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!

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~

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

11/20/2019

🎄🎅🎁Christmas is coming fast. Aspen Ironworks recycled iron reindeer are ready to make yours shine bright. They're all here - 🦌Dasher, 🦌Dancer, 🦌Prancer, 🦌Vixen, 🦌Comet, 🦌Cupid, 🦌Donner & 🦌Blitzen. All led of course by the shiny nosed 🦌Rudolph! 🌲🎅🎁🎄

11/20/2019

Don't forget Christmas is coming fast!🎅🤶🎄

07/02/2019

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You know you're a blacksmith when......

07/02/2019

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