Awesome Belts by Ryaton Leatherworks!

I have added a new belt buckle to my growing collection today, this time one made by my friend Greg Morgan, who is Ryaton Leatherworks. Greg makes amazing belt buckles, belts and has recently started working on making shoes - all out of leather. A few weeks ago I had asked him to make me a belt as a sort of memento of Edmonton before I leave for Winnipeg this summer. I sent him some ideas and pictures (I had in mind a compass-like design for the belt buckle) and also asked if he could inscribe the words "Edmonton 2001-2011" along a belt that I could purchase as well. In just a couple of short weeks Greg had everything that I had asked for ready and I went this morning to pick up the belt and buckle from his shop.



To learn more about Greg and Ryaton Leatherworks you can visit his website at www.ryaton.com.

The Edmonton Journal also wrote an article about Greg a few weeks ago that you can read at http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Handtooling+leather+labour+love/4846373/story.html.

I won't be wearing a suit to my grade 9 "grad" this Tuesday as some of my friends are - but instead now I'll have something even cooler to wear!

Gay Pride Edmonton 2011!

Oh boy, I'm really embarrassed now... I haven't posted on my blog in over 2 months!!! This summer though it is my goal to try and revive my blog and try my hand at some more photojournalism. To kick this new era of my blog off here are some photos from this year's Edmonton Pride Parade which took place yesterday.

Our city councilor Ben Henderson has pride!
A reminder of Israeli apartheid...
Pretty darn awesome.
LGBT community of Fort MacMurray... that would be pretty hard...
Also pretty darn awesome.

As the school year draws to a close and summer begins I will be trying to post on the blog more often, so don't forget about me just yet!