Thursday, December 9, 2010

New product line - Tarot and Zodiac key fobs!

Salutations all!

I'm very pleased to debut a new product line just in time for Yule - Arcane Charm Key Fobs!

Keep your personal arcana, glyphs and tokens of esoteric reflection close at hand emblazoned upon a durable leather key charm. They make great gifts for initiate and adept alike!

Current products may be found at my ETSY store - drop on by!

Current designs available:
* Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot (major arcana)
* Astrology - Signs of the Zodiac

Coming soon:
* Rider-Waite-Smith (minor arcana)
* Marseilles Tarot (majors)
* Astrology - Planets
* Runes!

Artifice, Dedication

Artifice is more than the manufactory of transient goods or the standardization of aesthetic labor. In a world where much is conceived with its own extinction in mind at the whim of fad or fate or fiscality the raptures of endurance and deeper meaning seem obscured in pursuit of fleeting ends. It is the nature and duty of the Artificer to transcend beyond this; to combine the disciplines of business with the communion of Art; to erect upon the world enduring testaments of the majesty of human imagination; to impress the divinity within in heritage and legacy unto the greater human story. It is the gift of the Artisan that spans the primeval recesses of history reaching unto a multifluous future that binds the mortal material with enduring spirit to make manifest the act of creation. It is the Artifact which embodies divine alchemy and crystalizes a celebration of the sacred nature of our own humanity even as we pass from time. This is my work, my sacrament and my legacy.

I dedicate my talent, skills and madness to my family without whose influence I might never have come into this relationship with life: To my Father, a true knight, who's passion for tinkering and forever practicing the noble virtues of human being lie matched only by his affable absentmindedness and tendency to gab your ear off; to my Mother whose inspiringly multi-faceted mastery of creative arts lie tempered beside and equally keen and sometimes infuriating razor of rational, patient practicality; to my Brother for whom a childhood's loathing and envy has become the long absent companion of honor, respect and admiration; to my Uncle without who's twisted influence I might not have developed some of the more unusual if not perverse affectations to my personality; and to the ever extending clan of community - of friends and foils, godfathers and godmothers, lovers, villains, teachers, conspirators, creeps, freaks, heros, competitors and flakes - who make this world more than a mere smorgasbord of elements but a vibrant journey of dreams exploring the boundless possibilities presented by our manifold human condition.

To all my muses, ancestors and inheritors, Namaste.

Monday, August 16, 2010

BATS 2010 & Dallas Pride

Less than two weeks until the San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium and counting! The journey has been arduous with many unexpected challenges but the Golden Gate Bridge at the end of the rainbow looms ever closer in sight!

At this point I am placing a hold on all new commissions for the next month. My apologies but amidst the final preparations for BATS and the annual Dallas Pride Parade there will be little time left to properly address unique requests. Quality is paramount to my work and I wish to ensure that all custom orders meet with the expectations of their clients. Exceptions for this will be case orders received at the Bay Area Tarot Symposium so be sure to drop by if you have a chance!

~~ SNEAK PEEK ~~

I'm real excited about this new batch of cases. Not only have the standard clasps been improved upon but I am proud to offer a NEW CLOSURE style for all cases!

On top of that additional features have become available for the Reader on the go. To see what these might be check out the teaser image below!


~~( )~~~~~~~~GALLERY PIECES~~~~~~~~( )~~

Ladies, Gentlemen and Those-of-You-Who-Have-Yet-to-Make-Up-Your-Minds, I bid you welcome! Before you now is a gallery of the gruesome, the divine, the select works in Leather and Chalk of Aaron Rathbun originals!

CASES

Practical, efficient, multi-utility, cases serve an innumerable series of functions from helping us organize or ways within the world to keeping safe our most sacred treasures. These cases are specifically designed for Tarot decks but can be created for any set of dimensions. Decoration styles vary from the basic to the unique to one-of-a-kind originals incorporating specific artwork and elements tailor-made to your desires.

BRACERS
(aka vambraces, cuffs, wristbands, bracelets, gauntlets, ETC..)

For fashion, for function, for costume perfection few things jump out quite like the accoutrements we wear near our wrists. From the effervescent elegance of slivered charms dangling from the hand of the sanguine maiden to the sovereign menace of razored steel bound to the arm of an unchained gladiator bracelets enhance more than just the aesthetic of the body but how we celebrate a diversity of being. More than a medley of tendony digits our forearms bear in them a symphony of structure, connecting our minds to one of the greatest and most versatile tools we are born with. Whether secretaries for our thoughts, crafters of our needs or dancers for desire our hands are priceless assistants in guiding the shaping of our will into the world. Why not treat them to the artistry and comfort they deserve?

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Reader's Studio 2010, Updates

Sweet Subscribers,

Way back in the Long, Long Ago of the dark ages I created this blog with the inhuman aspirations of having some kind of web presence while a more stately storefront/gallery site could be established. How foolish was I when such established communities as Etsy and DeviantArt could provide for those needs accordingly. In consequence to such convenience and human ennui not much has changed here since those first few inimical putterings save for the random image being contributed every now and again. Life's lesson's are thusly learned.

Nevertheless, I have resolved to once again pursue that age-old dream, that long-remembered fancy and over the course of the next indeterminable while I WILL CREATE a website dedicated to providing 24-hour, worldwide service while I myself am dead, sleeping or otherwise occupied (whichever comes first) with pursuits contrary to that of siphoning off of my life-energies to the viewscreens of Internets Present by engaging in that ancient and arcane custom known the world over. I'm hiring a professional to do it.

Now onto the present.


~~( )~~~~~~~~READER'S STUDIO 2010~~~~~~~~( )~~

Though I do not have a table set aside for this year keep your eyes peeled as I'll be wandering around the convention with maybe a few pieces on hand.

In case you miss me or I run out of pieces-on-hand I will be open for commissions starting MONDAY, APRIL 26TH. Please have an idea of what you're interested in as far as (1) an EMBELLISHMENT STYLE (Basic / Laser Burned / Hand-Carved & Tooled), (2) COLOR scheme and (3) DECK INFORMATION including (a) exact size/dimensions (b) name of deck and (c) whether you want a snug fit or extra "wiggle" space inside the case.

(As indicated per the above note I intend to streamline the ordering process in the not-too-distant future.)


~~( )~~~~~~~~GALLERY PIECES~~~~~~~~( )~~

Ladies, Gentlemen and Those-of-You-Who-Have-Yet-to-Make-Up-Your-Minds, I bid you welcome! Before you now is a gallery of the gruesome, the divine, the select works in Leather and Chalk of Aaron Rathbun originals!

CASES

Practical, efficient, multi-utility, cases serve an innumerable series of functions from helping us organize or ways within the world to keeping safe our most sacred treasures. These cases are specifically designed for Tarot decks but can be created for any set of dimensions. Decoration styles vary from the basic to the unique to one-of-a-kind originals incorporating specific artwork and elements tailor-made to your desires.

BRACERS
(aka vambraces, cuffs, wristbands, bracelets, gauntlets, ETC..)

For fashion, for function, for costume perfection few things jump out quite like the accoutrements we wear near our wrists. From the effervescent elegance of slivered charms dangling from the hand of the sanguine maiden to the sovereign menace of razored steel bound to the arm of an unchained gladiator bracelets enhance more than just the aesthetic of the body but how we celebrate a diversity of being. More than a medley of tendony digits our forearms bear in them a symphony of structure, connecting our minds to one of the greatest and most versatile tools we are born with. Whether secretaries for our thoughts, crafters of our needs or dancers for desire our hands are priceless assistants in guiding the shaping of our will into the world. Why not treat them to the artistry and comfort they deserve?

About Me

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A self-trained leather artisan, I have studied both locally and abroad earning degrees in Psychology, Arts & Technology. My work brings over a decade of creative study from a range of fields spanning dramatic and musical performance to sculpture, animation, film and storycrafting. My primary mediums of focus are chalk (street paintings) and leather (carving, design & construction). At its core my work infuses flow and sensuality with abstraction and narrative.