The flea market was good to me this weekend. A nice little knife with a stacked leather handle and leather sheath, a pair of WWII combat boots that are my size (I've been searching for a pair of these forever but they are always so big), WWI era canvas stretcher, and and assortment of other treasures that are still in the back of my car.
My dear friend Meighan has worked hard to organize a truly incredible fundraiser -- 80+ artists have donated work which will go into a Big Cartel shop today at 12pm PST. 1oo% of the proceeds are going to the Gulf Restoration Network. I am donating the bag pictured above -- simple tote made with antique farm feedsack canvas, leather shoulder straps, blue & white ticking liner.
Contents of an order I just made with Blackbird. I've been on the hunt for the perfect axe for a long time and was so excited to find the one up there. The Fedex man can't come quick enough.. I'm going crazy in anticipation of having it in my hands!
WWII era canvas outer, sturdy leather handles & buckles, blue & white striped cotton liner, two removable shoulder straps - one military issue cotton webbing (adjustable), one leather (non-adjustable). Available HERE.
I can remember almost all of the bags I've made over the past few years -- but this one has stuck with me like no other. Made from incredibly soft leather and a real,real old Maine fire station banner.
Spent the weekend in New Hampshire -- went to the dreamiest estate sale EVER (6 old barns filled to the brim with beautiful objects that hadn't been touched in years), picked strawberries, saw a huge fox run by, read by the pool, drove around back roads during the golden hour, discovered that the mysterious bag of fabric I found under a hay pile at the estate sale was actually a HUGE canvas tent from the 40's, found a pile of WWII era leather Russian rifle slings in perfect condition, and of course spent time with the best dude I've ever known.. my dad.
I've had many people inquire about bags made with the above fabric. Unfortunately I was only able to find a small amount of this beautiful material.. meaning that there will only be 2 of these bags left to sell.
-- New bag up in my Etsy shop --
Recently acquired some real nice jewelry from Digby & Iona. Been wearing those crossed rifles and that two-fingered ring constantly over the past few days. They work perfectly with everything - especially love the simplicity of the ring and the way it looks with my tattoo.
Spending this past weekend in Brooklyn was real nice for lots of reasons. The main one being that my booth at Renegade just happened to be right next to the booth occupied by some close friends. We decided to take full advantage of that and push our tents together to create one giant shoppe. Margaux, Walter and Liane just happen to have an aesthetic very similar to my own so everything worked perfectly together. I couldn't have asked for better people to spend the weekend next to.
Updated my Etsy shop with many new bags. Lots of styles and materials. Available HERE.
Just finished sewing my last bag for the weekend. I've had this one in the back of my mind for months now -- came across some beautiful little boy's britches from the 1920's and wanted to pair them with something equally as beautiful. I've been wanting to line a bag with deerskin for a long time and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
(These were the britches before I took them apart, did a few minor repairs, and transformed them into the above bag.)
I've been hard at work over the past few weeks making as many bags as humanly possible. A few new styles, lots of leather detailing, and an abundance of beautiful old canvas.
