Monthly Archives: May 2020

Today I practiced a little bit of the Self Employed Person’s Physical Therapy (suck it up and do it anyway). I tore up several things in my left arm a few months ago and this stitch requires spreading the arms … Continue reading →

I’m envying boot makers with normal sized feet at the moment. To make this design for myself I had to shrink it down until it’s right on the edge of what’s possible. It was hard to cut out, hard to … Continue reading →

They’re on the last now, and beginning to look like boots.

Inside-out boots wouldn’t be nearly as much fun so I suppose I’ll turn the other one too.

Cutting the vamp tongue is always exhilarating because there is zero room for error. It’s certainly not like I can go grab another crimped alligator vamp out of the scrap box.

Here’s an addition to my frequent reminders not to judge leather art until it’s stitched. The stitching always transforms a project!

Today is the anniversary of my daughter Paige’s death and this is how I choose to remember her–by designing a pair of boots that will someday be titled “Baby I’m Blue.” (Joe Newberry, “Baby I’m Blue) I don’t know when … Continue reading →

Sometimes I put the piece I cut out back in behind the inlay to pop it out and give definition. Pro tip: It’s smart to remember to punch the holes for the coat buttons and put the orange leather in … Continue reading →

I wonder what I’ll make out of Cherry Red Alligator?