Thursday, January 28, 2010

creating a retrospective

i have been rounding up some fiveleft leather goods for a retrospective showcase that will run for the month of february in the granville optical display window at granville and robson (vancouver b.c.).

this brought back many memories, i realized how far fiveleft has come in such a short time.
here is just a few of of the items i will show...if you are downtown stop by and see them

one of the first leather pieces i made...
i was logging on afognak is. alaska
made from logging boot leather
its a tool kit for chainsaws
hand stitched
1997

"junk bag"
this was the first fiveleft bag
made completely of dumpster finds
i still use it everyday
hand stitched
2000

"little 5"
made of leather from a italian-knock-off chair
hand stitched
2002

"standing shell"
made for my wife allison
hand stitched
2005"deco bag"
made with wood sides
i made around 8 wood bags...my first collection
2006

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