Devilray Forgeworks is a maker of custom leather goods, in Williamsburg Virginia

Leather shop log, how the bags are made

How the leather goods are made in my shop

One year of progress

It’s been one year since I started drawing my own floral patterns for tooling leather. At first it was a real struggle, I never learned to draw as a kid, so something as simple as a leaf or a stem was a challenge. As I collected various books, lessons online, and tutorials. I got better and better, practicing most nights just drawing even spirals, simple petals or other elements. Eventually I started to combined them and then I had to learn basic layout so they would be even and the elements would be better proportioned. After a year of near constant practice this is the result.

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