Where does the post-apocalyptic guy or gal carry their phone, cigarettes, wallet and stuff? Well in a post-apocalyptic belt/shoulder bag of course!
I took off a few days from all the commissioned projects and did something to clear my head a bit (if you can imagine such a thing could do that) and made a small bag that had been haunting my brain for quite a while. I don't generally draw any plans or patterns before I start something new, just mull it around in my head so long that I know pretty much exactly what it is before I make it. And I also head off in new directions while I am making an item if the material just leads me (which is sometimes astray, sometimes in a magical direction I could not have imagined).
This project works out the details that I can scale up to much larger item such as a purse or messenger bag if I like or I can find someone who will actually pay me enough to cover the large amount of labor it takes to make something like this. Any takers? I will sell for STEEM!
The leather starts out as plain ol' blank uncolored, untextured cowhide . Every bump, divot, wriggle and scriggle on it, I put there. The colors of extreme wear, mess and abuse are all put down on the leather by me. I will take you through the process of making this bag when I post Part two which will be a "how I made that photo" blog.
The fantasy element of the "Mad Max Frankenbag" pictured is that some craftsman, after the total collapse of everything, still is piecing together items from the leather of who knows what and makes items, as he would, reflecting the times he lives in and the materials at hand. Perfect for you war boys and gals to carry your important stuff, either on your belt or over your shoulder, on the way to the bullet farm.
