Today I want to introduce you
to my friend, Hannah Ballantyne and her business, H Ballantyne
Leather. She makes beautiful and high quality chinks and armitas and the best
part is that Hannah is a genuine cowboy-girl and Buckaroo Barbie. When
she’s not in college slaving away, Hannah works for her dad cowboying on the
Padlock in Wyoming. I asked her what made her get into building chinks and what
her favorite part is of working with leather, and here’s what she said:
“I’ve always enjoyed
designing things, whether it be art, interiors or leather. I got into the
leather in a bigger way when I went to work for saddlemaker Matt Moran. Working
with him I learned a great deal about leather and how endless the creative
options are. Building armitas and chinks is fun for me because I enjoy making
something necessary and functional be striking and classy as well!”
And striking and classy they
are! You can check out Hannah’s work at her business page on Facebook here.
Take a look at these beautiful pictures and don't worry, drooling is not only common, it's also encouraged.
Photo by Ken Jenkins
wow - that girl has got talent!
ReplyDeleteShe sure does! She's an incredible artist as well....and she's really nice which makes all the talent even better! :)
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