Bootmaker
Suzanne Watson
Suzanne Watson is a bootmaker in Paonia, Colorado, who sold her house to move and learn the trade, traveling first to Missouri and Oklahoma for lessons before finding her way to teacher Ed Martin. She has called Martin a mentor and friend who taught her to trust her measurements and the last.
Known for
Student of master bootmaker Ed Martin
Biography
History
Suzanne Watson is a bootmaker in Paonia, Colorado, and a student of bootmaker Ed Martin. The Gazette (27 August 2010) reports she sold her house about a decade before the article to move and learn the trade, first traveling to Missouri and Oklahoma for classes before being unhappy with those teachers — who are not named — and eventually being recommended to Martin.
The article calls Martin a mentor and friend and quotes Watson on his teaching and on trusting her measurements and the boot last. No shop name, street address, age, or style number for Watson has been documented; prices, lasts, and awards described in the article belong to Martin's own record, not hers.
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Sources and references
Historical references are cited with the history above. Each catalog record includes its own supporting evidence.
Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.