John Doe is wearing the vintage western suit I custom painted for him in another video, this one for his song "Sunlight".
It's so cool how he's made this suit and my arrow design part of the iconography of his new album The Westerner, out April 29th.
I'm having a lot of fun with styling my web shop photos! I grabbed a bunch of my stuff and played around with it.
Just added some new upcycled leather and suede pouches to the web shop. I started making these a couple years ago, and have a few that I use for myself all the time: a small version for art pens, a small version for makeup, and two large versions which I use as clutches for going out at night. They've held up well over the years. I've also made a few as gifts, but this is the first time I'm selling them.
Here's my first attempt at stop-motion animation, to show off how roomy & versatile the pouches are:
And of course I couldn't resist painting some of them. Here's a time lapse of the jade green suede darling pouch:
Upcycling is dear to my heart. It means that I'm using existing, discarded leather and suede. I find damaged or hideous vintage pieces, clip them up and make them into something current, useful and (I think) beautiful.
My dear friend Eve recently adopted an adorable 5-year-old rescue dog whom she named The Governor, or 'The Gov' for short. She needed some new items for him, including a couple of harnesses that would fit his small frame and keep him comfortable as he adapts to his new home and lifestyle.
As the proprietor of Backyard and Beach, Eve is a bit of an expert on caring for dogs. She loves harnesses, or Yap Wraps, made by YAP USA which happens to be based here in the Bay Area. (Eve buys almost exclusively made-in-the-USA products for her pets, which is awesome. I told her she should write about it!)
After purchasing the Reversible Classic Wrap in Leopard/Black, she asked me to customize it with some hand painting.
I had so much fun on this project. It's a tiny garment, but the fabric is nice and it's really well-made. Here's a time-lapse video of me painting it:
Here's a photo of the finished leopard print side. I mixed a little black and metallic gold for the arrows:
And the best part, The Governor showing off his one-of-a-kind piece:
I'll be adding some new jackets to the shop this week, starting with this adorable red and cream knit vintage baseball style jacket.
Painted by hand in silver metallic
Here's a video of me painting it by hand. I've started uploading videos to a Featherweight Studio YouTube channel, if you'd like to follow along.