dec. 6, 1997
- “These Boots are Made for Lovin’
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- Seashore motif boots by Lisa Sorrell
featured by photo.
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