Leather Love
I Never Made a Magician's Jacket Before. My First Encounter With Magic Dick From the J. Geils Band
I laugh every time I think of that moment in time when I uttered those words to a potential client. I remember the explosion of laughter that came out of my earpiece before she uttered, "He's not a magician! *more laughter* His name is Magic Dick. He's the harpist for the J. Geils Band!". I laughed, hard, before the big exhale and a huge sigh of relief. I never did make a magician's jacket before and to be honest, I was sort of stressing about the amount of pockets and hidden compartments I would have to figure out how...
The difference between made by hand and mass produced in China - - BOOM!
I’m worth every single penny and then some.
* this photo has not been altered in any way and no professional models were used. Those are my cuts and blisters on my hand, from working with my hands to design, create and serve you ~ with love.
Ingenious Collaborations
And looking good while doing it. Magic Dick is wearing a custom leather jacket by Lisa Cantalupo
Magic Dick and Shun Ng team up - creative genius times two.
Glide Magazine - Magic Dick & Shun Ng
Magic Dick & Shun Ng - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (James Brown Cover)
Boho Wedding Bliss
I never thought I would enjoy making leather and suede flowers this much! And now that the path down “wedding day bliss” has begun, I am even more in love! I get to share in a (very small) way, in the BIG day in the lives of two people as they commit themselves to loving one another….to death do they part. I pray that their vows stick longer than my leather flowers will be kicking around - which will be...
Think Pink
Motorcycle Mamma, Joann, requested a custom designed pink leather motorcycle jacket that would represent her winning battle with breast cancer. When asked what helped her to stay and conquer, she replied, "my dogs". That became the inspiration behind the leather inlay design on the back yoke of her jacket; the paw print and a pink ribbon centered in between a set of wings.
On the front yoke on each side of the zipper, another paw print and pink ribbon. For accent, I added beige leather piping throughout...