Westerly Handmade Shoes

It’s a mood.

I have shoe & leather related things to post at some point. Waiting for that mood to strike. In the meantime, nature.

It’s been a while, Vancouver. I used to love taking myself out for a cappuccino and a tasty treat on a Sunday. Still do, it turns out. Just a lot less opportunity to do it since I relocated to a small island that mostly sleeps on Sundays.

My beloved studio has also been in a long slumber while I prepare for the next phase of my move. But today, at least, I get to go and play with shoes and spend time in my cozy shoemakers nook.

Always dreaming and scheming for what comes next. I’ll let you know how that looks, once I figure it out. And yes, the future holds shoes on my workbench. And some patience in getting there.

Such an honour and a joy to have been able to attend the awards ceremony last night. Congratulations to the recipients of the Carter Wosk award of Applied Arts + Design: .perrone and Robert Anderson, luthier.

Congratulations also to the winners of the Fulmer awards in First Nations Art.

A pleasure to see all of your work! Wonderful to be amongst the creative spirit that is alive and well in this body of land and water we call BC.