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

Monday, January 11, 2010

poker drink pockets


the winter always brings fun custom leather projects to the fiveleft leather shop, and this was an interesting one.
8 leather pockets to hold drinks around a poker table for some unamed t.v. executives while they are around for the olympics...

fun project...will post pictures of the finished table later.