SPUNKY LEATHER POUCH

SPUNKY PASSPORT POUCH

I made this passport for a friend who finds himself in a situation where he will be required to travel rather frequently. All because of his own spunk.

It is a very interesting thing because life, it seems, took a very different turn for him. And he took it on. That was his spunk. I made this pouch for him to appreciate his attitude. My tribute to his spunk.

We were together in stock market industry (both doing a job) for a while and later on he branched out into another line of work, but in the finance industry. The last two – three years saw him change to a dramatically different business. He started his own business in stone quarrying (!). He now makes and exports stone slabs for decorative uses (granite and similar materialls) from Sri Lanka. And he is expanding very well.

Well, the part to appreciate is this. Such things don’t happen very often to people in the finance business. In the finance business we are used to making money (big!) by mostly doing nothing. Well we do a lot of talking, but essentially producing (by our own physical hard work) nothing. We really do not have any idea of producing anything by our hand.

Here’s a guy who gave up the comforts of air-conditioned offices and the high flying international lifestyle to doing something of his own, by his own hands. Doing something he knew nothing about and building from literally scratch to growth momentum.

The pouch I made for him is essentially made using conventional colours and leathers. Dark coffee brown for the pouch and veg tanned thick and stiff leather in natural for the closer. The conventional colours denote the conventional approach to life in the early stages. The shape of the closing strip has been tweaked to signify the twist of life and the spunk shown by him.

As always, the leather is thick and strong. Very durable. Durable enough to be passed on to the next generation. So the story stays alive long after the hero of the story.

It was very inspiring to make this pouch and a very enriching experience. He understands the value of what has been gifted to him. He knows and understands, it is not just a pouch. There are special thoughts and feelings carried in it.

May the story prosper and live long into the future. Really long !