Lynn Anne Hollywood

My name is Lynn Anne Hollywood, I am 61 yrs old and a mother of a 14 yr old boy adopted as an infant. I am a caretaker of my herd of 5 horses and a lover of all nature. Animals are an integral part of my life both professionally and personally and have been for my entire life.

As a craftsman, a fiber artist and artisan I am inspired by all nature and I create custom tack for horse and rider from mohair and alpaca cord that I custom dye and hand weave. I also sew and custom dye silk Wild Rags. Many of my colors are blended to create unique one of a kind color. My tack creations are the most important pieces of safety equipment for a rider and integrity in my craft is a must. I am an entrepreneur and my mission is to inspire people to follow their dreams and find their spirit through beautiful color and the bond with animals!

The process of creating for a craftsman, an artisan, is a journey. For me personally, it is a way of grounding and a melding of life triumphs, struggles and tragedies redirected to create order and grace and to replace chaos with the electricity of free spirit. It is a sense of independence while living in a interdependent world.

Every piece of art from The Wildflower Ranch is made, not produced. For the customer this means a connection of people, of spirits and the magic of their imaginations. Each piece uniquely stamped by the hand of the craftsman in a way that cannot be replicated. Handmade creates community; it is respect for the past and hope for the future. It is a lifestyle that embraces passion, nature and artistry while living in the world of fast and easy and instant gratification.

For many years I used a well known brand of acid dye but in the past few months I have been using Dharma Acid Dyes and I am in love with the brilliance these dyes give me. I just can't stop dyeing new colors! I buy Dharma silk scarves for many of the wild rags I dye which saves me so much time sewing or paying for sewing my scarves!!

Handmade is a small carbon footprint and is sustainable and resourceful. It puts more money in the hands of people and less in the pockets of big corporations. There is something exciting about waiting for a piece handcrafted uniquely for yourself or a loved one, an item untouched by the cold steel of machinery and mass production. A step back to a gentler time, a time we have only read about in books or a knowing that you feel in your bones.

Our customers embrace community and that is what we are about. Thank you for being a part of this journey.

The Wildflower Ranch ~ Functional Art for Horse and Rider. Our Mission is to Inspire!