Cathy Lieber
Cathy Lieber began “Prairie Creations” in 2006, but started making jewelry much earlier. As a child, Cathy’s mom kept an old purse full of beads and string to keep her quiet. She has always revamped jewelry to make it more her style, so when her Aunt taught her to make jewelry, Cathy took to it naturally. Her style of jewelry is western, but classic, using mainly natural stones. Cathy grew up with the women in her family always making something, so her crafting was encouraged.
Cathy does other crafts, including leather work, braiding horse tack, embroidering, cross stitch, sewing, computer graphics, photography and repurposing items.
This photo shows Cathy (on the left) attending a basketmaking class at Prairie PastTimes.
Cathy is the third generation to run grass cattle on her family’s ranch east of Miller, Kansas on the edge of the Flint Hills, and she does custom care of cattle. She has made her living horseback, gathering and processing cattle, raising bottle calves, and milking cows. Cathy has been a Registered Veterinary Technician and has worked for an organization to promote the grass cattle industry in the Flint Hills. Cathy has her own cow herd.
Cathy is married to Jay Patton and lives east of Miller, Kansas.