Wearable
leather artby David Bisett.
Signed originals carved and painted by hand in vegetable-tanned leather. No production runs. No two pieces alike. When a piece sells, it's gone.
Every bag, jacket, and panel is carved and painted by one set of hands. Each piece carries the marks of the day it was made.
Available now — one of one.
Hummingbird Garden Leather Purse
$895 Hand-tooled, hand-painted · Vegetable-tanned leather
Sunflower Vine Pattern Large Leather Tote
$1,100 Hand-carved relief · Brass closure
Red-Tailed Hawk Leather Padfolio
$350 Sculpted leather · Fits letter / notebook
Hand-Tooled Cuffs
$70 — $125 Celtic, floral, dragon & Western motifsSunflower & Moonflower
desert landscape.
A large leather tote painted with a dramatic desert scene — towering rust-red canyons, terracotta and sage, a luminous moon rising over a darkened sky.
Made of premium full-grain vegetable-tanned leather. Signed and dated by the artist. Arrives with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Carved, painted, and finished — one piece at a time.
Drawn, then cut by hand.
Every motif begins as a freehand drawing transferred to vegetable-tanned leather, then carved with a swivel knife and tooled bevelers.
Pigments brushed in, layer by layer.
Color is brushed directly into the relief — terracotta, oxblood, sage, gold leaf — in the same studio where the piece is carved.
Stitched, signed, sealed.
Saddle-stitched, hardware fitted, signed by David, and sealed for a lifetime of patina. Shipped insured with a Certificate of Authenticity.
"I don't make a thousand of one bag. I make one of one. Each piece carries the marks of the day it was carved."
Commission your own.
A jacket carved with your story. A purse painted with your favorite landscape. A wall panel for the family ranch.
Each commission is a multi-week studio project. We start with a conversation about the piece you want, the imagery, the leather, the size, and the timeline.
Pieces that get noticed.
"Strangers stop me to ask about the eagle on my jacket. David built it from a sketch I sent him — it's the most personal thing I own."
"The desert tote is the best wearable art I've bought in years. The patina the leather is developing is its own slow show."
"I commissioned the Phoenix jacket for my wife's birthday. The detail is unreal. She cried. Worth every penny."