This handbag is done in Glacier Blue Alpine Calf (Togo) Leather with Indian Paintbrush Wildflower Applique Over Mountains. It is an intricately hand stitched piece layered with mountains and flowers. This bag is stitched and lined in forest green pigsuede. This bag is a meant to bring the mountains with you wherever you go.

The Indian Paintbrush myth of the Blackfoot tribe tells of a maiden who helped a prisoner escape and couldn’t return home. Using her own blood, she drew her village on birch bark in order to remember it. Similarly, the “Stroke of Inspiration” handbag uses an applique technique meant to capture the spirit of early fall or spring in the Rocky Mountains. The “Stroke of Inspiration'' handbag is cut, skived, sanded, painted, and stitched entirely by hand. The Togo leather is utilized for only the best European handbags. The applique was meticulously fitted, and the edges are finished in many repeating steps: sand, paint, repeat. Modern mountain culture is filled with bold adventurers. I tried to capture that spirit with a bold stroke of red. The Indian Paintbrush is a western icon. These flowers are a nod to artists who create in the shadows of mountains.

12”across x 6”deep x 10”tall Short handles approximately 6.5” drop in height from top of handle to top of bag.