Line Illustration

I've always been fascinated by old scientific illustrations of plants, animals and human anatomy. I think my bulb sac is very much inspired by that. Take a look at some of these illustrations:

Atsuete Bulb Sac

Indigo Boa

The indigo dye came out very well on the jute. So did the combination of the indigo and clear brown acrylic.

A hat. Now, not a hat.

When I was naming this bag, two words came into mind-- hat-shaped and boa. I knew I encountered this shape at some point. I take mental snapshots of these things I like and I find them appearing subconsciously in my designs..

Fringe Sac

This is one of my personal favorites! I think it captures the essence of the material the most. It has this roughly hewn feel to it.

For now, it comes with a short leather strap, but if any of you are interested in a longer one for a sling bag, I'll definitely make one!

Paisley Handle

This bag is dyed from pigments extracted from mahogany barks. The handle is lasercut, hand-painted and salvaged from left over wood.

** I have this bag in natural colored jute, as well as indigo, both with white distressed handles ** (Will post pictures soon!)

Someone asked me if I ripped the handle off one of my lola's old picture frames! I like her. She got the point..

Mayana Geo

This bag is dyed using pigments extracted from the mayana leaf. Its handle is made of laser cut wood and is hand painted.

I got a lot of comments about this bag being very "asian looking", someone even said it looked like a pagoda. While designing this bag, all I wanted was for it to look geometric. Didn't realize it looked Asian at all

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Naturally Dyed Jute

Dyed using natural pigments extracted from:
1. Annato, more commonly known as atsuete
2. Coconut Husk
3. Indigo
4. Mahogany Tree bark
5. Mayana Leaf