Tag: LEATHERWORK

  • >SELF-ACTUALIZE

    >SELF-ACTUALIZE

    [2025]

    proof of concept… » self-actualization

    leather harness set F-005; designed for a client as proof of concept for

    CONTRACT :: SELF-ACTUALIZATION

    this contract process is a means of exploring and actualizing an idealized self.

    personas, fursonas, OCs, fronts, facets…
    these thoughtforms are all rend from the same intangible stuff with which we construct identity.

    our self-symbols.

    do you wish to shape your self in to something other?

    photograph of a figure wearing a full-face tinted-visor respirator, modelling a wide, black leather chest- and waist-harness set. they are standing with relaxed posture, with one hand resting on their hip and the other at their side.
    photograph of a figure wearing a full-face tinted-visor respirator, modelling a wide, black leather chest- and waist-harness set. they are standing with relaxed posture, with one hand resting on their hip and the other at their side.
    CONTRACT :: SELF-ACTUALIZATION includes…
    • design consultation
      • > asynchronous guidance for gathering your measurements and design specifications
    • illustrative design conceptualization
      • > your fursona / persona / self / etc, rendered in your desired gear
      • > high-quality digital files and small-format print
    • custom-fitted leather gear
      • > leathercare maintenance & repair instructions
    painterly portrait of a white anthropomorphic borzoi standing with string contraposta in a black leather body harness set, resting a gloved paw regally upon the pommel of a silhouetted black zweihander.

    > please note… the style in which your [SELF] is rendered may vary between lineart, painterly, and abstract experimentation as subject to your working budget in consultation.

    Photograph of a black leather harness set featuring heavy nickel-plated brass buckle hardware, framed by triads of circular rivets.
    Photograph highlighting the buckle hardware and overall finish on the harness set from the previous picture.
    Photograph highlighting the smooth, burnished edges of the straps from the harness set.
    Photograph featuring the die-punched product information for the harness set.

    …to request self-actualization services, please

    >MAKE CONTACT.

    and we can [re:]sume creating you.

    photograph of a figure wearing a full-face tinted-visor respirator, modelling a wide, black leather chest- and waist-harness set. they are standing with their arms crossed behind their head.
    photograph from behind of a figure wearing a full-face tinted-visor respirator, modelling a wide, black leather chest- and waist-harness set. they are standing with relaxed posture, with one hand resting on their hip and the other at their side.
  • >FIELD MISSION

    >FIELD MISSION

    > Selections from a promotional photoshoot featuring CROWCORPS printwear, a custom leather collar, and a custom chest harness,

    > The collar features a hand poured and painted eye cast in resin, securely set in to a pre-existing defect in the leather.

    more on that project can be found here.

    the chest harness will have a page eventually.

  • >SYMMETRY UNIT

    >SYMMETRY UNIT

    [2023]

    FIRST-EVER CROWCORPS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOSHOOt!
    featuring screenprinted merch and handmade collars.

  • <BAD DOG>

    <BAD DOG>

    [2023]
    CUSTOM LEATHER WOLF MASK FOR D6016.

  • AVERT THINE GAZE

    AVERT THINE GAZE

    a photograph of a black leather collar, set with a vibrant purple resin eye as though it were a cabochon.

    i think it goes without saying that, as an artist, i am very drawn to eyes. part of it has to do with the fact that i think art should make you feel seen, in a sense; whether or not a person can identify with a piece of art is irrelevant if it’s literally staring at them.

    the other focus underlying my fascination with our squishy little sight orbs lays buried in the unadulterated horror i feel when being perceived.

    as an ETT (Extremely Tall Transgendered™), people tend to stare.
    a lot.

    whether or not it’s with malice, or wonder, or infatuation, neutrality, confusion, excitement, disgust, it doesn’t really change the fact that a lot of people’s eyes lock on to me for uncomfortable periods of time.

    I don’t think there has been a single moment since i was 15 years old where i have felt like i could just disappear in to a crowd,

    i want others to feel that focus reflected back upon them. maybe it’ll make them reflect upon the thoughts that are festering in their heads and further augment their experience of being stared at.

    idk. all i know is that i don’t need my thoughts about theirs cluttering up mine.
    these two collars were an exploration in to wearable accessories that stare back. also i needed to use those fucking eyes for something.

    a photograph of a black leather collar, set with a vibrant purple resin eye as though it were a cabochon.
    close-up view of a patchwork black-and-white leather collar with a glazed-over pink eye set within a strip of white.

    both collars were uniquely designed around reclaimed scrap leather, sharing one notable defect to the hide: holes! i had previously cast, painted, and domed a handful of resin eyes intended for use in ball-jointed dolls, and decided to use them to fill in the gaps.

  • «reclaimed»

    «reclaimed»

    collar designed and crafted from reclaimed scrap leather straps that were too short for other use.
    made for heavy looking, not for heavy touching.

    displayed on the neck of a nice, matte-black epiphone sg special.

  • ∴∃⊕𐌄∵

    ∴∃⊕𐌄∵

    fashion-and-function-forward leather collar, made for sale at the KW punk rock flea market in 2023.

  • bags under my eyes

    bags under my eyes

    and eyes in der my bag.

    [2021]

    i’ll set the stage: my old bag was falling apart, i needed a new one, i had a ziploc-bag full of miscellaneous black leather scraps and too much time on my creanty claws. so i autism puzzle pieced that shit together and turned those two bags in to one bag, and tried perhaps a little too hard to not have to cut or shape any of them along the way.

    also i put some fuckin eyes in that shit because some of the scraps were posting hole on main, and i had eyes. now my bag can watch itself so i don’t have to.
    u v u