Bad Cowgirl Co. — A Collaboration From New Mexico to Scotland

A while back I had the pleasure of collaborating with women owned and operated Scotland based company Bad Cowgirl Co.

I’m in New Mexico, surrounded by desert, dust, long stretches of open land, that particular kind of silence that only exists out here. The work I’ve been making especially through the Desert Illuminations Tarot comes directly from that environment. The color, the heat, the atmosphere, the sense of something ancient and alive under the surface.

So to see those same visual languages translated into textiles… and then end up in Scotland? Its an unusual yet magical combination!

Bad Cowgirl Co. is a women-owned company based in Scotland, and when the owner reached out to me, there was an immediate connection. Not in a forced or “strategic” way but a shared instinct for strong imagery, bold presence, and work that doesn’t need to be softened to be understood.

We took designs based in the New Mexico desert and Wild West iconography and reimagined them as horse blankets and scarves which served as functional objects that carry the artwork into a completely different environment. These pieces hold the same visual language, just translated into something that moves, folds, travels, and exists in the world differently.

There’s something really beautiful about that exchange.

Work that was born out of the desert now living in the green, wet landscape of Scotland. Different climates, different histories, different textures but the same energetic grit and vibrancy.

I’m incredibly grateful she found me and trusted me with this. It’s not something I take lightly.

This collaboration feels like an extension of what I’ve already been building…taking the world of Desert Illuminations and allowing it to expand beyond paper, beyond the frame, into something tactile and lived-in.

Seeing these pieces out in the world, in a completely different country, has been one of the coolest experiences I’ve had as an artist. Grateful for the opportunity!

Tumbleweed Troublemakers Outlaw Horse Rugs by Bad Cowgirl Co.