Color, Phase II

Sometimes I think the babe is working in tandem with my design and building day-by-day:

his naps always allow me to finish just the thing I needed

and no more.

To share with you the glorious color using just one antique alone

and a resist,

carefully working a damp sponge across the leather as if it were a brush.

Antiques create a look that is burnished and vintage if you will it so

or solid color with a definite warmth.

My favorite is saddletan

.

Sometimes when I am 'painting' like this I forget to breathe.

Because every hide accepts color differently I have to constantly redirect the ship

and work with the unique palette that piece of leather has dictated.

This particular piece of leather had a golden and marvelous tone

and the work was so rewarding and unfolded with such grace that I had to stop myself from singing so as not to wake my son.

There - he calls now - just as I finish writing this...

of course.

of

course.

xoxo,

S