Small sheep. A long family story.

I made my first Tiny Sheep in 1989, when I was 18. About 40,000 sheep later, I’m still at it.

It started with my dad. We ran a full-time sheepskin shop together, and for five Christmas seasons Bighorn Sheepskin Company sold our little sheep at mall kiosks across the country.

Today I still make Tiny Sheep in my workshop, along with shearling slippers, hats, and vests.

The biggest of the flock is Rox-Ann, the sheep that rocks ewe: a wooden rocking sheep covered in genuine sheepskin.

A lot has changed since those early days with my dad. The sheep haven’t.

Joe Quinones — Maker, Waco, Texas