A while back I was asked if I could make a traveler with a painting by Gustav Klimt. Since I love the paintings by Gustav Klimt, I said yes and started making the Traveler. With me being a bit insecure about my painting skills and the medium being so different from Gustav’s, I didn’t get …
I’ve been making lot’s of TN’s with pockets lately. Hand stitching pockets on Traveler’s Notebooks is quite different from hand stitching wallets with thinner softer leathers. However I feel I’ve mastered the craft by now, so next I’ll be making messenger bags…I’ve got one commission already for a messenger bag. That’ll be one for my daughter… …
Well maybe not so winding, but long it is, the road I painted on a custom requested Traveler’s Notebook. Before I went on holiday I got a request for a custom traveler’s Notebook with a picture of a gorgeous view of the milky-way in the sky and a road leading toward a soft sunset in …
Or…why I don’t paint the inside of my covers with the same acrylics based leather dyes I use on the smooth outside. I’ve gotten a few questions from people asking me if I could paint the inside of the leather Traveler’s Notebook covers. The answer to that would have to be yes, of course I …
Á while back I discovered you can paint Leather Travelers Notebooks with acrylic paint, my all time favorite medium. Regular Acrylic paint will work, however special acrylics for leather are better and give a much nicer result. Since then I have made quite a few Traveler’s notebooks that were painted, among which are my painted …
Falcon Travelers 