
My current student Rebecca is holding up the forest green alligator skin I got in the mail today. This alligator was huge–I sure wouldn’t have wanted to swim where ever he was!

My current student Rebecca is holding up the forest green alligator skin I got in the mail today. This alligator was huge–I sure wouldn’t have wanted to swim where ever he was!

This is a pillow I made of leather. The fringe is hand-cut, the leather is all kangaroo, and it depicts the scene from my window on my recent trip to Montana.
I complete the Montana pillow in this Monday’s video.

I finished my Montana pillow and now I have to send it away to the new owners. Watch my Monday YouTube video next week to see the completed pillow.
Every Monday I upload a short video of ongoing work in my shop. This Monday’s video shows the progress of a leather pillow top that I’m making.

This is the center piece for a leather pillow I’m making. It’s the view I could see from my window on my recent trip to Montana. The scene is created entirely with leather and I’ve hand-cut fringe to go around the pillow.
My July newsletter has been posted to my webpage. There are pictures from my trip to Montana and an adorable picture of me in the second grade.
I’ve been invited to be a panelist on the Women Entrepreneurs panel at the Footwear News Platform while I’m in Las Vegas for the MAGIC convention. Pretty cool! My fellow panelists are Sarah Caplan, Footzyrolls, Sarah Nisperos, Coterie, and Taryn Rose, M.D.
Have you ever wondered how the shoe form (called a last) is pulled out after the boot or shoe is completed? Sometimes one gets stuck and I wonder how I’ll get it out also! Here’s a video of pulling a last.

Another view from my balcony…yes, that’s a private hot tub. I didn’t see it last night but I’m thinking about trying it out this morning.