The detail in some of the artwork is amazing. Must have taken such a long time to complete. And the bravery of the croc owners to have them painted.....
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EB, I have commented on these beauties before but must again....your bags, especially the HAC, are true works of art...they are absolutely incredible! I know you worked hard on the collaboration so all I can say is......Bravo!!!! Happy Holiday!!!
Those are absolutely stunning.
Can I ask what "criteria" you had for choosing bags to have painted?
That plume just makes me feel happy all over... I’m assuming the toile was dirty or damaged. Regardless of the reason, a gorgeous transformation. The HAC is awesome too, a work of art, but the colour scheme on the plume is divine.
I literally would stare at my bag closet — and think — for years — about what to do.
The HAC was first. It had some water blemishes I wanted to disguise. I wanted to have the design be seamless, where you could not imagine the bag without the design. I went to NYC one weekend and got a henna tattoo and was inspired. I took a deep breath, sent the bag to Max Brownawell based on a TPF recommendation.
My Psychedelic Plume was done because though I liked the bag, it did not make me smile. Last April I decided to commission the design because I felt it important to support Artists during the Pandemic. I just told Max I wanted something that would make me smile. And it does.
I could not be more thrilled with the results.
Here are mine, all thanks to the artistry of @docride. I deliberately bought rescue bags that I felt deserved a second life. They are not for everyone, or for every occasion, but I love and wear them. I wanted metallic blues and greys for my custom Bs. The colors are very hard to capture as they are IRL (the greys are all very different
32 HAC shiny metallic charcoal grey clemence, custom scrolled hw;
35B expressionist camo, brushed Phw, iridescent raisin grape interior
30 B matte metallic blue grey, Vache liegee, brushed phw; interior is velvety midnight blue green (probably the last photo of the interior is the closest to the IRL flap color
the 35B white bag is the before pic of the expressionist camo. I chose white as the best ‘canvas’
32 HAC shiny metallic charcoal grey clemence, custom scrolled hw;
35B expressionist camo, brushed Phw, iridescent raisin grape interior
30 B matte metallic blue grey, Vache liegee, brushed phw; interior is velvety midnight blue green (probably the last photo of the interior is the closest to the IRL flap color
the 35B white bag is the before pic of the expressionist camo. I chose white as the best ‘canvas’
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Interesting, bags in these two posts were done by the same artist, Jay Ahr, but elicited such stark contrast responses from us
Interesting, bags in these two posts were done by the same artist, Jay Ahr, but elicited such stark contrast responses from us
Well, to be fair, I don’t like the ones @allywchu1 posted either, although they are from him. The only bandana I like is the black on black I posted. The Hokusai wave is probably the one I’m drooling on the most.
WOW! These are amazing. I love metallic bags and especially love your B30! So amazing. That's an inspiration if I want to give my workhorse bag a new life one day!
Thank you so much! I am so grateful to @docride for helping me to articulate a vision that fits my style! (Actually @docride is instrumental in helping to shape and guide my style and tell me what is and is not possible
@diane278, thank you for the compliment, as i adore your style. I think all of my grey bags are totally different and unique. I also love blue.
@etoupebirkin, I also stared at my bags in my closet for a long time before deciding. It’s a very individual personal thing.
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I absolutely love your bags! They’re stunning!
The fact that you chose grays makes me wonder if we have a genetic connection.
