craftgrrl | Huzzah My First Post Here! (Reply)

Hi there! :)

Saw this comm featured and had to join in ^_^.

I'm a leatherworker by trade, and now a resident of the sunny state of California. :)

My latest project is FINALLY completed!!!! I've been working on it off and on since April. I don't want to know how many hours I've put in to it. But it is DONE!!!

Well, minus the lid, which is downstairs, and a clear coat of sealant.

I don't often dabble in "traditional" style, so I wanted to do my style - a lucky trip to WonderCon landed me the glorious inspiration of Peter Beagle's "The Last Unicorn". So, I made me a unicorn jar. :)

Info:
Jar done for the International Federation of Leather Guilds 2010 Show, hosted in Saint Louis, Missouri, by Gateway Leather Guild. (of which I am currently a member)

Jars are to be used as table decorations, then raffled off.

I am making no money on this jar.

The cutting of the leather and edging done by Charlie Crow, tooling, coloring, design, and assembly by me!

References:
The Last Unicorn, written by Peter S. Beagle.
The first issue of the The Last Unicorn comic.
Usagi, from Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon. Specifically this image here: http://mangastyle.net/book2/2-08.jpg
Flowers with permission from Winetta here http://winetta.deviantart.com/art/Silver-Legacy-ch-3-152851793 on deviant art.