Announcing The 14th Annual CLA Show, “Certifiably Native”

“Certifiably Native”
The 14th Annual Contemporary Longrifle Association Show And Live Auction

by guest author, T.C. Albert

The central theme of this year’s upcoming live auction held during the 14th Annual Contemporary Longrifle Show is “made by, used by”, or made “for” Native Americans. With that in mind our contributing CLA members have crafted and donated an assortment of the finest contemporary Native American “trade” items available today. There will be quill work, leather work, decorated powder horns, firearms, trade silver, cutlery, finger woven bags, museum documented re-creations, researched copies, and inspired artist interpretations. All this and more will be found among the items up for bid, and it took the talent and generosity of many of the nation’s top artists to make this world class assemblage available to you.
Some of these items were made by the combined talents of several artisans working together, each making the part that they are best known for and capable of, while other items were made by dedicated individual artists who spent patient hours at their solitary work benches . Many of these artists will be well known to you already, and have well earned international reputations, while some are craftsmen on the rise, working hard and being inspired as word of their talent and accomplishment grows. Whether it’s made by a team, an individual, a veteran craftsman, or a talented and emerging artist, every item donated this year conveys the Contemporary Longrifle Association’s continuing standard of excellence and exemplifies this year’s theme of being “Certifiably Native.”
As in the past years, The 14th Annual Contemporary Longrifle Show will once again be held at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington Kentucky. The show dates for this year are August 20th and 21st, with the live auction being held on Friday the 20th at 4:00 pm.

You can contact the CLA for more information about the auction, the artists, or bidding by telephone at 1-540-886-6189 or e-mail your question to cla@longrifle.ws.
Alternately you may write us at:
CLA
PO Box 2247
Staunton, VA 24402

See the website at www.longrifle.ws

The Artists

Todd Bitler
6333 Ewen Circle
Grove City, OH 43123
Phone: 614-305-3773
www.nativeworkshop.com

James Blake
143 Chambersburg St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-9444
www.whitesavagetrading.com

Roland Cadle
PO Box 560
Claysburg, PA 16625
Phone: 814-312-1825 or 814-696-1379
www.villagerestorations.com

Dave and Diane Chambers
(Please see in person at the CLA show in August.)

Tom Conde
P.O. Box 155
Mouth of Wilson, VA. 24363
Phone: 276-579-6718
www.condetrading.com/aboutus.html

Art DeCamp
2210 Acorn Circle
Huntingdon, PA. 16652
Phone: 814-643-6343 or 814-386-1889
www.artspowderhorns.com

Rich Dillon
703 Saturn Dr.
Effort, PA 18330
Phone: 484-357-2874
www.dillonsflintlocks.com

Ken Gahagan,
9401 Woodcrest Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: 724-713-1936
Email: kgahagan4@gmail.com

Mike Galban
PO box 94
Victor NY 14564
Phone: 585-398-2276

Tom Gifford
2060 Ogle Rd.
Gatlinburg, Tenn. 37738
Phone: 513-504-6693

David Hughes
3803 Shepard Rd.
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Phone: 412-302-9590
Email: dhughes@consolidated.net

Frank and Lally House
PO Box 257
Paris, KY 40361
Phone: 859-707-5429 or 859-707-9677

Steve Lodding
6510 West Elcampo Grande
Las Vegas, NV 89190
Phone: 702-656-6085
Email: patentbreech1@embarqmail.com

Glenn McClain
7896 N. Bear Creek Rd.
Morgantown IN 46160-9064
Phone : 812-597-5885

Joe Mills
2202 Sheffield Court,
Owensboro, KY 42301
1-800-264-1204

Cameron Pitkethley
72 Roxborough Dr.,
Sudbury, ON. Canada, P3E1J7
Phone: 705-674-9588

Ian Pratt
17775 Warwick Rd.,
Marshallville, OH 44645
Phone: 330-658-4049

John Proud
686 Sterling Park,
Courtland, NY 13045
Phone: 607-756-2207
Email: JProud1@twcny.rr.com

Joe Seabolt
6794 Gaynor Rd.
Goshen, OH 45122
Phone: 513-722-4321

Mike Small
41 Lodge Rd.
Hedgesville, WV 25427
Phone: 304-754-8053
www.mspowderhorns.com

Calvin Tanner
218 U.S. Rt. 50
Bainbridge, OH 45612
phone number: 740-634-3579

Michael J. Taylor
222 Twain Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45233
www.michaeljtaylor.com

Joe Valentin
6732 W. Marlette St.
Marlette, MI 48453
Phone: 989-635-4177

Penny Wayne,
9210 Sonora Rd.
Sonora, KY 42776
Phone: 270-369-8474
www.kyleatherandhide.com

Shawn and Amanda Webster
172 Wind Song Way
Adolphus, KY 42120
Phone: 270- 618-3451
Email: websterquillwork@yahoo.com