steveb leatherworks: the blather

Reaching back in the archive here for a little discourse on a special *surprise birthday* wallet with a meaningful, personal piece of art showcased front and center. My customer Brandi was a girlfriend of the gent who had this art as a tattoo. Mind you this was a small tattoo, and a very old tattoo..and it was all she could do to get me a fuzzy picture of it without arousing suspicion. I think the tat was tiny, faded, stretched – but still, it’s his- and because it is, what it is – I couldn’t clean it up – I had to run  with it. Obviously the focus here is the art, with no desert topping, insofar as backgrounding, patterns or extraneous, flourish-y stamping. Clean, clear and simple.

Found a sweet piece of veg tan for the body and pockets, with a red leather lining to give it some contrast. Brandi was cool with the red thread and so – it really has a special, unique look – i mean – who uses red 277 thread on a wallet?  So obviously, I have red thread, just as an FYI to all of you out there that are interested in some *zing*, I have some  bright yellow, red, tan and dark brown colored thread beyond my mainstay, white and back up, black.

So there ya have it, a simple clean Fin- that has a personal connection to its owner. Nice.