THOUGHTS AND RANTINGS OF A SHOEMAKER... — BEHIND THE SCENES

Get corked
Little things that no one sees. Focusing on the holistic quality of a shoe beyond what can be seen by the customer is critical in... Continue reading

Sketch to Shoe
The Lila. I hesitated taking this from sketch to shoe for a looong time....it sat 7 years in my sketch book, untouched for an unknown... Continue reading

Experiments.
Playing is the best part of my job... an idea comes up, and to have the tools to see what may happen if we make... Continue reading

SPRING MIX
You can tell the weather is changing from our work benches...sandals starting to creep in lately. We are having supply chain issues all around. Our... Continue reading

MAINE CREMA
She is a finicky beauty. It can be a frustrating leather to work with, and we find that steam can tame it well. So steam... Continue reading

OUR DONNA VESSELS.
Labor of Love. There was something about confinement that settled my brain. In the quiet and relative solitude, without the buzz of the daily grind,... Continue reading

Footprints...
Footprints. I have something clever to say. But I forgot....it was something to do w footprints. #handmade #shoes #sevillasmith #shoelosophy #FayefelloffherRocker Continue reading

Embossed love....
Embossed Love. Working with unlined leather makes finding the right embossed leather a bit more challenging. Out of about 30 I have tested thru the... Continue reading

One shoe to make.
You know, if I could only ever make one shoe style for the rest of my life... The Sandy would be it. I remember showing... Continue reading

Yesterday sucked...then it didn't.
First, I updated this platform and lost access to Reels and their other torture methods to share our news. I was desperate to share the... Continue reading

Busy hands to still the mind....
The immensely talented @irishumm capturing life at the workshop. It can be easy to forget amidst the news and lost packages and erratic algorithms, that... Continue reading