Road Trip U.S.A. California Belt Buckle

Description

This May and part of June I was lucky enough to experience the open American road as a touring musician. It was epic: equal parts pleasure, pain and Best Western.
In order to quell the wanderlust that has been welling up in me ever since, I have devised a plan:
We went through 21 states: I will make 21 state belt buckles.
Quite a task, but I cannot imagine anything making more sense: we had memories and treasures in every state we saw - I want to share that with you!!

California:
For me, California is very precious: I have called it my home for the last 6 years and it is in my blood like something both benevolent and only slightly sinister: there is no escaping the feeling that I get here.
Two things make me think of California with awe: beaches and poppies: they have both always healed me and helped make things brighter and lovelier. I am sure I am not the only one who feels this way!
The belt buckle is 4.5 inches by 3 inches, and it is all heavily tooled: painstaking would be the best word to describe working in miniature with tools!!

The buckle is handstitched with a metal center: this buckle has been lightly lacquered, but do your best to keep it dry.

May this cause the adventurer in you to smile regardless of where you are!!

Added on Aug 08, 2009