A few weeks ago I made a leather macbook case for my money maker (aka my computer) and decided I should share my leather work with some of my followers. I thought it was a good idea. This was lead to a giveaway on my facebook page. So many people participated and it was a grand old time! GRAND!!!... it was fun.
The grand prize winner was Matthew Colianni, a good friend and great supporter of my work. He just bought these rad Steve McQueen double folding sun glasses that need some protection. This is where where I start making stuff! A new handmade natural leather case for his sunglasses. I'm excited to send this little bad boy out!
You should all jump over to my facebook and like the page because I will be posting a new giveaway this week and all w
In Our Natural State | Children
A few years ago in school I made this poetry book for class. Probably my most recognized and personal favorite pieces I have ever made. Its called Pictures & Poetry and the images in it are double exposed photographs of my sister that I took for the book.
This past Jan. a former coworker of mine saw the photos and loved them so much she wanted me to take pictures of her kids similar to the photographs I had taken for the book. I agreed and was very excited to expand on this photo series/look I had created. The hard part is each photo is a piece of art specific to itself and takes a lot of coaxing to develop into the final photo. Fortunately spring finally arrived and I had some time to get out and take some photos that work wonderfully for the children!
If you would like to know more about how I made created these let me know in the comments below and I may write a more detailed tut on it!
Here the the finals of Norah & Avyen. Stunning if I may say so myself. ;)
A little about the process if you are interested:
I have to take several different photoshoots to get the final product. One of the subject and then several shots of nature and texture to overlay on top to make the final print. Each photo needs to fit with the others to create a beautiful image, not just be slapped on top, so I end up taking lots of photos. The backgrounds of all the photos are important as well. Light and dark backgrounds react to the double exposure differently so there is a lot of experimentation going on.
RECreated // THE WORN
Since I was little I have always had a knack/passion for repurposing and recreating objects and materials. This passion has spilled over into my adult life (go figure) and I am excited to share some of my creations with you!
Some of my recent endeavors as a creative have exposed me to new worlds of designers, artists and talent. I have recently been inspired, by some of my cohorts up in St. Paul, in the area of fashion design and lifestyle aesthetic. Thank you Veronica Mae, Jett Photography, Parallel Pulse and Coast 10 Clothing for the inspiration! Please check them out, and follow their work. They rock!
Kenton Sorenson is a wonderful friend of mine and an amazing leather artisan who has been featured in both GQ and Esquire. He has studio space in the same building I work in so when I need a break from my work I head upstairs and give him a break from his ;). I have always loved leather goods and wanted to create something using leather but I have never had the chance. Until about a week ago when Kenton let me permanently borrow a few larger pieces of leather that he wasn't able to use and my creative mind started spitting out ideas of what I could do with it. Because of all the recent fashion inspiration I had been getting from my colleagues I decided the leather needed to be infused into my closet somehow.
Welcoming to Jon King's closet 2014, the Highlighter Pocket Sweatshirt.
Mossimo Grey Highlighter Sweatshirt & Natural leather
I suckered my little sister into wearing the piece in our frigid Wisconsin weather (-5 degrees) for a very brief shoot so I could share it with you all. I loved the process of creating this and still have cloths/fashion on the brain which means I will be making more pieces soon so keep your eyes out because they probably wont be for me... They will be for you!