Latest seat from David

[David]

Here is the latest heading out the the customer some time this week.

Dave Theobald

[Kustomizer]

Wow, cool seat! Love the coloring!!!

[rickybobby]

Nice job Dave!! Love the colors and detail!!

Rick J.

[Johanna]

Masterfully done, as always. Was that your sketch or was the artwork supplied for this one? What is with skulls these days? I've seen them on infant clothes, cell phones and backpacks this summer, and it's not Halloween! Beautiful work, David, thanks for sharing.

Johanna

[MADMAX22]

Looks outstanding, the swivel knife work on the skull really adds to the over all affect.

Whats the width of the lace you used for the edge, it looks pretty wide and I must say that it looks really good.

[TomSwede]

This is so sweet you actually got me crawling out of my coffin today;-)

Love the shadowing you have swiveled on the chin. Never seen it done like that before.

A really good looking seat, I don't know why I like skulls. It's like what Johanna said they are everywhere nowadays so shouldn't be considered obscure anymore and with that loose my interest but I still just love a good looking skull and this one is awesome.

Tom

[dscott]

that is a great seat love the design

David

[David]

Masterfully done, as always. Was that your sketch or was the artwork supplied for this one? What is with skulls these days? I've seen them on infant clothes, cell phones and backpacks this summer, and it's not Halloween! Beautiful work, David, thanks for sharing.

Johanna

Hey Johanna,

The artwork was supplied by the customer. It is a tattoo that he has on his arm. I wasn't satisfied with the skull. I think the tattoo artist kind of botched it and tried to cover it up. So I re-drew the skull part of it.... the customer approved. The hard part was the tilt backward of the skull, it is a very unusual angle and I found little information about the appearance of the underside of the jawbone.

I wish I knew what the skull thing is all about! I don't see the facination myself but hey if the money's green, I'm all there. With a few exceptions.

This brings me to the next of Dave's pet peves..... I try to explain to people that there are several things that I won't put on seats. They are:

I won't do Satanic artwork.

I won't do nudes. Nothing against them, I just don't do them well in leather.

I won't do art that I consider obscene.

I don't think I'm being too restrictive, just keeping my seats within the bounds of good taste.

I had to turn down two jobs this weekend.

One guy sent me his artwork, it was clearly Satanic.... Then he tries to tell me it is fantasy art..... I respectfully explained that there was nothing fantasy like about Satan and that his art.... a pentagram with a goat skull, was clearly depicting the symbols of Satan. He was indignant.

The other guy wanted a praying hands seat.... I thought cool, I can get into that...it is a great classic tattoo design.... then he tells me he wants FTW above the hands.... I told him no, that was objectionable on many levels... THEN he trys to blow smoke at me and tell me that it means Forever Two Wheels! He must have thought I fell off the turnip truck yesterday.

We won't even discuss the guy who wants the Tazmanian Devil with an erection. Geeze come on guys. Get a grip.

OK, OK Dave has completed his rant for the morning.

Best to all.

David Theobald

Edited July 27, 2009 by David

[David]

Mad Max,

The lace is 1/4" kangaroo pulled through 1/8" holes spaced about 3/8" apart. This causes the lace to bunch up and look really tight and compact.... which it is. My edge lacing feels like there is a steel bar inside of it. I pull it really tight.

Dave Theobald

[LAROC]

Really love the quality of your work plus I think it's good to have ethics. Good job.