steveb leatherworks: the blather

I’ve made some handy stuff for myself since I’ve been involved in leather craft. When I travel, i prefer a paper map, so have usually wound up getting at least one of those big pain in the ass Atlas type books every season or two. They take  a beating because of their size and so […]

Well, courtesty of my Northern-most good friend and fellow operative Jason (Ironthread fame) you’ve seen the Green Mtn’s of VT in the Fall, winter and now Spring. Jason writes… Steve, Our backyard view changes every minute penidng weather. Here is a afternoon shot last week after a high ele storm.

i love it, i get to be both all salty and “in your face” with the title of today’s post, but at the same time, i get to teach you all something..!  ha – home run! Took a beautiful 200mi.ride up North and back for a family dinner last night and left early enough so […]

One of my favortite past times – people watching in NYC One of the best places to do it on a sunny Spring day – Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue. When i first began working in NYC in the early 1980’s – this park was a rat infested, overgrown hangout for the homeless, […]

I am a big fan of the Japanese two-wheel street scene. There is a cut&paste art component attached to this culture and i think it is great. These guys are so rowdy, smart and subversive – i cant help but smile when i see their work! We need some more  of this in NYC, methinks… The art […]

Yea, the best laid plans can turn out not-quite-right sometimes and the past week is an example of yours truly being a turkey and not testing the “auto-publish” feature on my blog. Ya see, I have been away for the past couple of days on a multi-day, multi-state two-wheeler road trip that I was going to tell […]

Piece by piece this beast is coming together.

Well after yesterdays vitriol regarding the vandalization of Pleasure Beach, I figure I will pay my faithful readers back by turning you onto a special treat of a place and lightening the mood a bit- the Traveler Book restaurant it is an unusual spot that ALWAYS satisfies. You can read some of the sordid details […]

So, I like investigating and recording the state of all sorts of sites, from industrial wastelands to residential oddities. Finding these locations is tricky and getting images of them is often even trickier. I was told about Pleasure Island, a nearby site from another photog who has a great deal of experience in working with these sites […]

It’s all good in harley-land.

I made a special Journal for a special friend and very good person – Elisa – proprietor of Genuine Motorworks in Brooklyn  NY, purveyor of all things American and fashion. Used a few cool and unusual effects on this journal, from the beader blades cuts to the colors and custom adjustable pen loop, because as we all know – pens come in different […]

Seeing as how I am on a eat whatever the hell I want diet, I eat  whatever I want, pretty much whenever i want it. I am not on all the goddamn drugs that I will no doubt be forced to take at some point, so up until the time the sawbones says “B – you got to […]

I’ll admit it up front…I am a fan of the Grateful Dead. I used to go to alot of shows, I travelled large distances with my friends when i was in college to see shows. Really, I was more of a Hot Tuna fan if the truth be told, but found a warm place in my heart […]

Technically, Swanky Franks  is a restaurant and not street meat, but – so what?

Basketweave wallets rock, especially when they are partnered up with a nice brass chain and fancy fob. 

Took a good look at what is happening on the roads. In a word it is, disturbing. 

Doing work for artists and creative people is always a bit intimidating. Mike is a painter who sent me one fuzzy scan of a picture and instructions to do what I do…perfect!

I favor photography as a form of creative expression as much as writing, painting, drawing or even leatherwork. Many folks will say that photography is just “snapping pictures” and yes, it has an element of that undisciplined  “it’s all about the gadgets”,  casual-ness to it, but the gadgetry will only get you so far.. and in my experience, the gear doesn’t get you very […]

Say bye to April, hello to May. In celebration here are some tasty bits from the past month  to keep you engaged [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfnZHeSjjM[/youtube]

Got an update from Jason, Northernmost operative of the steveb global worldwide network. He was checking snowpack and moose tracks …a vital and important aspect of our global warming thing…and J is on it..like stink on a dog. I love getting updates about the goings on all around…makes the world a great and smaller place…please […]

You’ve all heard me rant and rave and carry on about how we should support our local business. I think it is really important if we want to retain some semblance of uniqueness to our individual towns and villages. I would hate to see this country keep on the path of developing and approving the building of strip malls and other […]

16 years is a pretty long time insofar as looking in the rear view… and alot of water has passed under the proverbial  bridge. In these images, I welcome you to another “typical” 1993 Sunday morning ride with the standard crew at the time. Some of these folks are no longer amongst the living or have fallen off the radar… making the images here even […]

Well here today, we got some weather folks – yikes. Who cranked the dial up so far, so quick? I thought we had one of those plastic lock boxes over the thermostat so the jokers couldnt prank us. Ha – well the jokes on us..I think it got to 90 today. Time wise, it feels […]

Here for your viewing pleasure is a Simple Fin, stitched with red thread accompanied by a cool fob and brass chain. Not alot to say other than in situations like this, you can really appreciate the quality and grain of the leather I work with. There is no substitute for good material.